squeezing in some last minute fun

With school right around the corner, we decided to make the trip to SLC and visit the Gateway. The kids had such a great time at the Children's Museum - it is Lexi's heaven...a place where she is allowed to touch EVERYTHING! All of the kids had a such a fun time experimenting and exploring so many new things. This large contraption was the first thing we saw. This is a birds eye view of the "ball maker" as Lexi would call it. The little tubes held a whole bunch of the plastic balls - the kind that used to be in the ball pits at McDonald's play land. There was air being forced through the tubes, so the balls would "travel" up and around and every which way! I guess the best way to describe it is like a drive-thru at the bank where the money tube shoots up and goes into the bank.

The kids also played a little "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on this music-thingy. They did a good job for first-timers.

This was another fun contraption

Coleman is turning a wheel that is attached to some gears that help carry ping pong balls up and around the huge water table. The next picture shows just how big it was. It goes all the way up the wall behind Coleman. We also enjoyed playing in the farm, the garden and the grocery store.


Kamryn helped Coleman make a "sandwich" at the deli inside the grocery store.
We also got to play outside in this...how cool?
Here is pilot Lexi in the cock-pit (Is that what it's called in a helicopter too?) There were lots of other great exhibits, but I will move on to our next adventure. The next stop was the fountains. These are always a big hit on hot summer days!

Drying off on the warm cement so we can head back home!It was a great way to say "goodbye" to a fun-filled summer...now we need to start practicing getting up early for school. If only the Olympics weren't on so late at night so we could try it!