Spring Fever

Now that Preston has finally unearthed itself from the Frozen Tundra and Perma Snow that was December through February, we are ALL ready for warm weather and outdoor fun.  Too bad it didn't arrive for Spring Break until the end!  The prospect of everyone still kicking it around the house for 10 days while it was still too cold to be outside meant that to save all of us from killing each other, I made plans elsewhere.  We went down to Salt Lake to see our new nephew Max blessed and that gave us a reason to spend a couple of days down where there are things to do.  First stop was the Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum.  It was awesome!  It is very interactive for kids and we had a good time.  Their "Science of Sound" exhibit was just as entertaining as all the dinosaur activities, especially for Dave and I.  Sadie loved the "Galaxy Tunnel"  and the magnetic wall of dinosaur bone puzzles; she and I were there forever. 

 

  Here they are at the Erosion Table...plenty of sand and water fun.  I thought they'd  be there forever, but they played for a little while, and then wanted to move on.

 Claire and Sadie on a "3-Horn" and roaring like a dinosaur.  Claire's face reminds of Calvin and Hobbes comic books where Calvin is pulling faces when his picture is being taken.  I'm right, huh! 

Happy Charlotte in the stroller....as long as she had a cracker or cookie in her hands! 

Apparently Davis has decided I'm a horrible person for making him pose for a picture.

We also went to the Treehouse Museum in Ogden.  It had been a few years since we'd been, so we had a good time.  They've added some fun exhibits and 2 hours was definitely not enough time.

At the end of the week, the kids and I went to American Falls for a couple of days.  The kids really wanted to catch up with their friends there.  It was a good visit, with lots of visiting.  I wish we could have seen more people, but we packed in what we could.   When we came home, Dad had surprised the kids by setting up their trampoline that Santa brought them for Christmas and has been patiently waiting in the basement for Spring.  Wahoo!

Easter Morning...

 

 

 

 

Charlotte on her 10-month birthday.  She is finally crawling, hallelujah.  She has decided that baby food is horrendous and just wants table food. But a severe milk allergy is making that tricky.  How many times can you eat peas, beans, apples, oranges, bananas, carrots and bread?  I've been trying things like black beans and prunes, which she loves, but we have to space out for diaper purposes!

Then it was back to school and the busy days.  But a few days later, I played deviant and pulled the kids out of school after lunch to go to the Baby Animal Days.  The weather was supposed to turn cold and rainy on the weekend, so we hit the nice day.  It was crazy busy with TONS of people, but we had a really good time. 

Davis and Daniel trying out the hand saw...it took a little longer than they anticipated.  I just felt bad for the poor kid who had to sit on the log and get bounced around over and over.

 

 

Baby Ducks and Chicks were the girls favorite!

 

 

 

Davis complained quite a bit about the "dumb animals"...he was not impressed.  Until he found the baby rabbits.  And then his little frozen heart melted and he didn't want to let go.

 

The girls loved the pony rides..I think it was their first time on a horse.

We also rode a train, a tractor wagon, and a hay ride.  They got to practice writing with quills and ink, Davis tried a lasso, and they explored cabins, teepees, a creek, and barns.  We saw the most adorable baby black bears and tiny baby turtles that they could hold.  I also got my most favorite treat, Cotton Candy.  (And I learned that a cone of Cotton Candy has half the sugar of one can of pop and 1/4 the sugar of a small snowcone.  I will never feel guilty again!)