Utah adventures

I was sad to leave DC and all of the amazing things to do, however, Utah stacks up pretty well when your kids are 4 and 2.  Plus there are parking lots and drive thrus :) We got a membership at Thanksgiving Point and really enjoyed the dinosaur museum and Christmas lights. We also went to a natural history museum in Lehi on a special family day with TONS of crafts and animals to see. We have loved having Joe, Alissa, Emmeline, Hazel, and Zev around to play with at least once a week.  Before it was constantly 12 degrees (not kidding, but really, it's not as bad as I thought if it's sunny) we also found an AMAZING park by our house with a huge slide and a zip line (did I mention it was 30 degrees and all of the kids were running around barefoot?? Utahns are weird.) On another Saturday we took the kids down to the City Creek Center which was super nice and had a great play area that the kids happily amused themselves in for a long time while mommy got to sneak off to Macy's and H&M :)

 Finding how much Carter weighs in relation to different species of dinosaurs

 shooting homemade apparati up an air tube thing to see what happens

 Carter, Hazel, Emmeline, and Harrison about to get eaten by a shark

 playing with this spinning sand thing. Carter could have done that ALL DAY

 at the Lehi museum petting a duck wearing an owl mask

 hello ducks! They were so tame it was hilarious.

 happily coloring away

 coloring as well. I think.

 climbing a not at all realistic dinosaur at the mall. It was ADORABLE how Harrison kept an eye on Carter and played with her. Seriously I hope my kids are best friends forever.

 SLIDING DOWN!!!

WHEEEEEE!!!!