On Wednesday through Friday we continued our "staycation" with the Salt Lake Connect Pass. We got ours when they had a "three days for the price of two" special going on, so they were $36 for adults and $30 for kids. It includes a whole bunch of attractions plus $10 toward dinner at the Lion House Pantry. I told my sister Joy about the deal, and she wanted to do it with her family, too. It even worked out to visit the attractions together!
Wednesday morning we started out with breakfast at the kids' favorite--Mc Donalds.
Then we drove up the canyon above Sandy to Snowbird ski resort and got to ride the tram up the mountain.
It was even cooler than I thought it would be! The view from up there is amazing and the kids loved every minute of the ride and exploring at the top. Joy even fed them peaches and blueberries.
Next, we drove down the canyon and to the Living Planet Aquarium. Tony had taken the kids two years before when I was at the Shakespearean festival to wean Buddy :'( but I'd never been there before. It is AWESOME!
One of our favorite things were the jellyfish. I wish they would have photographed better!
Christian was afraid to pet the stingrays at first, then he couldn't get enough.
I loved all the touchable sea creatures.
While Joy and her family stayed for story time at the aquarium and headed over to the dino museum early, we took an extra trip into Utah county for our favorite Spanish Fork activities. You know we have to make it there once or twice a year. We ate at Hickory Kist,
and fed the ducks at the industrial park.
After getting those in, we headed back to Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life. I know the kids and I went not long ago, but they were itching to go back and really wanted to show it to their dad. The sand and water table was a big hit again. (I love how Lily is trying to climb into it in this picture.)
Even the big guys had to play!
We loved the exhibits, especially the scary ones:
And played in the sand.
At the end, we got to check out a special science lab that wasn't open last time we visited. It had a bunch of experiments with light. We learned so much and had so much fun! This one had three colors of light, so therefore three colors of shadows.
This was a special wall that you stood against, struck a pose, and turned on the bright lights. After several seconds, you turned the light off and your shadow was "stuck" to the wall. Love those crazy poses!
On our way home we had to find a Dollar Tree store in Salt Lake to visit because we promised the kids they could pick two items there. This was after Christian threw a gigantic fit at the aquarium in the gift shop. We thought the promise would keep that from reoccurring at the museum, but Buddy was tired and ended up screaming at the door because they had closed. Guess you can't win them all, but it was an amazing day!
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