Wheeler Farm and Olympic Park

My sister Alyson and I, decided that this summer we were taking the kids to do as much as possible. It didn't exactly turn out that way, but we did get to do a lot of things and I think the kids had a lot of fun. This trip was our "cheap" trip. Everything we did, didn't cost a thing. There is so much to do in SLC, you just have to find it. We took the kids to Wheeler Farm, an old, still working farm where the kids can pet animals, see how they grow and farm their crops, and lots of other things. Gavin worked on earning a travel patch for scouts white we were there. We found out some interesting things, like the original farms name was the Rosebud Farm and that they use to chip the ice off the pond and ship it around Utah for families to keep their food cold in the summer. We were saddened that no horses were around, they were out in the back pasture, but we got to see lots of other animals. Their favorite part was feeding the ducks. A couple of those ducks are quite feisty and I thought someone might lose a finger, but all is well. After the farm we had a picnic. This was interesting because my kids wanted what Alyson brought and her daughter wanted what I brought. In the end we sorted it all out and everyone had a great lunch.

After lunch we headed to Gateway to play at Olympic Park. This was where the medal ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games took place. It has a fountain area that people come from all around to run through and play in the water. On the hour and half hour, they have the fountains perform to music. It is really cool and the kids LOVED it. Ky wasn't so hip on the whole water shooting out at him, but he still had lots of fun. The water would shoot up and he would scream and run away, then laugh. It was perfect. As you can see from the pictures, the other kids had a BLAST! Their faces in the pictures are PRICELESS. I think Mally had the most fun. She has such a beautiful smile and it was a perm-a-grin the whole time. We played here for about 2 hours! They would have played longer, but it started to rain. After the water fountain, we did the most insane thing anyone with 6 children under the age of 8 could do. We went to Costco. Needless to say, Aly and I were spent and wanted to come home and take a nap. However, it was a fabulous day and I can't wait to do it again!