Time for Sledding

We got some snow over the week, so we took the kids sledding twice over the weekend. On Friday night we went just right outside the house. There is a slight hill that Dallin thought was huge! Alyssa was pretty hesitant at first, but she warmed up and started to enjoy it.

On Saturday morning we went to a park to go sledding. There was an actual sledding hill where they had it fenced off so the walkers wouldn't get nailed. We were the only ones there and had lots of fun. Alyssa even would go down all by herself. Then we went and played at the park for awhile. We are supposed to get lots of snow this week, so maybe we will be sledding some more :)

Dallin did get some battle wounds. On Friday night Jeff accidentally ran Dallin into another sled. On Saturday he ran himself into the fence and flew off right into the fence. Thankfully he just missed his eye.

The Museum of Science and Industry

On Thursday night Dallin overheard me talking about how the Museum of Science and Industry was free on Friday. So he woke up and all he could talk about was going to the museum with the tractors. We decided we would go since it was free, and it isn't that far anymore. We really love this museum, and we all had a great time.

The first stop was the tractor area. Both kids loved "driving" the tractor and combine.

Then we checked out the cows.
Dallin thought it was so awesome to see the toilet section and see where stuff goes when we flush.
Our little clowns :)
Dallin steering the ship.
The kids loved playing in the kid "big idea" section.

Alyssa was fascinated by the baby chicks.
Alyssa loved watching the trains go by her.
Riding a train.
The museum has a storm section now, which Dallin absolutely loved. He helped "make" a tornado.
He went in this tube where you could feel like you were in a tornado.
Dallin watching the marble maze.
Alyssa was pretty good the whole time considering she missed her morning nap. She was done by the time we left. Here she is chilling in her stroller with her chin resting and her tongue out all the way.
It was a fun day besides one part. There is a huge airplane there for you to walk through. There was a little misunderstanding between Jeff and me on who had Dallin. I saw him walk like 10 feet to Jeff who exited the plane, but Jeff didn't see him and he just kept walking. I looked back over and didn't see him, and Jeff didn't either. We both started running around looking for him. Finally after a minute or so Jeff found him. IT was a very long and scary minute. Dallin was crying and very scared. He held on to Jeff the rest of the time. When he talks about the museum he always talks about how he was lost....maybe he will listen and stay close to us now.

Bounce Town

The kids really needed to get out of the house, so on Thursday we took them to Bounce Town. It is one of the places where they have big inflatables everywhere. Dallin thought it was so much fun, and now he asks to go every day...


Alyssa had quite a good time too.

Dallin and I tried out this one...he got a little higher than me :) Jeff was pretty bummed they didn't have bigger ones so that he could try.

Good Bye Peoria

We finally moved to Joliet. It's been a long couple of weeks. The people came to pack our house up last Wednesday. They thought it was going to take 2 days to pack our house, and it ended up only taking about 5 hours. So we spent a lot of time at our friends house for a couple of days since all our stuff was in boxes. The movers came on Friday and loaded the truck. We spent the night at Dallin's friend's house where they gave us a bed and yummy food. The kids had a blast playing with their friends, and it brought tears to our eyes as we parted and left to Joliet.
We got the keys to our new house on Saturday afternoon. The kids loved running around an empty house. They thought it was so cool to eat our meals on the floor.
We saved their big Chrsitmas present for our new house...a kitchen! They loved it, and it kept them entertained for a long time.
On Monday the movers came and delivered our stuff. Dallin stood at the back door and watched as they brought everything inside. He was SO excited about every little thing, especially his bed.
Alyssa was so worn out when the movers were there that she fell asleep in Jeff's arms. She has to be REALLY tired to fall asleep being held.
The movers made Dallin one happy boy because they let him come check the truck out. What more could a boy ask for?
We went to Costco one day to get some food, and the kids loved getting to sit next to each other.
The unpacking is coming along. We had to take a break so we could build Dallin's roller coaster. The kids just thought it was fun to throw the k'nex all over...