A day with water

One of the days at the Jensens the kids spent the whole day playing in water. They put a sprinkler under the tramp, washed the van and Rylie helped Grandpa water the garden. I spent the day with a friend. Darren and the kids had a great day just hanging out.

Temple Square

Alison had requested we go to Temple Square while on vacation. She couldn't remember it anymore. That makes me sad since we went atleast once a year when we lived in Utah.
We liked the new exhibit of the mini Salt Lake Temple. It was cool to see all the rooms of the temple. We also watched the movie at Legacy Theatre and had lunch. The visit was good as what we expected with 5 children. I think Grandma and Grandpa Jensen might say differently.

Ogden's Dinosaur Park

After staying a little over a week with my family we then moved over to the Jensen's house for the next week. We first went to the Dinosaur Park. We had never been there before. It was fun to see how big the dinosaurs might have been.

I think Rylie wanted to see if it was real.
After a while the adults took a break while the kids dug for dinosaur bones. Whoever designed the park was very smart to have this right in the middle.

This is Jacob's favorite picture. It looks so real.

At the end they have a playground for the kids. We only let them play for a short time because it was so hot.

We were all tired and hot by the end. Grandma and Grandpa were not the only ones hot and ready to go.

Litza Pizza

This is also a tradition in my family. No one has better garlic bread than Litza's. We went here after the zoo since it is located so close. We enjoyed our day with Grandma and Grandpa Burgess,Ryan, Heather, Sarah and Becca.

Can't you just see how good this food was?

Hogle Zoo

We used to have a membership to the zoo when we lived in Utah. Jacob was extremely interested in animals when he was younger. We know this zoo well and we will always try to go here when we come to visit. We rarely get an opportunity to have our whole family in a picture. This one actually is not too bad.
Don't you always have to get a picture of at least on of the kids drinking out of the lions mouth? This is one thing that has not changed since I was a kid. Darren thinks he is out of the picture (ha ha).

Another thing you have to do is ride the train. This is a tradition we did when I was young. The ride seems so much shorter now that I am an adult. It doesn't seem worth the money they charge, but it is a tradition and the kids love it.

We all were so excited the the tiger got up and came right up to the glass and stared Rylie down. He then licked the glass. Rylie didn't even look startled at all. It is not every day you see a tiger that close up.

Jacob is growing taller but not that tall.

Just me and my Grandpa. I think of the Mercer Meyer books when I see this picture of Josh and my Dad.

Water Fun

The kids wanted to run the the sprinkler and do the slip n slide. Jacob thought the water was cold. Josh doesn't like sprinklers. He needed some persuading.

Darren is just a kid himself.

Joshua warming up.

Jacob and Josh showing their new towels that Grandma and Grandpa bought them.

Sarah and Alison modeling their swimming suits.
Rylie loves water and also loves Grandma.

They had a great time.

Hangin' out at Grandma and Grandpa's

We stayed over a week at Grandma and Grandpa Burgess' house. We enjoyed every minute of it. Grandma made cookies with the kids. They all enjoyed that.

The kids didn't sleep good. Emily often ended up in bed with us. Darren was trying to sleep in.

The playroom has different toys than at home. The kids enjoy these large foam puzzle mats. They made forts, houses, dog houses, and tons of over inventions.

Alison and Jacob really enjoyed the sattelite tv. It's okay to let them watch for hours when on vacation, right?

Grandma and Grandpa went out of their way to make us feel comfortable and welcome. They even purchased a Wii so Jacob would not be bored. With 5 kids, we did take over their house. It was a lot of fun.