$15 bucks for a Murder Mystery Date for Two- Dinner to go with it is extra.
Mr. Incredible and I will be enjoying this night out soon!
Check it out at groupon.com for the Salt Lake City area!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Things to Do Around Idaho Falls
If you're up for a day trip, there are some AWESOME things to do in the Idaho Falls area!
The short list:
The Idaho Falls River Walk
Reed's Dairy
Hotel Pool Swimming
Wolf to Wolf Exhibit at Idaho Falls Museum
Yellowstone Bear Park
First, the walk. We liked it because it was scenic, convenient, free, and great for people watching. Oh, and if you bring some food, you can feed the flocks of Canadian Geese and ducks that are waiting for your crumbs! Plus, this was very stroller-friendly.
Next, was Reed's Dairy. Jackie recommended this as THE place to go for ice cream, and we were not disappointed with the results! For under $10 bucks, we got ice cream for everyone in the family! We came back later for cheese curds and a grilled cheese sandwich. Amazing! You HAVE to try the fresh Huckleberry flavor. It's hands-down, the best. We'll definitely be stopping in the next time we're in town.
On their website, you can find out what flavors they're serving, etc. at www.reedsdairy.com
Now for the hotel pool. What trip is complete without a visit to the hotel pool? There are several hotels located right on the river walk that would work well. We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn and enjoyed it very much. The kids liked the pool almost better than anything! So easy and convenient too, with a great view of the Idaho Falls Temple!
Next we visited the Wolf to Wolf Exhibit at the Idaho Falls Museum. I debated about doing this alone with the 3 kids, but decided that since I'd only have to pay the $7 entrance fee for myself, I could jump ship if things got out of hand. It ended up being a blast! The docents at the museum were wonderfully sweet and helpful! There was a play area similar to the Treehouse museum, where the kids could interact and play with the dolls, dress up like pioneers, crawl through a bear cave and a beaver dam, color pictures, and ride a wooden horse! Then, we were able to go to through the exhibit about dogs and wolves and learn all about them. The kids LOVED using the audio phones!!
And last, but not least, the Yellowstone Bear Park, located just 5 miles out of Rexburg. For years I've wondered if this place was worth going to. As a kid, I remember always wanting to go on the way to Yellowstone with the family, but it never happened.
Well, for a pricey $27 bucks, we got to go! You get to drive through the park, see wildlife, and then end up at the gift shop, petting zoo, and amusement park area at the end. All in all, I LOVED IT!! The kids loved it too! Well worth the money, and I'd love to take Mr. Incredible next time! At first, the animals aren't too exciting, but as you get into the bear area, it gets really cool! There's plenty of bears to see up close, and at the end there's a cub play area where you can check them out up close. If you want, you can pay extra to feed the big bears or the bear cubs. Cool! We got to see 4 baby fawns, all born within the previous week! It was awesome! Oh, and I won't need to take the kiddos to Lagoon this year, because all of the rides included in the park pass were perfect and age-appropriate for the kids! Don't bother with the food there, though. It was $5.30 for a hamburger and bear-shaped fries, but it took a long time to make, and you could have packed a picnic lunch to eat there that would have been better.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
$50 -- ‘Mystère’ at Treasure Island in Las Vegas, 50% OFF
This deal is a little closer to home and a lot easier to do. These guys are amazing!! Book before July 5 and see it before the end of August for the deal. Anyone want to go with me and Mr. Incredible?
$50 -- ‘Mystère’ at Treasure Island in Las Vegas, 50% OFF
$50 -- ‘Mystère’ at Treasure Island in Las Vegas, 50% OFF
$999 -- Thailand 3-City Escorted Tour Package incl. Air
$999 -- Thailand 3-City Escorted Tour Package incl. Air
I've wanted to do a trip to Thailand for years! The exchange rate is awesome- my friends that have been say you can get a great meal for about a dollar, and a nice hotel on the beach for around $25 bucks per night.
I want to go so I can ride an elephant, see the orchid farms, go to the floating market, eat amazing authentic Thai food, visit the River Kwai, and experience some of the most amazing beaches EVER!
Check it out with the Phuket tour extension- awesome!
I've wanted to do a trip to Thailand for years! The exchange rate is awesome- my friends that have been say you can get a great meal for about a dollar, and a nice hotel on the beach for around $25 bucks per night.
I want to go so I can ride an elephant, see the orchid farms, go to the floating market, eat amazing authentic Thai food, visit the River Kwai, and experience some of the most amazing beaches EVER!
Check it out with the Phuket tour extension- awesome!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Downeast Tent Sale
Are you in love with Pottery Barn furniture and Downeast Outfitter's clothes? Today is the beginning of the tent sale at Downeast Outfitters in Ogden and Logan. If you've never been there, you owe it to yourself to check it out. During the tent sale you'll be able to buy stuff at 75-90% off retail!! That's my kind of deal!
Internet Deal of the Day
Today's internet deal is from Vistaprint. Visit their site today to get a free teeshirt, photobook, and half off of lots of photo and printing services. My order was for custom thank you cards- I got 50 custom cards for just over $20 bucks. I've been looking for some and the best ones I found were not custom, but came in packs of fifty for the same price at Target. These will look much better and have a personal touch!
Check out the deals at www.vistaprint.com for the sale, it's TODAY ONLY!
Check out the deals at www.vistaprint.com for the sale, it's TODAY ONLY!
Every Blog Should Have a Special Purpose, Right?
This blog has a purpose. Probably, it is mostly for me to quantify the ways in which I spend my time. This will give me something to show for it! I seem to always have some nugget of shopping goodness, internet deal, travel tip, kids activity, or something on my mind, so this little place will be the one location where I can share and keep it all!
This summer has already been an exciting one for me and my little family. My husband, Mr. Incredible, and I have three amazing children, all ages 3 and younger. We like living La Vida Loca! Every week we go on an outing to a fun place in the Northern Utah/Idaho area, and I'll be sharing my ideas for the best, most fun, and least expensive outings for those like me with small children, to do!
Today's review is from a few weeks ago: we visited our local trout farm. Here's a few pictures from the outing!
Here's the run down: It was a little scary giving a 19 month old and a 3 year old their own fishing rods with sharp hooks at the end, but with a little assistance, they were in heaven! My fabulous sister was on hand to keep the ratio of kids to adults a little more reasonable, and it was nice to have one adult per fishing child. Our brand new "little man" slept comfortably in the stroller while we fished.
I bought a 25 cent cup of fish food- well worth the quarter! It was a feeding frenzy every time they dropped a bit in, and they loved looking at the fish!
We ended up keeping 3 fish from the adventure. The price you pay for the fishing experience depends upon the size of the fish you get. Catch and release is actually double the price of keeping the fish, so we kept the fish, and I paid the extra few bucks to have the fish master fillet them for me for easy grilling or frying later.
Total cost: $14.50
Time spent: 1 hour, plus lunch at a place with a play center afterward. It was a perfect length of time for a quick getaway and full attention spans.
Thoughts: I would definitely do it again! Four stars out of five for keeping the kids interest, and showing them the process of getting food out of the pond and onto the plate. The kids needed help pulling the fish out of the pond once they had caught them, and we had to get a little dirty while taking the hooks out of their mouths and getting them into the bucket. Bring a dirty towel and baby wipes so you don't smell like fish afterward, and be on guard for overly curious children overstepping their bounds into the ponds! The whole process was fascinating for all. Surprisingly, they weren't even nervous about having the fish get conked and gutted so we could eat them!
Favorite memory from the event: My 3-year old was very interested in the cats hanging around the fish gutting station, and kept following them into nearby trees. After we finished fishing, she asked me if we could catch a cat the same way! We had to explain that cats generally don't make for good eating. :)
Next time: We'll take a picnic lunch and eat at the tables provided by the ponds, and perhaps we'll only feed the fish. A dollar's worth of fish food would provide a lot of entertainment and almost as much excitement as the fishing experience itself!
This summer has already been an exciting one for me and my little family. My husband, Mr. Incredible, and I have three amazing children, all ages 3 and younger. We like living La Vida Loca! Every week we go on an outing to a fun place in the Northern Utah/Idaho area, and I'll be sharing my ideas for the best, most fun, and least expensive outings for those like me with small children, to do!
Today's review is from a few weeks ago: we visited our local trout farm. Here's a few pictures from the outing!
Here's the run down: It was a little scary giving a 19 month old and a 3 year old their own fishing rods with sharp hooks at the end, but with a little assistance, they were in heaven! My fabulous sister was on hand to keep the ratio of kids to adults a little more reasonable, and it was nice to have one adult per fishing child. Our brand new "little man" slept comfortably in the stroller while we fished.
I bought a 25 cent cup of fish food- well worth the quarter! It was a feeding frenzy every time they dropped a bit in, and they loved looking at the fish!
We ended up keeping 3 fish from the adventure. The price you pay for the fishing experience depends upon the size of the fish you get. Catch and release is actually double the price of keeping the fish, so we kept the fish, and I paid the extra few bucks to have the fish master fillet them for me for easy grilling or frying later.
Total cost: $14.50
Time spent: 1 hour, plus lunch at a place with a play center afterward. It was a perfect length of time for a quick getaway and full attention spans.
Thoughts: I would definitely do it again! Four stars out of five for keeping the kids interest, and showing them the process of getting food out of the pond and onto the plate. The kids needed help pulling the fish out of the pond once they had caught them, and we had to get a little dirty while taking the hooks out of their mouths and getting them into the bucket. Bring a dirty towel and baby wipes so you don't smell like fish afterward, and be on guard for overly curious children overstepping their bounds into the ponds! The whole process was fascinating for all. Surprisingly, they weren't even nervous about having the fish get conked and gutted so we could eat them!
Favorite memory from the event: My 3-year old was very interested in the cats hanging around the fish gutting station, and kept following them into nearby trees. After we finished fishing, she asked me if we could catch a cat the same way! We had to explain that cats generally don't make for good eating. :)
Next time: We'll take a picnic lunch and eat at the tables provided by the ponds, and perhaps we'll only feed the fish. A dollar's worth of fish food would provide a lot of entertainment and almost as much excitement as the fishing experience itself!
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