Salt Lake City Highlights

It's early morning in Moab and everyone is still sleeping so I thought I'd take a few minutes to share some of our favorite photos taken during our time in Salt Lake City.

Friday we went to Thanksgiving Point and toured the gardens.  The children's garden was almost like an outdoor children's museum.  There was a large Noah's ark water play area, a maze, rocks to climb on, a creek with floats provided so you could watch them go down the creek, and a cave to explore among other things.  Our girls were delighted!

Aunt Lori and all the girls except Virginia

who was upset that we were leaving.

Putting floats in the creek, a fun activity for all ages

Michaela found a nice shady spot!

Lillian exploring the caves

After lunch at our car, we then went to the main gardens.  I wondered ahead of time if the girls would complain since we did the children's garden first but they did not (I think feeding them first helped).  We had an enjoyable walk through beautiful landscapes.  There was a koi pond where we fed the fish and a huge waterfall that the trail eventually went up and over. 

Alaina and Lillian enjoying the gardens

Feeding the fish

 

The whole crew in front of the waterfall

We capped off our day with a visit to Ron's brother's home where they served us a delicious dinner. It was great to see Cameron and Anne and their 18 month old Gavin. They have a beautiful home with a large shady backyard. This was our first visit to see them and we enjoyed their hospitality.

Anne, Cameron, Keri, and Ron

Gavin sharing his water table with Lillian. 

They are exactly one year apart in age.

Saturday was catch up day.  We did some shopping and laundry but we also spent some time at a wonderful indoor pool.  After spending the entire day in the sun on Friday, we realized we were not as prepared as we needed to be and sun hats moved right up to the top of our shopping needs!

Lillian wearing our hats!

Murray Park Indoor Pool was loaded with fun at an affordable price!  It was the perfect size for our family and we enjoyed their relaxed environment about age rules.  Even the youngest ones were able to enjoy the water slide. 

Bethany enjoying the lazy river

Lillian spent most of her time jumping in.

Michaela and Alaina on the waterslide

Rebekah and Virginia having fun. 

You can see the sprinkler play area in the background.

Annaleigh was so tired, she slept the entire time we were at the pool.

After swimming, Lori took Michaela, Rebekah and Bethany around town to explore while the rest of us headed back for naps.  One of the older girls will have to share with you about their time together.

Keri