On the way to Yellowstone, I asked what they wanted to do first and Brett said, "Don't they have exhibits with geysers and stuff?"
"I think I am starting to be hard of smelling."
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Yellowstone
A trip to Yellowstone finished off our vacation. The boys drove up with Grandpa, Uncle Wayne, Uncle Kelly and Kacey two days before us for their fishing trip. This was the first time Bryce and Ty fished in Yellowstone. Dave and Ty really enjoyed the fishing, Bryce did too, but he was very tired from the hike in and slept through the best of the fishing. Grandma, Paige, Brett and I drove up early enough to see a few sites before heading to our campsite. We were suprised to find backpacks waiting for us. They guys had all hiked out early and were out looking for us (we didn't arrive at the campsite until after dark.) But, soon everyone was rounded up for a night of camping under a very starry sky. Everyone, but Dave, the kids and I headed back to Utah the following evening, while we spent some fun days with the kids exploring the park. We discussed some other options for our final day, even so much as heading to Mount Rushmore, but decided we were too tired to add that much driving to the trip. So we stayed at Yellowstone and enjoyed finding some things we hadn't seen before.
Seeing the wildlife is always one of the most fun things. Paige took this picture (from the car) of a Bison crossing the road.
The Dragon's Mouth is one of my favorite things the bubble and hissing and steam are really neat.
We dodged several rainstorms through out our stay and saw some beautiful rainbows, we came back to camp everynight having to fix our tents that tried to blow away in the storms.
This elk was sitting right in the middle of a bunch of hot pools.
My favorite was this Grizzly Bear taking a stroll across a meadow!
The steam and flowing water are really amazing. This waterfall comes from a hot pool into the river.
At this spot we saw four geysers erupting at the same time, it was very cool.
The colors are amazing and most of the pools are very stinky!
I heard that they don't even know how many waterfalls there are in the park, but we saw some really pretty ones.
The kids all had a great time, except for when Paige hurt her knee and hobbled around the last day. And Brett, who was bored " All it is is walking to see hot water!" We finished our stay by seeing Old Faithful erupt at sunset, for some reason, we didn't have a camera with us, but it was beautiful.
Seeing the wildlife is always one of the most fun things. Paige took this picture (from the car) of a Bison crossing the road.
The Dragon's Mouth is one of my favorite things the bubble and hissing and steam are really neat.
We dodged several rainstorms through out our stay and saw some beautiful rainbows, we came back to camp everynight having to fix our tents that tried to blow away in the storms.
This elk was sitting right in the middle of a bunch of hot pools.
My favorite was this Grizzly Bear taking a stroll across a meadow!
The steam and flowing water are really amazing. This waterfall comes from a hot pool into the river.
At this spot we saw four geysers erupting at the same time, it was very cool.
The colors are amazing and most of the pools are very stinky!
I heard that they don't even know how many waterfalls there are in the park, but we saw some really pretty ones.
The kids all had a great time, except for when Paige hurt her knee and hobbled around the last day. And Brett, who was bored " All it is is walking to see hot water!" We finished our stay by seeing Old Faithful erupt at sunset, for some reason, we didn't have a camera with us, but it was beautiful.Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Raging Waters
Our trip to Utah is not complete without a day at the waterpark, but we were a little tired of 7 peaks. So, we went to Raging Waters and LOVED it. They let us bring in our own food, they had tons of shade and lots of fun slides.
Brett was as brave as always and tried everything. He loved these "rollercoaster" waterslides.
That is Ty coming off the drop off slide (not sitting to the right). The kids all loved this slide. I could do with out the nose full of water everytime.
Paige was proud of herself for getting her cousin Destini to try all kinds of slides that she had been a little scared of. They had a great time together.
We don't see much of Bryce on days like this, he has as much fun as possible, but I did snap a quick picture when he came by for a snack.
This Rollercoaster slide was a big hit with the boys. Yes, it does go down and then back up. Brett did not have the weight to carry him up and over the second hill and it took Bryce a couple of tries. Ty and Dave went over and over. I think we have found a new favorite waterpark.
Brett was as brave as always and tried everything. He loved these "rollercoaster" waterslides.
That is Ty coming off the drop off slide (not sitting to the right). The kids all loved this slide. I could do with out the nose full of water everytime.
Paige was proud of herself for getting her cousin Destini to try all kinds of slides that she had been a little scared of. They had a great time together.
We don't see much of Bryce on days like this, he has as much fun as possible, but I did snap a quick picture when he came by for a snack.
This Rollercoaster slide was a big hit with the boys. Yes, it does go down and then back up. Brett did not have the weight to carry him up and over the second hill and it took Bryce a couple of tries. Ty and Dave went over and over. I think we have found a new favorite waterpark.Monday, July 26, 2010
Snowbird
The kids decided that instead of our usual day at Lagoon they would like to try the summer activities at Snowbird Ski Resort. Last year we took a tram ride and saw all of the fun things they offer in the summer. At the top of the ski lift we took a minute to play in the snow.
Brett let us know that he was the only smart one, wearing long pants, because it was pretty cold up there.
The kids and Dave enjoyed the Mechanical Bull.
The ride up the ski lift was chilly and breezy. The kids (even Paige) enjoyed waving and shouting at those on their way down the lift. We also spotted some fat, furry marmets.
The bungy trampoline was a lot of work, but almost everyone got in at least a few flips.
The zip line was fun, but not as thrilling as you might think.
Brett enjoyed the ropes course (even though it doesn't look like it in this picture), where you are tethered in on the top bar and make your way around the ropes and steps of the course.
Everyones favorite thing was the alpine slide. We all had fun racing and speeding down the track. That is until we started crashing. Dave, Brett and I all crashed and are still recovering from the scrapes and bruises. We (at least Dave and I) were more cautious after our injuries. It was a really fun day, one the kids will remember for a long time.
Brett let us know that he was the only smart one, wearing long pants, because it was pretty cold up there.
The kids and Dave enjoyed the Mechanical Bull.
The ride up the ski lift was chilly and breezy. The kids (even Paige) enjoyed waving and shouting at those on their way down the lift. We also spotted some fat, furry marmets.
The bungy trampoline was a lot of work, but almost everyone got in at least a few flips.
The zip line was fun, but not as thrilling as you might think.
Brett enjoyed the ropes course (even though it doesn't look like it in this picture), where you are tethered in on the top bar and make your way around the ropes and steps of the course.
Everyones favorite thing was the alpine slide. We all had fun racing and speeding down the track. That is until we started crashing. Dave, Brett and I all crashed and are still recovering from the scrapes and bruises. We (at least Dave and I) were more cautious after our injuries. It was a really fun day, one the kids will remember for a long time.Friday, July 23, 2010
Salt Lake Connect
Our friend Michelle told us about the "Salt Lake Connect" pass, so we looked into it. You can choose from 13 different activities and take 1,2 or 3 days to do as many as you want. In the past we have done several of the activities (zoo, aquarium, dinosaur museum) so we decided to see how many new things we could do. We got the one day passes and Grandma Norton and Grandma and Grandpa Anderson came along.
We started out at the aviary, because it opened the earliest. There were some really cool and colorful birds (including the one pictured above).
There were a couple of babies in the nursery including this baby Magpie. There were peacocks wandering the grounds and all kinds of "singing" going on through out the park.
Paige liked the colorful birds like these flamingoes, her favorite was the toucan. After the aviary we headed for an early lunch at the Lion House. Each pass included a $9.99 meal and since the kids all ordered $4.99 kid plates we used the rest of the money on dessert. We had so much we took home a whole box filled with cookies, brownies, carrot cake, cheese cake and apple pie!
Next we went to the Discovery Gateway children's museum. There was lots of stacking and building and exploring going on there. Bryce and Grandma worked on getting the ball through the maze. Brett and Paige "flew" a Helicopter while Dave gave advice from the control tower.
Many tall towers were built and toppled, news programs were produced and messages were sent across the museum, by pulleys.
Next we went to the planetarium where we watched an IMAX movie on the hubble telescope and a dome theater show about our galaxy. The kids found out how much they would weigh on other planets and walked on Mars and the moon.
By this time we had to make some decisions, go to the U of U to their museums and gardens, or Heritage Park and the Zoo, or Thanksgiving point for the gardens and dinosaur museum. The kids voted for the dinosaur museum (where we have been many times!). We took a quick walk through the children's garden where there is a Noah's Ark fountain, a maze, a stream to race boats in, tunnels and giant bugs.
Then it was on to the dinosaurs. The museum was celebrating it's 10th anniversary so many of the dinosaurs were wearing party hats (which just disgusted Dave, "The worlds largest predator should not be wearing a pink party hat!") The kids played and explored until closing time! Now that is what I call getting your money's worth!
We started out at the aviary, because it opened the earliest. There were some really cool and colorful birds (including the one pictured above).
There were a couple of babies in the nursery including this baby Magpie. There were peacocks wandering the grounds and all kinds of "singing" going on through out the park.
Paige liked the colorful birds like these flamingoes, her favorite was the toucan. After the aviary we headed for an early lunch at the Lion House. Each pass included a $9.99 meal and since the kids all ordered $4.99 kid plates we used the rest of the money on dessert. We had so much we took home a whole box filled with cookies, brownies, carrot cake, cheese cake and apple pie!
Next we went to the Discovery Gateway children's museum. There was lots of stacking and building and exploring going on there. Bryce and Grandma worked on getting the ball through the maze. Brett and Paige "flew" a Helicopter while Dave gave advice from the control tower.
Many tall towers were built and toppled, news programs were produced and messages were sent across the museum, by pulleys.
Next we went to the planetarium where we watched an IMAX movie on the hubble telescope and a dome theater show about our galaxy. The kids found out how much they would weigh on other planets and walked on Mars and the moon.
By this time we had to make some decisions, go to the U of U to their museums and gardens, or Heritage Park and the Zoo, or Thanksgiving point for the gardens and dinosaur museum. The kids voted for the dinosaur museum (where we have been many times!). We took a quick walk through the children's garden where there is a Noah's Ark fountain, a maze, a stream to race boats in, tunnels and giant bugs.
Then it was on to the dinosaurs. The museum was celebrating it's 10th anniversary so many of the dinosaurs were wearing party hats (which just disgusted Dave, "The worlds largest predator should not be wearing a pink party hat!") The kids played and explored until closing time! Now that is what I call getting your money's worth!
Cousins
One of the things the kids most look forward to on vacation is spending time with their cousins. I wasn't the best about getting pictures with the cousins but they had lots of fun together. They played miniture golf and went to the nickle arcade. We watched fireworks on a chilly and windy evening. We went swimming one day and to the water park another. We went to see "The Last Airbender" with the boy cousins. The kids had fun visiting their cousins homes and just playing and hanging out.
Brett and Ethan had a good time at Chuck E Cheese with lots of cousins while celebrating Jake's birthday.
They played some silly games with Alex, Blake, and Joe.
We went to the fishing pond with grandma and grandpa Anderson and Shayla, Anna, and Isaiah, but didn't catch a single fish! So the girls played with the worms!
We had a great visit at great grandma Dora's house with Lisa's cousin Jennifer and her fun kids. We sent the huge amount of kids outside to play where they tied Bryce to the tree, wrestled and snacked.
Brett and Ethan had a good time at Chuck E Cheese with lots of cousins while celebrating Jake's birthday.
They played some silly games with Alex, Blake, and Joe.
We went to the fishing pond with grandma and grandpa Anderson and Shayla, Anna, and Isaiah, but didn't catch a single fish! So the girls played with the worms!
We had a great visit at great grandma Dora's house with Lisa's cousin Jennifer and her fun kids. We sent the huge amount of kids outside to play where they tied Bryce to the tree, wrestled and snacked. Thursday, July 22, 2010
Brett quote of the day
While showing his tongue after eating a red snowcone:
"It looks like I was tanning it for 72 hours."
"Why 72 hours?"
"24 or 48 didn't seem like enough!"
"It looks like I was tanning it for 72 hours."
"Why 72 hours?"
"24 or 48 didn't seem like enough!"
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