3 Days in SLC

On our way home to Arizona, we stopped for a few days in Salt Lake City to visit Great-Grandma King.

First up, we wanted to see the sites down town and to make the experience more memorable we hopped on the TRAX for our ride.  Nathan and Bracken were beyond thrilled.  At the end of the day when we rode the TRAX back home we had a little mishap with getting on the wrong train, figuring it out quickly and getting on  the right train, but we unknowingly left behind Bracky's little back pack filled with his favorite toys.  I was sick to my stomach as I mentally added up the sum of how much it would cost to replace those toys.  Amazingly enough, when Grandma King went to the lost and found office the next morning, our little back pack was there waiting for us!  Bracky was one happy kid.

Our first stop was the Church History Museum.  This year they have a special exhibit for children all about the Book of Mormon and it's people.  My favorite station was the Mariachi dancing.  Nathan looked muy guapo in his mariachi vest stomping his feet and shaking his booty.

After we toured the Book of Mormon exhibit, we enjoyed a picnic lunch on Temple Square.  The boys enjoyed the open space to roam and play with their monster trucks and I soaked in all the beautiful flowers.

The next afternoon the boys and I headed down to Great-Grandmas pool and Nathan perfected his front flip.

Later in the afternoon we went to an aquarium in Sandy, UT.  It was just the right size for my kids.  They loved the penguins, sharks and the sting rays.  We walked past the sting rays several times and it took Nathan about 5 passes to work up the nerve to try touching one.  Bracken loved every second of the aquarium.  At each tank and exhibit he would stop, look and absorb every little detail.  Grandma King and I loved seeing him so enthralled.  His most favorite fish was the chocolate chip cookie star fish, it is tan with black nodules along it's legs making it look like a chocolate chip cookie.