Imagination Movers

My friend blogs at A Utah Mom's Life and had a giveaway with 4 tickets for The Imagination Movers show. We don't have cable, but my kids have seen a few episodes here and there on vacation or at Grandma's house. Youtube is also great ::cough,cough:: for videos.

So when my friend did the giveaway I entered. I didn't pay attention to WHERE the show was at and I thought the date was later than it was and I figured I wouldn't even win. But then I did and then I noticed the date and place. I would need Eric to come along with us. He does better driving in certain places than I do. To say he was less than thrilled would be an understatement. But, he's a good guy and he knew the kids would enjoy it so he helped me out.

I kept it a secret from Nate and Ailey and they were kind of excited about the surprise, but also weary that it would be something stupid. We stopped and had lunch at Burger King and then we headed to the show. I was surprised at the location and the lack of people there, but it was also a good thing as I hate crowds.

We went to get the tickets from Will Call and discovered that we would also need a ticket for the baby! Thankfully they didn't give us any grief about it and gave us the 5 tickets. Still unsure why they thought the baby should have a ticket.

Then Nate and Ailey saw the sign advertising the show and they were excited.

But then we had to wait for the show to start and they were getting tired and anxious. It had been a long drive for them and they just wanted the show to start. I was happy to see that we had great seats quite close to the stage.

When it started though, it was quite a show and there were smiles all around. They are very good entertainers and even Eric and I were able to enjoy the show. Daddy even gifted Nate and Ailey one of the DVD's they were selling in the lobby after the show.

It was such a great day and Eric was even able to go serve his time at the game store afterwards. HAHAHA!

What Happens Next...

March's Mayhem

Here's the quick recap of the other events that took place in March...

{...SWEET LITTLE BABY FACE...}

Why do we feel the need to take so many pictures of babies when they are young? I don't know, but I'm extremely guilty of it.

{...ARTSY FARTSY...}

Shaylyn is a great artist and shows such great promise. Here's a look at one of her first art assignments for a class in school. They worked on drawing pictures using a grid on the original. She hadn't quite finished the assignment when I took the picture, but it still looks good.

{...SO SLEEPY...}

I love watching babies sleep...no matter how old the baby is. Plus, sometimes you get some awesome pictures.

{...ZOOTOPIA...}

On a bit of a whim, we decided to take the kids to see the new movie, Zootopia. The kids all enjoyed it and Zach made it super easy on us and slept through the whole thing.

{...BIG SISTER SNUGGLES...}

If there's one good thing I can say about the age of selfies, it's that Shaylyn is good at taking some with her siblings. I wouldn't get some of these moments without her.

{...HE MAKES IT LOOK COOL...}

Shaylyn got a pair of costume glasses for a decades dance she went to at school. Since then the little kids have found it fun to put them on. Gotta say, Jace looks pretty cool with them on.

{...BROTHERLY LOVE...}

Sometimes Jace enjoys being with his brother...

{...DOWNSIDE OF THE DIGITAL AGE...}

And here's the downside of kids in a digital age. You find all sorts of fun things on your camera when you let the kids borrow your phone...

 

What Happens Next...

Zoo Lights

We always try to do a few family centered activities during the Christmas season. We don't always succeed, but we do try.

This year we had a few ideas, but with Eric working a 9-5 and then a pseudo job 3 other days of the week (one of which is Saturday), it got hard to find a time that worked. We also had to work around a bunch of kids' activities. 

Because of our zoo membership we got tickets to go for free. We had never gone before, but were always curious about it - so we decided we'd find a Friday and go. Friday was a good day as no one had to get up and go anywhere the next day and the zoo wouldn't close quite as early. We had a couple extra tickets so Eric invited a couple that he knew from the game store and Shaylyn had her bestie, Mikayla come with us.

We left the house shortly after we wanted to and then thought we were good to go, but for whatever reason, traffic was insane that night. It took us twice as long to get there than it normally does. Eric was worried the zoo would close before we got there, but after discovering they wouldn't close until 10 or so, we were both able to relax a bit.

When we finally got to the zoo and found a parking spot we met up with Eric's friends. We had let them know they were free to go off on their own if they wanted (we know our family can seem chaotic to those without kids or even those with few kids), but they decided to stay with us. They must enjoy chaos.

While we enjoyed our time out, it wasn't exactly what Eric or I expected. Most of the animals were put away and all you really see are lights, which is okay - I suppose. We were just glad we got in for 'free'. 

We went on a night that was a nice night for Winter, but it still got cold. Somehow I convinced Eric to get us all Hot Chocolate. It was also just okay. However, the funniest part of the night came just as we were leaving. We had an issue with one of the kids so we had to set a few hot chocolates down. We settled the issue and started walking off when Ailey yelled, "Don't forget about my coffee!"

All in all it was a good night out as a family, but the activity itself was a little 'blah'. Not sure we'd do it again.

What Happens Next...