A Dinosaur Discovery

I bought Kallen and I a ticket to the Natural History Museum of Utah Dinosaur Discovery from a fundraiser for Westminster.  Kallen has always loved dinosaurs so I thought he would really like this adventure.  He did!

The Dino Discovery included:

• Meeting NHMU paleontologist Dr. Mark Loewen
• See the brand new species of dinosaur, Nasutoceratops titusi recently announced by Dr. Loewen and the NHMU paleo team. 
• Go behind the scenes and see - up close - real dinosaur fossils in the paleo collection storage area
• Explore the paleo preparation lab - and view the latest fossil discoveries

I have to say it was pretty cool.  The paleo collection storage and the preparation lab are areas you generally just get to view from behind the glass but we got to go inside.

When we got there they had a staff member helping the kids make a triceratops hat and they also had trilobites for everyone to excavate.  

Here is the link to the story that was in the newspaper on Thursday:  http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=27527739

 Femur of an allosaurus.

 Some sort of lizard.

 A beaver above.

 Excavating the trilobite.

Grandma & Grandpa's Visit - Part Two

Here are some random photos.  My mom and dad did a lot of work around the house; they planted, made a gate for the garden, cut down a dead tree, made a work bench for the garage, cut the grass and raked up leaves.  The weather was great so they got to be outside every day.

 Each Fall when Grandma & Grandpa are here we go look at all the witches at Gardner Village.

Also per tradition we go play miniature golf. 

This is the second year that Kallen and Grandma has planted pansies in a pumpkin planter to to add to our Halloween decorations.  They actually planted a second container this year but I didn't get a picture of Kallen and Grandma with it.

Grandma & Grandpa's Visit October 2013 - Part One

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit as they do every Fall.  We did lots of things while they were visiting.

Went to the Kid Club activity at Westminster and Kallen climbed on the wall during Family & Friends Day.

 We also went to the pumpkin patch and picked out nine pumpkins.  Found a new pumpkin patch where they were only $.17/lb.

Went to the Farmer's Market at Wheeler Farm and also fed the ducks and geese.

Super Hero's Birthday

Kallen got invited to a super hero's birthday party of a friend at his school.  Luckily he had just picked out a Power Ranger's costume to be this year for Halloween or else he wouldn't have had anything to wear because his Iron Man costume from last year doesn't fit.

They had a climbing wall at the party that Kallen loved.  He's been climbing quite a bit so he was a pro.  He spent most of the time at the party going up and down the wall.