Vernal

 The last few months J's band has played several shows in Vernal. Since Vernal is home to many dinosaur museums we decided to take the kids this past weekend.

The kids on the way there.

  We got there about 2:30pm and had some lunch before going to one of the museums.
As it turns out Baby Z is a VERY bad traveler. When she got out of her car seat she would only have mommy hold her, and she would have nothing to do with the stroller.

Baby J in the cave.

 This was the kids' favorite area. It had a little tunnel they could walk through, and an area to dig for fossils.

Baby Z in the cave.

J and Baby J digging for fossils.

 Out side the museum were lots of dinos. Some even looked in the windows so you could see them while inside.

Woolly Mammoth.

The boys with the mammoth.

 Once outside, Baby J took off. J managed to hold onto him long enough for me to get the above picture. But once he was put down he ran. I chased after him and he stopped here at the triceratops.

 But he broke the rules and went behind the rope.
Once our party caught up with us, Baby J was off again. I chased him to the gold fish pond. I had to grab him a few times to keep him from jumping in.

 After we left the museum we were all ready for big nap. We were able to get a free room because J's band was playing that night and were compted rooms. After a short nap, we ordered a pizza and found out that the show was going to be earlier than expected and was all ages. We certainly picked a good day to take the family.

Baby J getting antsy next to a sleeping Baby Z.

My in-laws had gone with us so J and his dad headed to the show at 8:00 and half an hour later his mom and I gathered up the kids and headed over.
Baby Z was very cranky and fell asleep after a short walk in the stroller. Baby J likes to always be on the move, so when we stopped moving so we could watch the show, he insisted Grandma follow him around.

J play'n

Baby J and Grandma

 After the show we packed up and left. We figured since the show was earlier than expected, we could arrive home at 1am and sleep in our own beds rather the original plan: J return to the hotel at 1am, we sleep there and return home in the morning.
The only set back was our bad traveler. Baby Z screamed for 50 minutes straight. Nothing calmed her. Luckily after she finally fell asleep, she remained asleep the remaining 2-1/2 hours of the trip.