MAY!

 May was certainly a busy and exciting month......It all started on the first of May when I went to the Library with my sister in law Kris. We got there at the crack of dawn to stand in line and wait to see if we could get a special pass that would get us into to Discovery Gateway, Red Butte Gardens, The Natural History Museum, and The Leonardo for FREE!!! It was intense.......mom's were everywhere! We were totally surrounded. Strollers and car seats were all around us pushing us closer and tighter towards the door......it seemed like hours, maybe days had gone by and then suddenly the bells rang out.....the Library was opening! We ran in like a herd of wild donkeys. Only five passes were available. Kris got the first one and I barely got the second due to Sam's exploding gogurt..... but we were victorious! We left with our heads and tickets held high and quickly got into our car and locked the door. We didn't know if some angry mom was following us......waiting till our back was turned and then SMASH! Plastic bat thru the windshield!!!........................Ok ok, so maybe I've been exaggerating a bit ;) 
Basically we got there an hour before the Library opened and nobody showed till around quarter to and even then there were probably only ten moms behind us. No pushing, no herd of wild donkeys, no bells ringing out.....though the gogurt explosion did happen......The important thing is that we got our passes!


So I had till the end of May to go to all these places for free. It was so much fun! The only one I wasn't able to go to was The Leonardo, but its ok.....Sam wouldn't have had much fun there ;) We also managed to squeeze in the Aquarium and City Creek. Here are some pics of our adventures!

                                                Sam loved this slide at City Creek

                                                           Sam with his buddy Alex

                                                              Playing in an egg

                                                We LOVED Discovery Gateway!!!

                                                 Silly Ash and Sam playing together

 

       Playing drums.......couldn't get a shot that wasn't blurry......his chops are too fast!!!

                                    Here's Sam playing in the water at Red Butte Gardens

                                                     Trying to touch the waterfall

                               Hanging out on a lizards head and showing off his belly button :)

                                Can you find the butterfly in this pic? Sam loves butterfly's!

Natural History Museum......incredible! Look at the size of that crocodile! My worst nightmare times a billion!!!

 This might put it in perspective........look how big it is compared to Jen and Eli............Eeeeeeek!

 

Drawing dinosaurs with Eli

 

                                              Love this pic....my cute little scientist!

                                              Checking out the otters at the Aquarium

                                               Memorial Day at Spanish Fork!!!

                                                           We love this tradition!

                                                           Owen's birthday party!

This was taken right after the pinata broke and all the kids rushed to get as much candy as they could. Sam picked up one piece of taffy and was so excited about it he didn't care about getting any more candy in his bag. Cute boy :)

                               Sam trying his first piece of taffy.....he only took one bite..... ;) 





So there you have it! It was a fun month filled with family and friends. Now on to summer I suppose.......I've never really been a big fan of summer so here's to high hopes that this one won't be too hot and that the winds of change will blow towards us soon :)