A day out!

Yesterday, Kael, Kalli and I left for Salt Lake at 2 p.m. and didn't get home till past 8 p.m. It may not sound like a big thing but for me it was such a release to be able to leave my younger boys and go do something fun. I have been pregnant and nursing for a long time and I used to take for granted time away from kids. Not anymore. Especially when I was nursing Aaron and Ammon, I couldn't be away from them for more than 4-5 hours before I really started hurting. There are some really neat, special moments that I have had with my nursing babies that I will miss but boy am I enjoying the freedom that comes when your children grow older and don't need you as much. Ammon is 20 months now and although he still needs his mommy and he loves me, boy do I remember the days when he was a newborn and I couldn't leave him to do anything. So, anyway, my older kids deserved a day out. They have been working so hard this Spring Break and with the little boys being sick all week with throw ups and Hershey squirts, it has been a long week for all of us. Especially doing laundry. So Scott stayed home with Aidan, Aaron and Ammon while we were gone. We parked at the Sandy Civic Center and rode the Trax up which was an adventure too. Kalli and I really enjoyed riding the train. We went to the Planetarium and looked at all the exhibits which were awesome and then went to see Hubble 3D. Amazing is the only word I can think of right now but I wish I could think of a better word. It was so thrilling to watch! I wish that it had been a longer movie. It was so interesting and you felt like you were in Space. Anyway, we were going to go to the Attack of the Space Pirates but we will have to save that movie for another day. We caught the Trax again and went to JB's for dinner. After delicious food, we walked to Temple Square and walked around for a little bit. Then we went to the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and went to the Legacy theater and watched a movie about Joseph Smith. It was just a really fun outing and it was fun to spend some time alone with Kael and Kalli. We definitely need to do this again! I hope that this made Spring Break a little bit better for Kael and Kalli. Back to school tomorrow!!! Today I have sharing time in Primary and it was really nice to go to the Joseph Smith movie last night because that is what my sharing time is on today. I am so glad to be a member of the true Church and so glad for the joy that the gospel brings to me and my family.