vernal

We took a trip during spring break to Vernal, Ut.  It was a very interesting trip.  It started with me being up all night with Tyler and going to the first Dr. appt in the morning to find out he had an ear infection. It was also Haley's birthday so we opened up some presents and loaded the rest up with  our luggage.  On our way out of town we had to stop and pick up Haley's cupcakes and Tyler's medicine.  We ate lunch in Heber at Dairy Keen, and then for Haley we listened to Les Miserables on the way, with frequent interruptions from Kevin to explain the story.  We got to Vernal and the first thing we did was go to the Dinosaur Museum.  

 We then to a short walk to see some petroglyphs on the wall.  (it was actually a steep walk so Tyler and I stayed in the car.

 Dinner was at Golden Corral, where they sang to Haley.  By this time Logan was having a bad allergic reaction and his nose was running, eyes puffy and he just looked miserable.

Before bed we went swimming. We had to reserve two hotel rooms to fit our family.  We were split up with Kevin, Logan and Isaac in one room, and Haley, Derek, Tyler and I in another.  Kevin was awake all night listening to Logan's gurggly breathing with his allergies.  In my room Derek woke up several times crying.  Haley did a really good job getting him back to sleep but eventually he ended up in my bed with Tyler and I.

 The next morning we went to McDonalds for breakfast and then we ran to Subway to pick up stuff for lunch.  When we got to Subway the kids asked why we were there  and I said for lunch and they got very upset, because we had just ate.  We went to the Dinosuar National Park and it was really cool.  We met at the Visitors center and then they took us up to a building and gave us a tour.  In the building was a wall that still had Dinosaur bones in the dirt.  It was really neat to see these real bones that hadn't been dug out yet.  They had built the building around it to preserve the find.

 A skull at the top in the middle.

 Leg bone.

 The kids all did the Junior Ranger activities and got a badge.

 A home in the park that was lived in by a single women until she was in her 80s

 Of course no vacation is complete until we've stuck our kids in a rock.

 Climbing around.

Swimming again after dinner at a mexican restaurant.  Again not a very good nights sleep.  In fact Kevin and I talked for a while in the hallway so the kids could fall asleep.  I was up by 6 and due to a storm the hotel had no power which made for an interesting morning.  Then it was back on the road home finishing up Les Miserables.