Thursday, July 10, 2008

I love an adventure

Don't ever take your kids to the Radio Disney Days downtown. It's not worth it. By the time you get there, you will go to get in the long face painting line and someone will tell you that they are cutting the line off right in front of you until 11:00 so that it can get smaller so you will stand in the bouncy house line for 20 minutes and your kids will whine that it's too hot and by the time you get up to the front of the line your kids won't even want to get in. So then you will look back at the face painting line and it is now 3 times as long as it was before. And it's only barely past 11:00! As you walk toward that line the same woman who cut the line off is now saying that they will stop painting at exactly 12:00 so stand in line at your own risk. So you will move on to the little games that they have. You see kids with free High School Musical t-shirts and hats but you don't know which ones give out which prizes so you just start at the football throwing tent and your kids won't get the football in the square and they will walk away with nothing. Then you will go to another game in which the line takes another 20 minutes and one of your kids (who didn't want to jump in the bouncy house either) won't want to throw the ball at the tower of cans and get a penny prize. One of your children might enjoy this:
But the other one will not and will scream when splashes get on his legs as you walk past.

And definitely do not take Trax to get there. There will not be enough parking at the stations and you will end up driving to several different stations in order to even park. It will be too hard to get your stroller on because you brought 3 bags filled with diapers, snacks, dry clothes to change into and your purse and the steps are extra steep and there is only a minute or so to get on before the doors start to close. There won't be enough seating so you will have to split up and sit in different chairs. And then when you are coming back home, you will get on the wrong train and it will take you toward the university. So you will have to get off at the next stop, wait for the next one to take you back where you just were and then get on the right train that will take you home. Your kids will be scared that they won't make it on/off fast enough because the doors will start closing before you are all on/off at the same time. You will have to rely on strangers to help you lift your stroller in and out each time and you will be embarassed at all the bags you have and how heavy they are.

Take my word for it, just stay at home.

6 comments:

Tamara with a "T" said...

Hey Linds!!

I loved reading your blog...so entertaining! I feel the same way about dumb trax...just drive or don't go...huh! I loved all the pics...great way to keep in touch :)

Clayton & Kayley Anderson said...

So funny and so sad at the same time! I'll take your word for it, I hate standing in lines!

magleby4 said...

OH linds...I totally feel for you that day. Thanks for the advise we stayed home. We went to the riverton parade too to bad we didn't see you.

sinika said...

THat is so dang crappy!! I hate when you have high expectations and it turns out floppy.....

Chelsea said...

The things you do to try to have fun with your kids!! I totally feel for you. I agree with Trax, sometimes its more effort than its worth!

Rena said...

Oh my heck! What an awful day! You are a brave woman. It sounds like it should be a sitcom!