Ogden Day 2

Our second day in Ogden was filled with a lot more parks, but first, we had breakfast in the hotel. It was a pretty good breakfast, but there was no orange juice somehow. We left around 9 o'clock and went to an art museum in an old house. The art was okay, but the house was really cool. It was an old three-story built in the 1800's. That was the best part of the museum. 

We loved exploring the old home.

The building was amazing.

After the museum, we dropped Dax off at Hobbs Reservoir and visited 3 or 4 parks. Seth and Dad were great sports, and the parks were actually fun. We picked up Dax for the last one and did lunch in the van. 

It was beautiful at Hobbs pond, but no luck with the fishing.

Seth always wants to swing.

This park was cool. It looked like a castle.

The trail behind the park was still full of Fall!

Seth was speaking with all of the trees for some reason.

It was a nice, easy trail. 

One of the parks had a historic cabin.

This park was one of the best we visited. 

Seth and Dad rode the zipline together.

This is how Dax hangs at the parks.

He did get up and climb a little bit.

There was a cute pumpkin patch that was perfect for kids, but it was really muddy. We parked in the muck and then went in to see what they had. This one was quite large, and there was a fun petting zoo. We fed the goats, pigs, and calves, and then played a lot of games. The best part was a huge slide. The boys liked the bumpy side, but Mom and Dad preferred the smooth side. 

Checking out the big slide.

We love these spots for pictures!

This teeter totter was a unique activity.

We always love the petting zoo.

Mom and Seth on the bumpy side.

A few parks later, we headed back to the hotel to change for the temple. Though the Ogden Temple is beautifully framed in our hotel window, we weren't going to that one. Instead, we drove down to Syracuse, which is the first, and currently only temple with 2 operating fonts. We went to the south font, and Dax baptized Mom and Dad, and then Dad baptized Dax and Seth. It was a nice trip, and the boys hadn't been to this temple since the Open House.

We did stop at one park near our hotel. Seth likes to risk his life on these spinning things. 

This park was in a pretty spot.

The Syracuse temple!

We did dinner at Olive Garden at Seth's request. He ate really well, and we all got stuffed with pasta (well, Mom had soup and salad). Then we stopped at our last adventure of the night.

This was a massive pumpkin patch that reminded us of Cornbelly's. There were a lot more teenagers and young adults at this one, and it was easy to see why. There was a three story slide and three different corn mazes. We did the one that had spooky skeleton lights, because there were no scarers. We also made massive bubbles and rode several different slides. There was even live music on a side stage, though we didn't stay too late. We were tired after a long day, and the boys wanted to get back and watch a movie before bed. It was another great day of "work."

Last Ogden pumpkin patch.

The sunset was nice.

The giant bubbles were a lot of fun.

It was a fun night!