William has been studying ancient Utah history over the past several weeks, so I thought it was fitting to take a field trip to the Museum of Utah’s Natural History.We were greeted by this dinosaur coin eater, that Lucy was so super excited to go see. That is, until it started talking and roaring at her. Then it kind of freaked her out and she wanted nothing to do with it. The Utah museums we have been to have been absolutely amazing!!! There are so many hands on exhibits, that are all in wonderful condition, with very few people so that you can enjoy your experience without getting run over. Lucy and William loved learning about the different styles of weaving and the importance of each one in ancient times.They really enjoyed the paleontologist pit and exploring how they do research and know where and how to search and recover artifacts. We had to send Brie a picture of all these amazing botany notebooks, full of all different species of plants’ pictures, soil samples, as well as scent samples! There was a button next to each book that you could push and it would blow out a fragrance of one of the plants in the coordinating book. Pretty awesome!We learned all about weathering from wind, water, sand, ice, creatures etc…Their exhibits did not disappoint! And their collections of animals was incredible!!!Utah’s vast amount of fossils is something for everyone to see!The kids did not enjoy the swamp animals because THEY STUNK! The smell of rotted carcass and swamp dirt was definitely NOT one of their pleasant smelling stations. 😂Lucy enjoyed making her own dinosaur creations with William, then had to show it to the scientist who was working in the lab. Even though they were obviously very busy with their work, he still made time to smile, wave, and acknowledge the work she was showing him. It was super cute!The last area we visited was the toddler water works room. They had really large bullfrogs and other forest dwelling animals in various locations. Lucy enjoyed floating her boats down the canals, but was obviously getting very tired. We decided to save the rest of the Museum for another day.After the Museum, we rushed home for our family night adventure. The kids have been wanting to see The Grinch, so we decided to make that happen. What a FABULOUS night for it! Monday nights at Farmington Station are $5 Family Nights! What a treat we were not even expecting! This theater is fabulous, with its plush reclining seats, and The Grinch was fabulous as well!!!! A great movie for everyone in the family. We all really liked it. It was so nice not to have to worry about some side love affair blended into a kids movie. This was just a good movie to make you laugh at parts, and feel the spirit of Christmas in others.It was in the upper 20’s by the time we got out, so sitting by the fireplace was a great way to warm up before our run to the van. Farmington Station is by far one of my most favorite shopping centers! It is always kept beautifully clean, and with the Christmas lights added this time of year, it was like a magical land. What a great way to end a very nice day.