The Living Planet Aquarium

My final off track outing was to the aquarium. I had never been there and thought it would be fun for the boys. I went with my sister in law Sarah and her two kids Tate and Grace. It was extremely fascinating for Miles. He was soaking up all the information he could get. Miles and Carter on a big ol' frog. Miles, Tate and Carter in a sea anemone. Miles and Carter just exploring. Miles, Carter and Tate "petting" the sting ray. They could have stayed there for hours. We did get to see a little bit of feeding time which is kind of interesting to watch. It was also weird to watch them come up out of the sides right by people.

The Farm at Thanksgiving Point

I am trying to spread out all the things we did while the boys were off track. Ok, really I'm just not the best blogger. My theory in blogging is better late than never. Look at those cute boys. For the most part, they really do love each other. I am very grateful for that and that we can go do things together and they have fun with each other.
This was so funny. The cow kept sticking it's head out and licking the boys jackets. They both got "slimed" from the cow. We had to wash the jackets when we got home.
Carter was cute petting all the animals. Miles wasn't as interested in petting all of them as Carter was.
And of course we had to do the pony ride. Miles looks so big this year. I think the first time we came here with him I was pregnant with Carter so he was just little.
Carter had a blast riding the pony. He wanted to do it again and again. Unfortunately, it was just the once.

The Zoo

Another off track adventure. This one was the zoo. Carter, Miles and I went with my friend Karen and three of her boys. The weather was so nice that everyone else in Utah decided to go to the zoo as well. We tried to convince the boys that we should go to the This is the Place park but they weren't too excited about that. We decided to brave the crowds and it was actually ok.
Cater, Miles and Jacob in front of the big elephant. Riley was afraid to get that close.

Riley and Carter showing me their best crocodile faces.

Me and my boys. I love those kiddos. They are both at such a fun age and have both been really good lately. It makes things so much more fun and enjoyable.

Carter likes to follow the map as we go places. I am now convinced he is memorizing all the locations. He is like a little GPS. There are many times when Quinn and I have been amazed at his internal compass.


And of course we had to ride the train. It is the shortest little ride and my kids have done it so many times but it is still a requirement for them when we go to the zoo. Someday they will grow out of it so I am always a sucker for the train ride. Riley, Carter, Miles and Jacob.

Clean Teeth

Miles and Carter like to show us their clean teeth after they have brushed them. Or maybe they are trying to prove that they did brush them. Who knows. One evening Carter wanted me to take a picture of his clean teeth and this was the result. I tried taking several pictures and believe it or not this was the best one.

The picture of Miles is not nearly as scary. I hope they never have mugshots because Carter's is one that we would laugh at if it were on the news.

Spring Break!

We decided we wanted to do something for Spring break this year. For years we have talked about taking them to Arches by Moab. I have only been to Moab twice and both times it was during spring break time. The weather was around 70 degrees both times so we figured this would be a perfect time to go. However, it being spring (some may call it a transitional period) Mother Nature decided it wasn't going to be like summer and it would be more like winter. Blah. This is what we left from.

My brother Seth his wife Sarah and their kids Tate and Grace came as well. Since the weather wasn't looking too promising on Thursday we decided to stop at a museum in Price to give us something to do. It turned out to be a pretty good little museum.
We hiked around a little on Thursday. However it was very cold and very windy. My ears were frozen and it was killing my head. For the next stop I put Quinn's hoodie on as well and covered my ears. At least that helped my head a little bit.



I thought this picture was so cute. Miles pointing something out to Carter.
The family by either North or South window arch.

Sarah and I looking so cute all bundled up. Yet not bundled enough.

I told Quinn as soon as rain started falling I was out of there. It was already windy. Sometime during the hike Quinn said, well we don't have to leave yet. Why you ask? Because it was not raining. It was snowing and I had said nothing about snow. We did leave after that hike though. Carter kept saying he needed to go back to the hotel so he could take a hot shower.

Friday's weather looked a lot better. It was still kind of chilly but not as windy. The sun was out and it looked beautiful. I would have preferred it to be just a tad warmer but other than that it was really nice. Miles and Carter are ready for day two.

Carter and I on our way up to Delicate Arch. Carter kept calling it Utah's Arch. Then Miles would have to correct him and say - there is no such thing as the Utah Arch. Then I would tell him to let it go. Carter can call it that if he wants.

Miles and Carter found some cool holes to climb into. Miles is working his poses.

Delicate Arch! We made it. The view is beautiful and very intimidating. It is slanted and you just feel as though you could just fall and go rolling away. See our little family under the Arch?

This is the one picture we have of all of us and it turned out well.

Rubber Duckie came along as well, obviously. As we got to Delicate Arch we saw a girl that had a freaky looking doll that she does the same thing with. She has a blog and in our short conversation we forgot to ask what her blog was. I'm sure that had the potential to be awesome/scary/funny or so many other things.

Miles found/discovered this arch on our way to Delicate Arch. He thought it was pretty cool to stand on it.
Quinn and Miles walking to Broken Arch.

The fam at Broken Arch.

The boys in a little crevice by Broken Arch.

Sand Dune Arch. As we got closer we could here people chanting kids names. We got around the corner and there was this huge group of people just hanging out. They had everything you need for the beach. Shovels and buckets and all sorts of toys. Then the kids were going up to the top and running down and jumping in the sand. Miles wanted to join in so we sent him in line. When he was up they asked his name and started chanting - Miles! Miles! He jumped quite a few times. We did finally get Carter to try it and then he didn't want to leave.

Quinn and Miles at Double Arch.

Quinn wanted to delete this picture but I thought it was funny. It looks like he is ready to be in a magazine. Maybe this is where Miles gets his posing.

Turret Arch. This was one of the very first spots we visited the first day and Carter wanted to visit it one more time. I was so pooped and didn't know if I could make it to the last Arch, but I really wanted to be there with the boys.