Boat Floating

 This week the play date was at Fairmont Park in Sugarhouse and it is an AWESOME park to play at. I found a cheap plastic sailboat at Walmart and Lucas had so much fun floating it in the creek at the park.

Other kids brought boats to float too and some brought rubber ducks or even water bottles just to watch them float down and then go under the bridges. Poppy came with us so he could run around with Lucas while I took care of Grant.

Our little sailboat got stuck on some mud and so Lucas tried to get in the water to get it moving but it was so muddy, he got kind of stuck. He was very grossed out and insisted on immediately getting out of the mud. Poppy had to find a stick to push it along. Then a couple minutes later they were trying to stop it from going under the big bridge and missed. It went halfway under and then got stuck! Our boat was gone. :(
We have decided we definitely need to go back after we get a new boat!

our little boat (in green)

IMAX Theater and Gateway Fountains

Lucas, Grant and I went to the Clark Planetarium to see "Born To Be Wild" on the big screen in 3D. It is a documentary about two different women who rescue baby elephants and baby orangutans. Such a cute movie, I would recommend everyone sees it. I gave Lucas my 3D glasses from when we went to see Harry Potter and he insisted on wearing those.
Lucas didn't care for wearing the glasses the entire movie and he became a little bored towards the end. Grant however was fascinated by the movie. I tried to nurse him and the entire time he kept trying to turn around and watch the movie too! He didn't wear the glasses though.

Afterwards we went down to the fountains and played there awhile. Lucas was a little hesitant about getting wet and so it took awhile for him to work his way towards getting into the water. He ran around for awhile and we left just as it started getting breezy and raining.

Play Group tour of Holladay Fire Station

Today we went to the Holladay Fire Station for a tour. It was pretty interesting. The fire fighters we talked to let all of the kids get into the truck and walk through. Then one of the fire fighters put all of his equipment on. I felt pretty bad for him because it was pretty hot and he was sweating in all those layers.

The firefighters talked about some pretty important things like Stop, Drop and Roll. We definitely need to talk to Lucas about fire safety and how to call 911 in case of an emergency.

 Fire fighter Steve gave each of the kids a high five so they would realize that he's not that scary in all that equipment.

 Right in the middle of our tour, the alarm went off. The fire fighters started shutting all the compartments they had opened and getting in the truck. Just before they pulled out of the driveway, a call came that it was a false alarm. Somebody was cooking breakfast and burned their toast. Lucky for us, we were able to finish our tour.

We were able to see where the fire fighters sleep, eat and hang out when they aren't on calls. There were 6 recliners all around a TV and a kitchen with 3 refrigerators. The kids were climbing over all the recliners.

I spotted an ambulance and i asked if we could get a look inside. I've only been in an ambulance once and I hope to never require another ride - ever. The kids thought it was pretty cool inside. They were crawling over all the seats and the stretcher. Those crazy kids!

 Afterwards, they pulled out their uniforms and let the kids who wanted to, try them on. Since the jackets were as long as the kids, they didn't bother with the pants. The helmet was a little heavy, Lucas couldn't quite lift his head to smile at the camera.

Thanksgiving Point play-date

Lucas and I have joined a play group from Grammy's ward. They have a different activity planned each week and this week it was the Barn at Thanksgiving Point. Lucas had a blast and Grant slept through the entire trip. Grammy and Poppy came with us.

Lucas loved looking at every animal. He would stop at each one and yell, "Look Grammy Look!" Or, "Touch it Grammy, touch it!" Needless to say, Grammy did NOT touch any animals but she did look. Lucas loves his Grammy.

They have many different displays and Lucas loves playing in play houses.

Each ticket includes a wagon ride with real horses and a pony ride for the kids.

One of the other moms was nice enough to give us a couple of quarters so we could buy some corn to feed the birds.






The peacocks they had were very cool. O love it when they fan their tails and show off the colors.