Here are the kids at the train station anxiously awaiting the train to come! Even though we only waited about 5 minutes, the kids thought it too forever!
Here's a picture of me with the three kids - I don't get many pictures of me with them because I'm mainly the one taking pictures, but I thought I'd get one today just to prove that I was there!
And here's Nana with the grandkids - boy were they excited to go!
Once we boarded the train, we headed right to the top - our favorite place to sit. The 4 oldest kids sat together and had the best time riding!
This was Tate and Libby's first train ride and they weren't quite sure what was going on, but they loved looking out the window and squealing at everything they saw.
Once we got to Salt Lake, we transferred from the UTA train to the Trax Light Rail train that took us to the Planetarium. The kids had a blast! Here are the big kids in front of a replica of the earth.
I love the Planetarium because there are so many fun and interesting things to see and do. The kids spent so much time looking at EVERYTHING!
Hailey especially loved looking through the telescopes (I think this year she actually understood the concept of closing one eye and looking through it with the other).
Zach loved all the things that you could do. He especially loved the wheel you could spin and create electricity in order to turn on the lightbulbs on the wall. Before long, it became a contest to see who could create the most electricity and turn on the highest watt bulb!
One of my favorite areas is where they have areas representing what it looks like on Mars ...
... and the Moon. I love these pictures of the kids at each of the areas. They make it look almost like they are really there.
Tate spent most of his time in the stroller, but towards the end he got tired and wanted out. He then became fascinated with this big box where balls were going up, down, around, looping, etc. It would also make little dings or boings and the balls would pass certain areas and it was really a fun thing for him to watch.
Hailey was really a good helper and let me sit down for a minute while she kept an eye on Tate.
Around the front side of the box was a big white wheel you could spin to start another ball through the maze of twists and turns. Of course, Tate LOVES things that spin, so that quickly became another favorite!
After visiting the Planetarium, we headed into the food court at the Gateway for an ice cream cone and then headed back to the train station for our return journey.
It sure was a fun day and we all had a blast riding the train and seeing the Planetarium. We can't wait until we can do it all again!
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