Planes
First, the good news! We get to fly home for the 4th of July. Everyone is VERY excited. We'll fly into KC on Friday evening and leave Tuesday afternoon. I am really looking forward to the celebration at the Hammerschmidt's farm, and the fact that my parents might get to join us!
Trains
On Friday we took the kids to the Ogden train stations where they have a train museum. The museum wasn't exactly kid-friendly, but we made the best of it. The cool part was getting to see all the different engines they had parked outside. They even had the engine from the Salt Lake City Olympics that carried the torch.
On Saturday we decided to take a train to Salt Lake City for the afternoon and a short while after we arrived at the station, it starting POURING......which leads me to........Better Planning!?
A smart person would check the weather before they left for day trip; thus knowing that they should pack an umbrella and put pants (not shorts) on the kids. A smart person would also research the train route to know where it was dropping you off (and where to go from there). However, I was not a smart person, and so we were on a train totally underdressed about to be dropped off at an unknown location in a new city in the rain. AHH!
Despite the potential for disaster, everything turned out surprisingly well. The rain (finally) let up, and we found our way to a shopping center similar to the Legends where they were holding a chalk festival. We only saw the "kids" division and their work was amazing, so I can't imagine what the adults' chalk artwork looked like!! After a quick stop by the GAP to get the kids warmer pants, we headed to the plantarium. Bailey took a short nap while Dain and Kale explored, then we watched a movie called "Under the Sea" in the IMAX theater. Both the kids were mesmorized through most of it. :) After the movie we decided to head back to Ogden, and OF COURSE, it starting pouring yet again. An hour later we arrived home still damp and exhausted. 
Kale looking at chalk drawings
At the IMAX with our super-cool glasses
The kids walking on Mars and the Moon :)
2 comments:
Although it had potential for disaster, it sounds like you had fun!
OMG... You're dad better convince Mr. Brown to make these last few pics a part of his Earth Science ciriculum! Love it!
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