Vacation Part5

As soon as we got into Salt lake we had lunch and went to Temple Square

 We walked around and then went in to get a tour of the Conference center....is was amazing, beautiful artwork, huge building really a fun tour for us, but it was a little long for the kids.

 This is on the roof of the conference center and when you look at it is shows your reflection with the other people etched in it!

 And here is the view from the other side- the beautiful Salt lake Temple!

 The kids loved the temple and there were a few brides around the temple grounds so we got to talk about Temple marriage.

 This is at the Visitors center and Grandma Inman told them to find it when they were on vacation so they were so pleased with themselves and wanted to call her right away to tell them they had seen it.

 One of the things they said about the conference center is that Gordon B. Hinkley requested that they seats be VERY comfortable- Here are the seats in the Tabernacle, can you imagine sitting on those hard wooden seats for 4 hours????

 This was at another visitors center- a cut away of the temple and all it's rooms

 Downstairs there were Tons of dioramas with videos with everything from scripture stories to the importance of the family- I could have spent ALL DAY there looking at everything, but after 3 hours the kids were antsy and wanted to go something more interactive...

Vacation Part 6

We went to the Hoogle Zoo in Salt lake (because Zoo's are our favorite thing) and played a little bit in the zoo play area

 After being reverent for a few hours the kids were a little crazy...

 well and Malachi too

 This was a really cool zoo- there were a ton of animals that I had never seen before

 the Tiger was very active and was cool to watch

 And the zoo was huge so Andrew and Mallory had to check their maps after every animal

 This was a GIANT metal elephant that sneezed...this is Mallory and Daddy waiting to get sneezed on!

 There was so much to see, but it was really HOT

 The Giraffes were fun- they were 15 feet tall

 Then after we went out to dinner at Chili's

 Super yummy and we had never been before, so it was fun- then (of course) a little shopping before we headed back to the hotel

 There was some mix up with this hotel reservation and they didn't have a pool so the kids took Extra long, Extra big baths!

Vacation Part8

After the Museum we went to Nathanael's and Mary-Ann's house and played in the pool!

 Andrew and Mallory had TOO much fun and loved playing with Jackson- although it made us miss Bruce

 We got to play with Baby Jacob too- oh man, he is growing too fast!

 Jacob was really fun! Then Uncle Nathanael got home from work and brought a "surprise guest" Uncle Isaac all the way from Washington (he flew on an airplane) and we had a little BBQ

 It was great to sit around and chat with everyone- Thanks for letting us stay at your house- it was perfect!

The next morning on our way out we went up to Logan and hit all the factory's up there, Cookie, Cheese, eggs, Ice cream and Candy- Basically filled up our car and headed across Idaho to Oregon...

We stayed in La Grand for a night at a hotel- swam in the pool then ate breakfast in the morning and hit the road!

 Our road trip was OVER 2,400 miles and we were in the car A LOT....but the kids did really well and we took lots of breaks! Between Movies, Harry Potter on CD, snacks, Granny's search and find game and naps it really didn't seem like that long at ALL.

 About a block away from our house we went though a Automatic car wash- which apparently was the HIGHLIGHT of the trip- kind of a grand finale!!!

It was SO much fun! Thank you to everyone who fed us, lodged us, and helped us- we had a blast! But I am so glad to be home in my own bed, hot water, food ( NOT eating out) and hopefully we can get back into a normal routine......

DEEP BREATH because school starts tomorrow!

Vacation Part7

The next day we went to Thanksgiving Point and walked around their gardens

 It's kind of an interesting place...it was beautiful weather (again) so we just walked around looking at all the amazing flowers and landscape

 There was also a gift shop, farm, and other things too

 but what we REALLY wanted to see was the Dinosaur museum

 Everything in this place was HUGE and really cool

 There was a special sound exhibit (before you went into the actual Dinosaur part) and is showed how sound travels and waves....

 This is Mallory making a dinosaur- they had tons of Plush pieces with velcro of them for you to create your own dinosaur.

 And they had a Sand and water table to play in with little dinosaur figurines

 AND you could uncover your own fossils like a real archaeologist

 The kids thought it was great...they kept asking if stuff was "real"...well yes it is Real but not alive

 Super fun museum....

 And then I bought them these rings at the gift shop- What a fun Mommy!

Oh, what do you do in the Summertime....

When all the world is green...

 Do you Have a pizza party

 Or go to the park

 or Eat at the lunchie place, is that what you do, so do I!

Oh What do you do in the Summer time when all the world is green....

 Do you join in a band

 or loose you front tooth

 or go to Primary! Is that what you do, So do I!

 Oh what do you do in the summer time when all the world is green...

do you play at the beach

 or run through the sprinkler

Or watch a T-ball game....is that what you do, So do I!