3 DAYS WITH 3 LITTLE BOYS

We just spent three days with our three nephews while their parents attended a family event out of state. 

MONDAY:  

We took them to The Pirates Band of Misfits claymation movie at the dollar theater.  Max and Ben loved the movie...Andrew enjoyed it quite a bit more once we got a little popcorn.  After quiet time and naps we spent sometime outside in the backyard.  Seth taught the boys how to play marbles.  Benny would have played all night.  He said in his cute little voice "I weally wike mawbwes."  

I have to say turning around in the car to see these three smiling faces was pretty amazing.

We grabbed a couple pizzas and some crazy bread from Little Caesar's for dinner...or Little Keezers according to Max.  Novice pseudo parents that we are...we forgot to get napkins.  The boys were covered with tomato sauce but were fine with our suggestion to just wipe their hands on the grass.

Since they were already dirty we decided to add a little stickiness to the night and stopped at our favorite Sno Shack for a snow cone.

Andrew was like a little bird and moved from person to person to share a little snow cone.  He loves ice anyway so this was definitely the perfect thing for him.

After dinner we stopped by Redbox and picked up Puss in Boots.

TUESDAY:
We decided to brave the crowds at Thanksgiving Point for Two Dollar Tuesdays.  We visited the dinosaur museum first.

The boys loved the interactive exhibits.

 

Then we headed Farm Country.  Andrew loved seeing all the animals and made all of the animal sounds when prompted.

We enjoyed a tractor pulled wagon ride.

When we got home we fixed grilled cheeseburgers (think grilled cheese with a hamburger inside) and then walked back to the Redbox.  The older boys really wanted to ride in the wagon...Seth negotiated that if they would pull him to the end of the street he would pull one of them to the Redbox and one back.

WEDNESDAY:
We headed downtown to check out some local sites.  The crosswalk flags were a big hit with the boys.

We headed to the observation deck of the Church Office Building.  This was the first time I had been to the top and the views were quite extraordinary.  The boys were quite sure they could see Nona's house from this view.

They loved seeing the temple and their Mom's work in the background.

We walked through City Creek Center and stopped at the fountain to get wet.  Benny was not at all timid with the water he jumped in with both feet and kept pretending like he was hitting the sprays with a bat.

Andrew was a little more timid and was quite surprised every time he got splashed.

Next stop was the top of the Conference Center...also another spot I had not visited before.  The trees and view of the city were spectacular.

For lunch we stopped by a taco cart to pick up a few tacos.  They boys weren't convinced initially but once they had their first bite they were believers.  

We spent a little time at Nona and Papa's and held our own Olympic games at their park before heading home.  During our stay Seth built quite a few "creations" as they boys called them with legos.  The loved all of the moving parts.

• Seth caught Benny picking his nose and eating it.  When he gave Benny a hard time Benny said "It tastes spicy."  We didn't test that one out.   
• Evening prayers were usually a great summary of the day and a wish for the next day to be just as fun.
• Max could live on lasagna alone...he ate it for all three meals until it was gone.  We quickly learned that Max believes in two food groups...meat and pasta/bread.
• When Andrew woke up the first morning I went into get him and he looked at me like...not you again, where is my Mommy?
• Seth was constantly teasing the boys he told them that we were going to kidnap them and keep them as our own kids...Benny in a very worried voice said "But I would miss mommy."  Seth also convinced them that the spanish radio station was really aliens talking about coming down to earth.
• Benny treated our time with him as an audition of sorts...he kept saying "If we do something fun then maybe you will let you come take care of us again."  The jury is still out on whether we passed our audition or not.