While in Logan we got Wii Fit. I LOVE it!! Seriously...I hate exercising and this is fun. Okay so the strength training still isn't very fun but I do it anyway. I love the hula hooping, step areobics, running (yes I said running---and I HATE to run). So fun and it tracks my progress. Wahoo! It's my new personal trainer. Thanks Wii!
Saturday, I ran some errands with my parents and we went out to eat at Sonic. Preston loves Sonic and was dying to go. His nice grandparents decided to treat us to Sonic for lunch. I gulped down their Strawberry Banana Cream Pie Shake. Oh, yummy. Banana Cream Pie is my favorite! After all was said and done we decided to check out the American Heritage Center. This is similar to the This is the Place. My mom's grandparent pass allows them to also visit the American Heritage Center too. My kids loved it as well. More Pioneer stuff, more Indian stuff, so great. Can I say that I loved that they greeted us with homemade Ginger Snap cookies?? Hello? Awesome! Derek was scared to death of the animals they had loose running around. There were turkeys and ducks. I'm sure there were more but that's all we saw. We weren't there for very long cause we got there only a couple of hours before they closed. We got to do laundry with a 1900s washing machine. I had never seen that before. They also had an icebox--such upgrades from the houses in the This is the Place park. So the American Heritage Center is from a later time in history.....I can't remember the dates though. Anyway, it was a cute park and I'm sure we'll go again sometime if and when we make it back to Logan.
On Friday morning my dad had a little surgery. I know, my parents are a wreck right now huh? Geez, just kidding. Anyway, he had a surgery in the morning on his throat. They needed to check why he sometimes can't swallow food. Kinda important I know. Well, after his surgery, my sister Kirstin and her kids hit the road for home. My parents, my kids, and I hit the movies. The kids and I saw Wall-E and my parents saw Get Smart. Wall-E was pretty cute. I don't think it's Pixar's best film but was still good. I was surprised that the first (almost half) of the movie there is hardly ANY talking. In fact all you hear pretty much (as far as words go) is Wall-E and Eve (Eva). I thought that my kids would lose interest...and quick. They didn't though. I'm not sure they even noticed that there wasn't much talking in the beginning. Hmm, maybe they were so busy with their popcorn...ha ha. Just kidding. The kids loved that they got a Wall-E watch with there ticket too. So lucky of them!
After the Treehouse Museum, I took Grandma to her doctor appointment where she thought she was going to finally get a cast and be able to drive and what not. Well, the doctor told her no such luck. Her arm was pretty bad and she was going to need surgery to set one of her bones in the proper place. So her surgery was scheduled and she was sent home in a splint again. bummer. Here are some pics of her bruised and swollen arm! So sad.......good luck on your surgery.
In Ogden, they have this really cute place called the TreeHouse Museum. The Museum is right across the street from the Temple too. The museum is really a super huge (two levels) play indoor play place for kids. On the first floor there was Grandma Sophia (a couch shaped like a grandma that had a button to push for her to tell stories), a doll hospital, a school, a tepee, train area, Firetruck, Mexican house, German house, China House, and the bottom of the tree. The second floor had a theater, an art room, a castle area, a mini oval office, a music room, and a play area, and the top of the tree (which had a slide). Each area had dress up clothes and books about each theme. It was really cute and us adults got to sit and relax a bit. The kids played like crazy and were all super sad to have to leave. My kids love to dress up so this was the coolest place ever to them. If you are ever in Ogden I recommend visiting this place.
About a week after my parents got back from their mission my dad was in the process of buying an office in Logan. Since I hadn't seen it yet, my parents took me there. I made a video for Douglas to see (since he was at home) and thought maybe others would like to see it too. I tried to put it up here but it is too long. bummer huh? So pictures will have to do. Here are some photos of my favorite things in my Dad's new office:
This is the Chi Swing. It shakes your legs and feels really good. Crazy stuff man!
Here is a water bed massager thing. Oh soo nice. It felt so good.
There's the doctor.....he's getting a massage as well. What a life! I like your office Dad!! Wahoo!
On Wednesday, we were off once again to the Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City. This time though, Jennilyn had gone home, Kirstin was at Grandma's with her kids (and Derek), and we (Me, Preston, Chloe, and Annahlise) went with Grandma. So one car full, a small group. We were there all day and STILL missed some of he buildings! Can you believe it? The kids had so much fun. This time they got to meet a real Indian woman who helped them make an arrowhead necklace. They also got to ink and print a newspaper. In the tithing office they made a pioneer nail ring. It was much easier to get around the park with only 3 kids. Grandma and I highly enjoyed it. Preston and Chloe felt like they got to do something special with Grandma.
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