Aquarium

With Christmas over but Kevin home from work, we were looking for something to do. Kevin had his mind set on going up to Sandy so his parents could watch our boys while we went to the movie. I was a bit nervous since we had a big snowstorm yesterday but I just had to go along with Kev and his plans. We decided we'd go up early so we could go to the aquarium. Ry and I have passes (Asher's still Free!) but Kevin's never been before so we thought it would be fun.

Getting on the freeway here in Spanish Fork started my major worries. I even commented out loud how the roads were icy and Kev better be safe. I tried to just relax but it was too hard! When we got to Orem the truck in front of us put his brakes on so Kevin put his brakes on but we kept going forward. I was making some nervous almost-a-scream and Kev was clutching the steering wheel. Seriously, just in time the truck took his brakes off and inched forward giving us more room. My heart was racing and I couldn't breathe and I just wanted to throw up. We were so lucky we were safe. I told Kevin I wanted to turn around and go home but, like I said, he had his mind set. He promised to drive a bit slower the rest of the way.

Once we got into Sandy a car behind us raced passed us with no fear of the icy roads. Kevin made a comment about the car and then said "I guess that was me 30 minutes ago." I was so glad we made it there safely.
And the aquarium was fun--like always! Ry touched the sting ray for the first time and said "It's all slimy and stuff." He usually just sticks his hand in the water but daddy helped him to be brave! The penguins were out of the water just walking around. I like to see them hopping in and out of the water and I was sad for Kev that he didn't get to see those funny little things at their finest! The coolest thing was they had the eel hooked up to a Christmas tree. Every time the eel sent out his electric energy it would light up the Christmas tree. There were different colored lights and depending on how much energy the eel was giving out, the lights would flash their different colors at different speeds. So Cool!!

While at the Doyle's we purchased our tickets online for 'Tron' in 3D at the IMAX. I honestly didn't really care to see this movie but again, I went along with Kevin's plans. But I admit, I enjoyed it! (Of course the popcorn helped :)
We were happy to get back to hear our boys were angels. Asher was drinking his chocolate milk with his crackers in his cup (disgusting). They had done puzzles and played with toys and watched part of a Veggie Tales Christmas movie that Ry ended up borrowing. They had a great time!
Our drive home was much better. We stopped off for dinner at Chili's (love their chips and salsa...really the only reason we go there!) and finally made it home. It was slow going but I didn't mind one bit.
So it ended up being a great day!!