A Fun Day with Mason and Ali

It's really a comfortable place to be in life when you don't have any other responsibilities and you can just call up and say "can Mason and Ali come for an outing today."  Well, there are a few other things behind all of this - Brittney has been ill with the flu and early pneumonia and Taylor and Cameron are in school and Tyce, well, was too small this time.

There is a new aquarium in Salt Lake so we decided a fish adventure was just what was needed.  Ali told us a couple of times how very excited she was, that little sparkle in her eye and and you know how excited she really was.  We started right off looking at fish exhibits, then Mason kept asking, "I want to see the sharks."  Now, this was repeated about fifty times always with the explanation, "I've seen enough fish."

The penguins did not cooperate by getting in the water, in fact, Ali asked if they were alive.  The large fish, the small fish, the frogs, and all other animal life soon lost their interest.  We couldn't get Mason to touch the starfish, but Ali did and then said, yuck.  Finally, we relented and went to the sharks.  Just as soon as we turned the corner to walk under the big tube viewing area for the sharks, Mason, stopped, "I'm afraid."  Well, we tugged a little and he timidly walked through the tube; Ali was all face to the glass.

Then, we took them to the best place of all - the Tiki Playhouse.  That's where they spent a good part of the day until time was up and we had to leave (you pay by the hour to play there).  We herded them to the Amazon area to see the big anaconda snake and to encourage them to walk the rope bridge.  Ali and I walked once together and she learned that she could do it.  Then Mason and her walked several more times.

It's fun to see new things and ask new questions through a child's eye.  Love and Kisses Grandma and Grandpa.