Discovery Gateway

My mom is in town to help out with the new baby, but since the new baby has decided not to make her appearance, we have had some time to play. Last week, we went to the children's museum in Salt Lake called Discovery Gateway. My pictures are not great, but the museum really, really is.

We started in the farm section where Anda rode a horse, gardened, gathered eggs, etc.

Then we hit up the water play area.

They had aprons to keep the kids from splashing water on themselves. However, I discovered they could also be used to cover naked butts when a kid pees herself because she's having too much fun with the water to take a bathroom break. Nana saved the day by running to the Old Navy (the museum is in a mall, after all) and getting Anda some replacement pants. I had replacement everything in my bag--except that. Great thinking ahead there, Rachel.

Once the new pants were on, we made our way to the other exhibits.

I think one of the most popular exhibits is the helicopter they have outside. The whole museum is set up really well, so that even though it was crowded the day we went, there was always enough space for everyone to play. The helicopter is the one exception. This would not be a problem if more parents would teach their children what a line is, how to recognize when a line is forming behind you, and how long it is appropriate to make people wait in line for your turn to be over. Unfortunately, politeness and even passive-aggressiveness did not work and I ended up yelling at someone else's kids when enough was enough and after she had waited very patiently for an eternity, it was Anda's turn to drive the helicopter for all of 30 seconds so I could take a picture. The moral of the story: Don't ignore your kids being rude, teach your kids manners so you can ignore them without worrying about them being rude, or just don't get mad at me when I do your job for you.

Still, other people's kids and the wet pants incident aside, we had a really good time and love going to this place.