Brad and I both took the day off from work last Wednesday to have a family day. With little kids you never know how the day is going to go. This just happened to be one of the best family days we've had in a long time.
We went to the Draper Temple open house first thing in the morning. It was the perfect time to go. There were no crowds, and it didn't take a long time. We tried to teach Ashlyn different things about the Temple, and tried to help her recognize the spirit that was there, but she was more interested in leading the way and getting out of there to get back on the bus. Tanner was his typical self. During the video they show you in the chapel at the church his was screaming and trying to run around (just like sacrament meeting), but the second we sat on the bus he didn't move a muscle. He watched out the window in amazement. So if you ask our kids about the temple, Ashlyn will tell you we got to ride the red bus, and Tanner would agree. Maybe they won't remember everything, but I hope they atleast rememeber that the temple is important to their mom and dad. 
After the temple we came home and Brad and Ashlyn got to go on a fun daddy-daughter date while Tanner took his nap. Brad took her to the movie theater for the first time. ( I know she is 4 1/2 and has never been to a theater... about time huh?) She loved it, but didn't understand why she couldn't talk during the movie. She didn't think the seats were very comfortable either, so she spent the majority of the movie on Brad's lap!
After the temple we came home and Brad and Ashlyn got to go on a fun daddy-daughter date while Tanner took his nap. Brad took her to the movie theater for the first time. ( I know she is 4 1/2 and has never been to a theater... about time huh?) She loved it, but didn't understand why she couldn't talk during the movie. She didn't think the seats were very comfortable either, so she spent the majority of the movie on Brad's lap!After the movie we headed out the zoo. It was a great day for the zoo. The sun was shining, and it wasn't crowded at all. 
We left the zoo and everyone was starving. It was right at rush hour- bad timing! So we decided to stop and eat at the Red Robin by the zoo instead of driving home hungry and in rush hour. We vowed awhile back we wouldn't take our kids to sit down restaraunts anymore because they are always horrible. This time though they were angels! It was actually a really fun dinner, and the kids were so excited to get a balloon- they cleaned their plates (something they never do so they could get a balloon).
Life with little kids is just so unpredictable. I feel like when we try to do fun things one of them is grumpy or whiny. This day was just the perfect day. We did a lot of fun things with them and they were both so pleasant and fun to be around the whole time. I hope we have more days like this in the future!
We left the zoo and everyone was starving. It was right at rush hour- bad timing! So we decided to stop and eat at the Red Robin by the zoo instead of driving home hungry and in rush hour. We vowed awhile back we wouldn't take our kids to sit down restaraunts anymore because they are always horrible. This time though they were angels! It was actually a really fun dinner, and the kids were so excited to get a balloon- they cleaned their plates (something they never do so they could get a balloon). Life with little kids is just so unpredictable. I feel like when we try to do fun things one of them is grumpy or whiny. This day was just the perfect day. We did a lot of fun things with them and they were both so pleasant and fun to be around the whole time. I hope we have more days like this in the future! 
3 comments:
The Draper Temple is beautiful isn't it? That's fun that Ashlyn and Tanner got to go too. Looks like you had a fun filled day. I didn't even know the zoo was open in the winter. Good to know.
You are so lucky to have a, well many, temples so close. Sounds like a fun day. Family days in the middle of the week are better then the weekends. It stinks how school changes that. Oh well, glad you had fun!
What a perfect day! I know what you mean about trying to plan things and have fun with kids. You just never know what might happen. And someone is almost always grumpy. The good news is that since they had a good time too they might be more apt to behave on future outings. My kids have had loads of practice but it's still hit and miss, so congrats on getting two little ones to have fun and enjoy the day.
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