Fourth day of Tony's vacation

Sorry to anyone who reads this blog for current news on my family, I've got tons of catching up to do!

On Thursday, July 22nd, we continued having fun. We hopped on the Frontrunner train and met Joy's family.

We then got to ride Trax to the Gateway where we arrived just before the Clark Planetarium opened.

We had fun with the exhibits . . .

and got to see two movies--an amazing IMAX "Under the Sea 3D" and then "Space Pirates" which was not as entertaining, but was kind of cool to watch in the dome. Luckily Jordan brought lots of treats.

We had a wonderful lunch at Z'Tejas,

and then spent the rest of the afternoon at Discovery Gateway Children's Museum.

Before we left the Gateway, we were sure to play in the fountain

and even get an ice cream cone at Ben & Jerry's because we were still so hot!

Our return train ride (Lily missed it because she was asleep).

 

Our ride ended with a bit of drama. When we came to the Layton stop, a group of teenage boys hopped on and started up the stairs just as Faith and Christian were on their way down. The kids were able to dodge them, but I couldn't get past and we had to yell to the kids not to get off without us. The boys couldn't find a seat where they wanted, so they just stood on the steps, blocking our way. By the time they finally moved, the doors shut and we were on our way to Clearfield! I was steaming mad that they were so discourteous that they would block children from their parents, and also concerned that it would be a LONG walk with tired little kids back to our car if there wasn't a southbound train for awhile. Luckily, the other train was at the stop just as we got off and we were able to zip right back to our stop.

Still a very fun-packed day!