Salt Lake City . 02.04.2012

Ryder has recently become quite obsessed with trains.  You know it's bad when both Patrick and I hope that we might get stopped by a train as we cross the tracks each day.  It's not that either of us want to be delayed, but Ryder gets such joy from seeing a train (whether it is an actual train, or Front Runner).

Patrick and I have been thinking it would be really fun to take Ryder on Front Runner to Salt Lake - we could get off at the last stop, and walk to the Gateway where we could go to the Clark Planetarium.  After some checking online for hours/schedules, we decided we should do it on Saturday.

Enter into the story my friend, Jennika.  You see, Patrick and I have held off on purchasing a "multiples" stroller.  We keep waivering between getting a double one, or a triple one.  Ryder is old enough to walk with us, but he is still young, and we worry that he will need an opportunity to rest when we are out as well.  Jennika; however, made the decision much more easily, and purchased a double stroller that matched her carseats (it actually matches ours too, since we have the same ones).  I asked her early in the week if we could borrow it, and she graciously let us!

We decided to take an early train, leaving at 8:22am.  It was a cold morning, so we all bundled up well.

Harvick (left) and Jarrett (right) in the stroller.

Ryder was eagerly watching for the train to come.

Patrick and I each sat with Ryder as we rode down - he loved passing animals (we saw horses and cows) and other trains!

As we approached Salt Lake, Harvick (front) and Jarrett (back) were completely out.

Once in Salt Lake, we decided to not mess with Trax, and instead walked from the stop, to the far north end of Gateway - where we stopped at Barnes&Noble.  We wanted to be able to spend as much time at Clark Planetarium as possible, but in doing so, we had some spare time before it actually opened.  Ryder loves Barnes&Noble - the Kid's Area always has a train table!

Once we got to the Clark Planetarium, Ryder had a great time looking and interacting with all of the exhibits!

We took the noon train back home, where we fed Harvick and Jarrett their milk; and were able to get home in time to feed everyone lunch, and lay all 3 boys down for naps!

Our Saturday adventure was lots of fun, and has motivated Patrick and I to actually pick out a stroller of our own!  Thanks Jennika!