Thanksgiving Point

We realized this last month that summer was quickly coming to an end and we needed to get in gear for some family fun before school started. Kevin took a couple of days off during the month so we could do some fun day trips around the valley.


Tuesday, August 3


We started out the day by going to the Discovery Park in Pleasant Grove (thanks for the great tip Wendy!) Kevin had never been before, and it is the perfect place for little boys to run around.

We then tried to go to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point because of $2 Tuesdays, but there was a huge line out the door. The kids were pretty disappointed that they couldn't see the dinosaurs, but we convinced them that the farm animals could be just as fun. So off we headed to horses, cows, chickens, and tractors. The boys actually had a lot of fun. Matthew and Ryan liked the bunnies and the little goats. Zachary was enchanted with the chickens, especially the rooster. It was cute.

They also had a lot of fun riding the ponies. When we were all done Zachary made sure to say "bye, bye horsey." We had a great time and hopefully we'll be able to make it to the dinosaur museum sometime soon.

Dinosaurs and Slides!

Over the past few weeks we have been doing some extra activities. Last Tuesday we went to the Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum. Matthew and Ryan just loved the whole experience. When they started to see the dinosaurs they started growling, running, and Ryan was yelling "big, big dinosaurs!". They ran through the museum three times before they wore out Mom and Dad. On Friday we went to my company's summer party. They had Famous Dave's BBQ, snow cones, face painting, inflatable toys, and Peter Brienholt and Ryan Shupe. Ryan and Matthew really got into the music. But the biggest hit was the inflatable slide. It was almost impossible to get them off, even when we went to get a snow cone! (You can click on the pictures to see a larger image)

Matthew and his dinosaur friend	Ryan with sand on his hands	Matthew building a remote island
The obligatory shark picture	Ryan didn't like the shark	Dad and Ryan on the slide.
Ryan liked to do it himself.	Matthew's face first slide	Peter B. and Ryan Shupe

Water Slides and Farm Animals

This week I had Monday and Tuesday off. We thought it would be a good time to do some fun things around Utah County. On Monday we decided to go the Veterans Memorial Pool and Water slide in Provo. It was great! Matthew and Ryan both enjoyed the water. Matthew didn't like the little pool as much as the deep pool and the water slide. The first time I really had to talk Matthew into the water slide but after the first ride that is all he wanted to do. Amy took Matthew down the slide a few times but at the end she isn't tall enough to keep Matthew out of the water. After the second time of getting too much water in his face at the bottom of the slide, Matthew informed Amy that he wanted dad to go down the slide and not her anymore. Earlier Monday morning we told Matthew that we were going to go someplace fun. In response he said, "Are we going to Kmart?" Looks like we need to get out more if "fun" is going to Kmart. Sorry we don't have any pictures of us swimming but this is a "G" rated blog.

On Tuesday we went to Thanksgiving point with the boys to visit the "Farm Animals." Matthew was very excited. He loved the baby horse and all the other animals. He really got into the cow sounds and Amy and Matthew enjoyed a horse drawn wagon ride. After we had visited all the animals Matthew was able to go on a pony ride. As soon as he got on the pony he gave it a hug and told him that he loved him. Kids are really funny that way. All in all they were both very enjoyable outings.