Dinosaurs and dressed in the "right" colors!

For my birthday, we went to the dinosaur park in Ogden. Grandma Mindi, Grandma Mary and Papa John came with us and we had a great time! The boys loved looking at the full size dinosaurs, the skeletons and it was really fun for the grown-ups too. The park had started decorating for Halloween, so there were skeletons (Bobs to those of you who are family) everywhere. Andy and Alex kept pointing out the Bobs and Alex was pointing out various body parts. (He has a BIG fascination with human anatomy, we're hoping it'll turn into medical school someday.)

After driving through Ogden and hunting down the dinosaurs, we finally found them and were really surprised by how well the park is set up. My favorite part was the animatronic dinosaurs. They have baby Triceratops that are so cute!

Here are the pictures from our little adventure:


The most dangerous creatures in the world:



Digging for dinosaur bones:
Alex's first Aunt Ruby shot. (hehe)

Digging with Papa John:

Alex being eaten by a dinosaur:




The Dino-duck and a real duck:




This is a picture of a Mammoth Humerus bone. We thought it was funny because it's the same bone Grandma Mary broke in her arm. Alex keeps telling her "No more bunk beds!" (she fell out of bed and ended up having surgery but is lots better now.)
















Just a quick update:

Alex is doing really really well at preschool. He loves his class, has made a few friends and is learning new things every day. He says things to me like "Did you know that black is the darkest color in the world?" He's been writing his name and making lots of fun crafts.
Now that it's starting to cool off a little, I've been trying to get the boys out more. We'll be going to the zoo and park a lot more. Thank heavens for cool weather, that heat was starting to get to all of us.
Alex has his first primary program in church on Sunday. He has one line and has been practicing it pretty often. It's very cute. He's excited for it.
The boys both have birthdays coming up and they are getting VERY excited for Halloween. They keep changing their minds about what they want to be. One day it's Iron Man and Superman, the next day it's Batman and Robin and the next it's garbage trucks. (I'm creative, but not THAT creative.)
A few weekends ago, Chris took the boys on the new train out in Davis County. As they were waiting to board the train, someone from the David County Clipper came up and asked to take their pictures. It was because they were in their cool matching Utah shirts. But here is the picture from the paper. The caption said:
"Dressed in the right colors, Alex Andrew and Chris Reed wait for FrontRunner to go to the U of U game Saturday." They were actually going up to Layton to get a yummy sweet roll. But every Saturday the boys are decked out in red for the games.


Lots of love to you all!