Stay-cation- Pt. 2

For day 2, we got a SLC Connect Pass. My co-worker clued me into this handy pass that for one price ($20 per day for Adults) gets you into a ton of local SLC attractions. First we decided to visit the Living Planet Aquarium.

Look- Birdy the Science Kid!

I tried to bribe EJ to touch one of the rays in the touch pool, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Daddy and Papper did, though.

We took pictures and visited the South American Jungle exhibit. This is the girls doing their "Scary Jungle" faces:

The pass includes a $10 credit to the Lion House Pantry restaurant, so we headed to Temple Square for some lunch! We unexpectedly had to park far away (the JSMB lot was full) so we had a fun time walking through Temple Square from the Conference Center.

EJ and Birdy had fun looking at the brides and Fountains. It was the first time we'd eaten at the Lion House Pantry and it was super-good. I got the Lion House chicken and the rolls and dessert was awesome!

Next up on the tour de SLC was a visit to This is the Place Heritage Village- also something we'd never done before. The girls were really excited to wear their pioneer hats (surely you noticed them in the aquarium pics?)

In this picture, they look like outlaws, lounging in front of the lodging house.

Riding the train around the village was a HUGE hit- easily the highlight of the village for the girls.

The girls also really loved riding the tiny train around the pond. We wanted to go to the zoo to see the baby elephant and tigers, but we ran out of time! Next time!

Stay-cation with Grandma and Papper- Pt. 1

We had intended to go to Yellowstone for KFR '09 this weekend, but it kind of fell through in the last month. Since we found we had some time off of work, we decided to have a "stay-cation" (I hate that word, btw) and explore the world around us. We invited Grandma and Papper, DMP's parents to join us since it also happened to be their birthday's (the 2nd and 4th).

Our first adventure was to visit the Thanksgiving Point gardens. It was beautiful and the weather was cool and clear- perfect for fall garden exploring. We fed the giant Koi who were starving because of the lack of visitors.

Birdy read the map and told us how to get places.

The best part was that we rented a golf cart to get around. It was super fun. I think this picture below is what Birdy is going to be like when she gets a real car- complete with elephant blanket.The whole crew overlooking the garden:

Then it was home for baths and stories with Grandma!