Last week the kids and I rode FrontRunner down to the chalk art festival at the Gateway. It was really fun. The kids loved the train ride, of course. They got to draw with chalk in the kid-section:
There were lots of fun chalk pictures, many of fun disney scenes:
And some were really amazing!
Cassidy saw Snow White and told her she would go visit her in Disneyland on her sixth birthday.
There was a witch telling stories:
And of course, to cool down the kids ran through the water fountains:
...or at least they considered it. Poor bubs.
Cassidy liked it, at least.
So while Cassidy got soaked, Ethan and I got in line at the KSL tent to get a raffle ticket. They gave him these SWEET glasses:
If you thought that looked geeky, take a look at Cassidy's modeling of the glasses:
There were lots of fun chalk pictures, many of fun disney scenes:
And some were really amazing!
Cassidy saw Snow White and told her she would go visit her in Disneyland on her sixth birthday.
There was a witch telling stories:
And of course, to cool down the kids ran through the water fountains:
...or at least they considered it. Poor bubs.
Cassidy liked it, at least.
So while Cassidy got soaked, Ethan and I got in line at the KSL tent to get a raffle ticket. They gave him these SWEET glasses:
If you thought that looked geeky, take a look at Cassidy's modeling of the glasses:
Yep, I love my geeks!
And Baby Alexa slept through the whole thing like a dream, despite the heat! Best baby EVER.
...Did I mention she sleeps through the night? Really, we wake up around 6:30 a.m.
...Did I mention she sleeps through the night? Really, we wake up around 6:30 a.m.So then they started calling raffle numbers and we won a Harry Potter movie and some Chik-fil-A coupons. But a kid who won 3 xbox games wanted to trade! After making sure it was okay with his mom, we made the trade. The trade also included this:
That's Droobles, a Harry Potter gum that looks and feels like cotton candy. Sounds gross? Yep, it sure is. Seriously nasty stuff.
Once we had had our fun, the kids wanted some ice cream to cool off (since Ethan didn't cool off in the water, the little bum)
It really was a fun day!
That's really all I have to say about that, since I wasn't really there.
Ethan loved the pool. And only the pool. I liked it because he could touch the whole way across:)
Alexa hung out most of the time in here, just holding all our towels and stuff for us:
Then when it got a bit shady, she came out to lounge by the pool:
Then she got really brave and decided to try out the lazy river with us:
Alexa's first time in a swim suit:
She was much happier once returned to her little retreat:
That's Droobles, a Harry Potter gum that looks and feels like cotton candy. Sounds gross? Yep, it sure is. Seriously nasty stuff.Once we had had our fun, the kids wanted some ice cream to cool off (since Ethan didn't cool off in the water, the little bum)
It really was a fun day! -----------------------------------
Cassidy recently went to a princess birthday party for her friend Daphne. She was pretty excited about it. They even had hairstylists come in to do the girls' hair.
That's really all I have to say about that, since I wasn't really there.----------------------------
Yesterday we went to Cowabunga Bay! Have you seen it from the freeway, down by Ikea? If not, look over next time you're on your way from SLC to Provo. It looks SO fun!
Before we delve into the photos of Cowabunga Bay, please allow me to list the pros and cons of the water park so you can make an informed decision. If you've been on the fence about going, hopefully this will tip you one way or the other.
The slides are pretty fun, but there are no tube-slides and I'm not a super-huge fan of smacking my butt and back every few feet on the junctions of the slides. It's not painful, just a tad annoying. They have no pools at the bottom of the slides, so you don't have to worry about your little ones drowning at the bottom of a slide, which is great. Although, there is a slight con to that for the ladies, as we often use that pool to...ahem...adjust ourselves before we emerge flawlessly from the water. I apologize to any bystanders who witnessed my lovely wedgy-adjusting:) Also, if you do go, make sure you not only check the temperature for the day, also check the WIND! Holy cow, it was way too windy to stand in line freezing wet. And there are little water-shooter-thingies all over the playset. So as you're standing in line freezing, there are little punk 12-year-olds squirting water at you. Not so fun. I'm sure all that water squirting you wouldn't be so bad on a calm, hot day. Quite genius, actually, since usually the problem is getting too hot waiting in line. Cassidy had fun on the smaller slides, but she was scared of the larger ones. My overall analysis of the park is that it is best-suited for children ages 7-12.
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Did you just skip over that big huge chunk of writing? I wouldn't blame you. If you missed the explanation, we went to Cowabunga Bay yesterday:
Ethan loved the pool. And only the pool. I liked it because he could touch the whole way across:)
Alexa hung out most of the time in here, just holding all our towels and stuff for us:
Then when it got a bit shady, she came out to lounge by the pool:
Then she got really brave and decided to try out the lazy river with us:
Alexa's first time in a swim suit:
She was much happier once returned to her little retreat:
It really was a pretty fun day.
