This weekend, we took a much needed family vacation together. With Dave's schooling and all of the craziness of the season, we needed a get away. Our vacation took us to Salt Lake City. Growing up, my family went to see the lights on Temple Square every year. Dave and I have not been back since our first Christmas together. When we first arrived, Chad nearly wore out the carpet in our hotel room looking out the window at the trains going by. Needless to say, we also had to ride the trains several times.
We had a great time. The night we visited Temple Square, it was snowing a lot! There were not many people there, but it was beautiful. Tyler was very bundled and cozy in his stroller.
Chad really loved eating the snowflakes. I had forgotten how beautiful and peaceful it is there.
On Saturday, we spent some time at the Discovery Center. I had never been there. In Pocatello, we don't have cool places like that. Chad had the time of his life. He loved every minute. We were so excited for him to see everything that we were running him from one thing to the next. His favorite was the "Kid's Eye View." This is where everything is in minature. Chad got to build the city with cranes and blocks. There was a kid sized house and a kid sized grocery store.
Chad especially loved shopping for food at the store. Then he would take his basket of food to the house and put it all away in the fridge there. I could just see the gears turning in his mind as he played "grown up."
This was the kid sized car. You could fill the tires with air, put gas in it and then sit in it and drive. Tyler even got in on this one.
Tonight as we drove back home, I asked Chad what he liked most about our trip. His answer . . . "All v' it!"
We had a great time. The night we visited Temple Square, it was snowing a lot! There were not many people there, but it was beautiful. Tyler was very bundled and cozy in his stroller. 
Chad really loved eating the snowflakes. I had forgotten how beautiful and peaceful it is there. 
On Saturday, we spent some time at the Discovery Center. I had never been there. In Pocatello, we don't have cool places like that. Chad had the time of his life. He loved every minute. We were so excited for him to see everything that we were running him from one thing to the next. His favorite was the "Kid's Eye View." This is where everything is in minature. Chad got to build the city with cranes and blocks. There was a kid sized house and a kid sized grocery store. 
Chad especially loved shopping for food at the store. Then he would take his basket of food to the house and put it all away in the fridge there. I could just see the gears turning in his mind as he played "grown up." 
This was the kid sized car. You could fill the tires with air, put gas in it and then sit in it and drive. Tyler even got in on this one. 
Tonight as we drove back home, I asked Chad what he liked most about our trip. His answer . . . "All v' it!" 
How fun! It may sound silly, but it is hard for us to get to Temple Square and we are only 2 hours away. We usually try and go between family Christmas parties. (We have his family in the morning and mine at night and slip over between.) Last time, Steven didn't want to pay for parking....we ended up with a parking ticket instead!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad everyone had such a good time. That Discovery center sounds pretty cool!
How fun! I am glad you could take a little trip with your family. What fun you had!
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