Day at the Museum

My brother Sam is visiting on his break from school. We thought today would be a great day to cross off an activity from our list of "50 Fun Things to Do This Summer" by going up to Salt Lake City for the day!

We spent most of our time at the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum. I've always wanted to take the kids to the museum, but the thought of taking 4 kids by myself always felt daunting, and we always have so many other things to do on Saturdays. It was so nice to have Sam with us -- another set of eyes and hands to help with the kids!

The kids spent a LOT of time at this amazing ball area. They put the balls in some tubes that shot everything up into a maze of tubes and then back down. We started the day here, and ended it here too!

 We also spent a lot of time at the water area. The kids could control buckets, a water pump, etc.

 Elizabeth in the play store

rock wall

Upstairs there were a lot of areas for building things, using various materials. And our boys love building!

These blocks sit on a platform -- you turn it on and it shakes to simulate an earthquake

 Nathan spent a lot of time connecting these tubes for a ball drop

 Nathan spent a lot of time building this car, with some help from Sam

A real Life Flight helicopter on the terrace!

Ryan came up from work and met us at the City Creek Center mall, just a few blocks away from the museum. We enjoyed dinner at the food court, and then we wandered through the mall. I enjoyed a stop at Nordstrom's and the kids found the play area. Nathan even picked up a present for Elizabeth's birthday at the Disney Store. It was a wonderful day!