Treehouse Children's Museum

On our way back from Bear Lake, we went back to Ogden and visited the Treehouse Children's Museum. It was a wonderful place. There was so much to do and explore. The kids had a ball.

Everywhere you turned there was something to dress-up and do or an art project to tackle.

Preston is in the oval office dressed up as the President during colonial times.

Adelyn was a nurse at the newborn nursery. She did a great job.

Then she did some meditation inside a huge Native American tepee.

The kids went Western and rode some motorized horses and cows.

Giddy-up!!

Yee-haw!!

Adelyn was the Fairy Godmother for the "Cinderella" play the kids put on for the adults.

The girls loved these big stuffed horses inside the Mongolian hut.

Adelyn was dressed as a Russian flower girl.

They had a whole section on Medieval times, another focused around American history, and then an exhibit to teach the kids about many different countries and cultures. We had a great time. We will definitely be revisiting this place.

Bear Lake

We decided to go to Bear Lake during the off season because we got a great deal on a huge hotel room through my parent's time share. The purpose was just to get out of town and RELAX! So that's just what we did. We took our bikes up, and the first day we went on a 8-mile bike ride to a really fun beach. Adelyn rode her bike the whole way; the younger kids were in the bike trailer. We took sand toys and the kids just played and made a complete mess of themselves.

 Preston made a great discovery.

 Adelyn tested out the water.

 Annalise had the dirtiest bum on the bunch.

 And Preston had the sandiest feet.

We had a beautiful view of the blue water.

 After some lunch and a rest, we went to Garden City Park and enjoyed the great play equipment.

We also tried our hand at fishing for a bit, but without success. We swam in the indoor pool once the first day and twice the second day. (Probably the kids' favorite part.) And we went and got famous Bear Lake raspberry shakes. Other than that, we just hung out and read books, watched movies, and played games. It was truly rejuvenating and lots of fun. We had no internet or phones the whole time we were there, so it was a nice break from the world.  

Eccles Dinosaur Park

Our next stop in Ogden was the Eccles Dinosaur Park. There was lots to do and see and we had a great time. We started off looking at a the inside displays and robotic dinosaurs.

 It was a beautiful day outside, so we spent a lot of time looking around.

 Addie didn't know what the sign above her said; she just thought she was in jail.

 Annalise riding "Dino." She thought this dinosaur was the prettiest one.

 We spent a lot of time playing on the playground with the stone animals.

This was a really bumpy, fast slide. 

 Cut little posing Lisi.

 Ryan looks really small on this dinosaur skull.

Union Station

So, I haven;t ever spent much time in Ogden, but on our way to Bear Lake during Spring Break, we decide to check out a few sites we've heard about. We stated with the big Union Station where there is big display of retired train engines and cars.

This is a huge steam engine that ran mostly on water. The wheels were about 8 feet in diameter. Incredible!
It was awesome for our kids to see these huge trains up close and climb on them.

 And fun for my big Ryan kid, too.

 This is the train car that carried the Olympic Torch for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

If your kids are all into trains, I would highly recommend you stop by. After all, it is free to look.

Easter Fun 2012

Kiley and Addie look so much alike, they could be sisters.

 Annalise loves to pose for pictures.

 The cousins waiting for the big egg hunt to begin.

Found one (even if it is pink)!

 The girls discovering what is inside...

 It looked good enough to eat.

 Beautiful Kiley.

 And sweet Abby.

 All the grandkids with Grandma and Grandpa Rocque, Amber and Dana. Thanks for the egg hunt.

Our little family. Addie was grumpy, but we'll forgive her (this time at least).  

The kids got to find their Easter baskets throughout the house. Annalise was happy to find hers filled with crayons, new sunglasses, necklaces, bubbles, and of course of chocolate bunny.

After hosting Ryan's family for an Easter Dinner of ham, potatoes, veggies and strawberry shortcake, we went to visit my parents in Salt Lake where we dyed Easter eggs and had another egg hunt with the Ostler cousins.

 Only one shoe, but she was still fast.

A nice sunset shot of our beautiful Adelyn.

 Preston counting his spoils with Luke and Miles.

 Preston took his eggs and ate some hard-earned candy.

This, of course, is the commercialized Easter recap, but my favorite part of the day was an amazing church service. The sacrament program was really nice. I got to sing with the choir this year and it was an incredible experience. We truly celebrated Jesus Christ and felt His wonderful Spirit.

PINK Lemonade for Sale

We got a special visit from Ryan's sister, Heather, and her family over Easter weekend. Out of the blue, the kids decided to make a lemonade stand. They made a few quarters, but mostly just had lots of fun. From right to left: Adelyn, Savanna, Leah (our neighbor), Kiley, Abby, and part of Stan (Leah's brother).