$2 Tuesdays!

Almost every Tuesday in August was spent at Thanksgiving Point. Why? Because in August, on Tuesday, you can get into all their attractions for just $2. That's a family outing we can afford! Especially since all our kids still get in for free.

Our first Tuesday was spent at the Dinosaur Museum

It was very crowded and hard to get to all the attractions, but what can you expect when they have an event like $2 dollar Tuesdays here in Utah County.




Like every child, I know, the favorite spot was the canyons and erosion interactive display. It's basically the "Come play with Water and Sand" display.




Little H was a doll and wanted to hold Baby M's hand. Isn't it nice that he has a brother that will still hold his hand?



Little H wouldn't come sit by the shark with us. It was too scary for him.



The Next Tuesday found us at the Farm

The boys loved the farm. So many animals to pet and feed. They called the horses "Hee Haws". But by the end of the day they were calling everything "Cow".




Little H loved the birds.



Big H loved it all.



Baby M even got a turn to pet an animal.



Nephew K asked if we could take a bunny home.



We enjoyed a fun ride in a horse drawn wagon. It shocks me a little how rude people were getting on and off. I didn't want to be first I just wanted our whole group to get on. Couldn't they at least allow me that courtesy?




Then, to keep the boys from going in the garden play room, we bought some pellets to feed to the animals. A quarter was well worth not getting stuck in that stuffy room again.



The next Tuesday found us at The Gardens

Had I known we could access both, the children's gardens and the regular gardens, on the same day I would have planned our day a little better.



Can you see the frog?



There's this little stream where you are supposed to float balls, and different things, and watch them make their trip down stream. It just turns into a little swimming pool though.




Are you feeling a tad sluggish? Is your diet not providing all the nutrients you need to be at your best? Does your immune system need a boost?Well, why not try starting your day with heaping handful of sand?

Playing in sand has been known to help de-stress children, and now one of our researchers has boldly, and gladly, decided to test it's nutritional value. Perhaps he is on his way to paving a road to a healthier life style for us all.



So next time you need a little pick me up, don't hesitate to find that wonderful box of immune boosting energy you have hiding in the back yard.

Next to the little stream is a sand box. You know boys! They love to play in the dirt.




We had to wait our turn to go play at the Noah's Ark. And we only got to stay for 20 minutes. Oh well, it was a good way to get the kids out of there.







We also made a trip over to the regular gardens.







The next Tuesday we went back to The Gardens

This time my cousin and her little girl came with us. I'm glad she came along because Craig ended up not being able to meet us.





The Secret Garden Provided a nice refreshing cool off.



It was a hot, hot, August day. A little too hot to be traipsing around some gardens. My sweet cousin treated us to ice cream cones so we could all have some help cooling off.




Afterwards we let the kids play in this fun water feature for a minute.




Well that concludes our adventurous Tuesdays in August. It was exhausting but fun!

I Guess We're Just Having Too Much Fun!

This summer must be filled to the brim because I can't seem to get a single post in. I wish I could say it was filled up with pool parties and fun outings, but that's really only half of what has made this summer so busy. But I'll mostly post about the fun stuff, so all can enjoy!

The end of July

We actually had a small celebration on the 24th of July. We got together at my parents house and swam in the pool. Craig joined us later and we had a yummy dinner. It was just us and my parents-- and nephew K of course.






August

August found us doing many fun things-- and many not so fun things, but that's a long long story that involves a little house wife venting.

We took a drive up the Nebo Loop.

This loop goes from Payson to Nephi, and it is BEAUTIFUL!



It has a lot of places to pull off and take in the beauty of the mountains.





We, of course, had to put some of our own little touches on this nice little drive. This involved being low on gas, Craig forgetting his wallet, the boys all pooping and peeing through their clothes, our car almost overheating-- Craig packing some coolant in the trunk saved the day on that one-- and forgetting the baby's bottle-- my backup bag in the trunk saved the day on that one, we must have a magical trunk. Some spare cash in my wallet allowed us to get enough gas to make the drive, but we still had fun seeing how far we could coast in neutral. On the way home we purchased some more gas with the change in my change purse.



I highly recommend taking this drive if you're ever in town-- though you may want to leave out the fun little touches we added.

We took a Friday night drive up Hobble Creek canyon and let the boys play around in the creek.






We enjoyed a fun Ward activity up the Canyon at Jolley's Ranch.






We had some more fun doing FHE. We talked about Noah and made paper boats and floated them in a tub of water. This little activity was so simple and yet caused so much joy. My nephew wanted to make boat after boat after boat. The best part is that he actually remember the story of Noah when all was said and done.



We visited yet another splash park. This one is in Alpine. My cousin Ashlie invited us.





We also had fun celebrating my Nephew's Birthday. On Thursday, Craig and I took him to a water park in Draper called Cowabunga Bay. We promised a trip there if he earned ten stars on his "I followed directions and did my best" chart. He kept saying, "You said you would take me and you actually did!"







Do you like all the bags needed to take all of us to the water park?



The next day was his actual birthday. We had a pool party at my parents' house. Unfortunately it was a bit chilly so nobody dared to get in the pool. Except for the twins.





I'll finish off the post with a cute pic of my boys with the kittens. We are having a hard time hanging on to those cats. Apparently having cute cats that live outside leads to people constantly picking up your "lost" cats. twice they have returned them to us. We'll see if it happens again :S

You Guessed it!

Another update post!

My cousins and I have been getting together a lot. I've been loving it. I grew up with these girls and it's been so fun to get to know them again as adults and mothers. Last time we got together everyone came down to my parents house for a nice swim. It was such a fun day. We totally need to do it again!





The boys and I enjoyed a fun primary activity with Nephew K. It was a pioneer activity and there was a parade. my mom told my nephew they were going to decorate his bike. He said he wanted it decorated like a horse. This is what we came up with. I drew the head, and my parents did the rest.



We finally started having FHE in our house. It's been fun to try and come up with activities that the kids will enjoy and that will still teach them about the Gospel. This week we did a sort of scavenger hunt thing. We went around the house, yard and park finding different clues that taught us about Joseph Smith. The kids loved it!



Baby M said "Daddy" on Sunday. We drove up to my Grandpa Guthrie's hill so Craig could see where it was. Craig opened the baby's door, to get him out so we could walk up the hill, and he handed him some food and said "Daddy!" It was really sweet!



Last but not least: Our "Thomas" Boys! If you haven't heard the boys LOVE Thomas the Tank Engine! Little H is especially into it. We'd love to shower them with "Thomas" toys, but the darn things can be very pricey. We made the mistake of taking them to the "Thomas" isle in hopes of finding something small and cheap. Well there are small things, but they are not cheap. We did discover that we could buy "Thomas" clothes for pretty cheap. Little H asked for Thomas at the store the other day and I thought, "Well lets go see if we can find some pajamas. I want to get you some anyway."

Wal-Mart has this great line of $5.00 pajamas and, low and behold, they had two pairs of "Thomas" ones in just the right size. We also found some way cute Thomas shirts that were $5.00. My mom graciously bought those for the twins. She wanted to buy them a "Thomas" toy to play with in the pool, but ran into the same problem we did. The jammies, and the shirts, were a huge hit. Little H pulled the pajamas out of the box while we were at the store. The rest of the day, whenever he caught sight of them, he'd carry them around like a blanket and bring them to me and say, "Thomas!" After he took a bath, and was finally able to put them on, I told him to go show Grandma and Grandpa. He'd find them, puff out his chest, point to the picture and yell, "Thomas!" That night I took a picture of the two "Thomas" fanatics. Say, "Thomas!" Look at those grins!



Then the next day, after church, he found the "Thomas" shirts Grandma bought. He brought it to me and asked me to put it on. He was so excited about his new shirt. He even brought his brother's shirt to him, to put on. Those boys and their "Thomas"!