On Wednesday, July 2, we went to downtown Salt Lake. Our first stop was Memory Grove. It is a beautiful park that has monuments for Utah Soldiers for all the different wars.
The Memorial House in Memory Grove was open for tours that day. They also had fun activities for the kids to do there. Some of the kids opted to stay behind and do the activities while the rest of us explored the monuments. I hear Addy made this gumdrop structure all by herself. This is a skill she gets from her father.
We enjoyed a picnic lunch in the park.
While we were eating, some missionaries walked by. We asked them to share a spiritual thought with us.
After we left Memory Grove, we headed for Temple Square. Addy hitched a ride with Grandpa.
The wall around Temple Square. Thomas Sunderland Hawkins, Steve's 3rd Great Grandfather on his mother's side, worked to build this wall when he first immigrated to Salt Lake from England. He is the kids 4th Great Grandfather.
After leaving Temple Square we went across the street to the Church History Museum. My girls headed straight for their favorite exhibit and this is where they stayed the entire time we were in the museum.
We have two aspiring artists in the family, Emily and Meagan.
Mike getting in on the dance action.
And Spencer.
And then everyone got a little dance crazy. Sheila, Lisa, Amanda and Allyson. We all decided we NEED one of these dresses. They are so comfy and they make you feel beautiful and they would be awesome to clean the house in.
After we left the museum we headed toward the U for dinner at The Pie.
Handy, I just happened to have an array of Sharpie markers in my purse for such an occasion as this.
Mmmm, mmmm...My very most favorite pizza EVER! Xtreme Veggie!
It was a long, fun, exhausting day. We headed home and played games and poor Steve went back to work. He was working on a night job this week so every night around 9:30 he had to leave to go to work.
Emily gave Grandpa a new hair style.
