Such a Grand Adventure

We had so crazy much fun today!! We started this morning with a quick hotel breakfast and then we piled into the car and headed for the zoo. Teach and Twizlet met us there and we joined the huge crowds all trying to catch a glimpse of the new baby giraffe. My sweetie and I even rode animals on the carousel!

About halfway around the exhibits, Bossy and her family showed up. We had a great time! About 12:30 we left Bossy to finish up and we headed out for the Fort Douglas Museum. Curly was working on earning a patch by filling out a list of questions. He loves all branches of the service and was fascinated by the exhibits and big guns. We could have stayed there all day, but by 2:00 the kids were hungry, the list was finished, and we still had plans.

At City Creek outdoor mall, we ate lunch in the food court before taking a walk up to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers museum. My scouting paperwork said that we had until 5:00, but when we arrived at 3:50, they told us they closed at 4:00. Curly did the quick tour to get the info he needed for his scout patch and then we walked across the street to the state capitol.

The capitol building was beautiful, but other than several dozen tourists, it was pretty quiet. The kids were tired and a bit cranky as we walked the half dozen blocks back to City Creek. I promised the kids that when we had finished the scout badge they would be able to window shop. After a little more than just window shopping, we dragged our tired selves to the parking lot. If we made it back to the hotel before 7:00, we could eat a free light dinner in the dining room.

My sweetie drove a little aggressively, but we pulled into the parking lot at 6:50. After dinner we changed into our suits and played at the pool for an hour. My tired feet really needed some time in the hot tub...

Since we saved all that money not going out for dinner, we piled into the car once again and drove to Freddy's for frozen custard. Back at the hotel, the kids were exhausted and although they didn't necessarily want to sleep, they were content to crawl into their beds for a little TV.

One more day of adventuring will include a little more structure with Sport and Crafty working and Curly playing football and Baby Doll cheering, but it should still be fun. I'll let you know.

Our adventure is almost over...