Disney on Ice

I have been going every March to Disney on Ice with Claire for the past 4 years.  It started when the had the Princesses on Ice come, and we loved it so much that we go every year.  I have tried to get Chad to go, but he usually can't make it, or doesn't want to go.  This year it was Toy Story 3 on ice, and I wanted everyone to go.  We had a lot of fun.  We loaded up the car (a little full) with our good friend Anjie and her daughter McKinlee, and headed to Utah.  Our first stop was IKEA.  We had brought lunch so we sat in the IKEA parking lot and ate.  I was pretty sure we didn't need that much stuff and could just fit it in the car.  That was not the case.  After checking out, and spending some time tying it on top of the car we were off back to Salt Lake.  We made it to the arena just in time.  Grant had been telling me for weeks that he "did not want to go to Disney on Ice."  I don't really think he knew what to expect.  As soon as the lights went down and Mickey and Minnie came out he was hooked.  Ava was asleep at the beginning, but it didn't take her long to enjoy the show either.  The kids had a great time, and loved their Buzz hats that their dad bought them.  It was geared a little more to boys so Claire was a little bummed with the choice of souvenirs, so we opted to go to Wal-Mart that week and get her a new coloring book. 

After the show we walked to the Salt Lake Temple and visited the grounds for a little while.  It was nice to be able to go there and talk with Claire since her baptism is right around the corner.  We left Salt Lake ready for a great dinner at Red Robin only to find every restaurant around packed.  Apparently it was prom and Red Robin or Applebees is the place to go.  We ended up finding this little 50's type diner in Ogden.  The kids loved it, and got to play a pinball machine for free.  We were all exhausted by the time we left, and needless to say the car was much quieter on the way home.