We didn't have much of a Spring Break this year. It was only three days, it snowed, and both kids managed to throw up several times. So, since Kenzie has this whole week off for kindergarten testing, I have declared it our Spring Break. Today we started off by going to Jungle Jim's, a glorified Chuck E. Cheese type place in Midvale.
McKenzie
loved everything, but Parker was far more timid. He did, however, love this little spinning ride. I think they went on this one no less than 8 or 9 times. There were literally only 5-7 other kids in the place, so they never waited in line.
Parker kept running back to this slide. I was able to ride the "roller coaster" with McKenzie because I knew he would not leave this slide area. (I told Chris I thought it was the most terrifying ride I'd ever ridden. I do not care for going that quickly in such a small circle!)
McKenzie loved this Dumbo-type ride, "It rocks!" she exclaimed and cackled the entire time.
This boat was more Parker's style, though.
I did get a kick out of the bumper cars. Parker had a hard time at first, but once he understood the concept of a pedal, he took off rather well. It was a fun day, although every outing is now bittersweet when McKenzie makes a comment like, "I sure wish Baby Allison was here at the play place!" Aside from that, though, it was all smiles. Kenzie even asked the minute we got into the parking lot, "Can we come back tomorrow?" I think I may have groaned!
Yesterday was yet another rainy day, so we continued our streak of indoor activities by riding TRAX up to Salt Lake to the planetarium. These cheesy faces were not just for the camera; both kids were very entertained by the train. Parker giggled each time we'd start going and was disappointed each time it stopped.
He loved this moving sculpture, or whatever it's called. Lots and lots of balls rolling around, and a crank to turn. That was really all he needed.
We bought tickets to watch a movie in the Hansen Dome, so while we waited for it to start we had fun checking out the exhibits.
No surprise, here's Parker back watching the balls some more.
I really liked this one, if you don't look too closely it does kind of look like Mars. We finally headed to the movie after this. I thought they would like looking up at the giant domed screen, and I made sure to select a very benign documentary entitled The Ultimate Universe, something general about space. Right off the bat, however, instead of our boring movie, we got to watch a preview of Black Holes -- we had explosions, planets being sucked into black holes, lots and lots of loud noises. Parker screamed, covered his ears, and started yelling, "I gotta get outta here!" I couldn't calm him down, so we wound up just riding the train over to the U, meeting up with Daddy, and riding the train home together. McKenzie was a little disappointed not to watch the movie, but she was a good sport. Parker fell asleep on my lap, even, and he was so cute I forgave him for causing such a scene!
