A great day with the family (17 of 31)

today was different
unlike most others
today our family ventured out...
to places we usually don't
today we:
took a drive to Snow Basin to have our family pictures taken
it was a beautiful morning
looking at my children all happy and surrounded in God's creations
beautiful fall colors
emotions of pure happiness as I watched my children
watching as each of my daughter enjoyed:
throwing leaves in the stream
and
picking up a handful of leaves and throwing them into the air
it was perfect moments
and I couldn't have been happier
I didn't want it to end

We came home
took some additional pictures
repacked the bags for a longer adventure
checked the departure times
the kids didn't know where we were going and the suspense was building
"give us a clue...what does it start with?"
"f or t. Depending on what you call it."
We are loaded in the car
"tell me one more clue"

"it is red, white and blue"

"It's the American Flag!?"

We pulled into the Front Runner Station and cheers were heard all throughout the car.

To say they were excited would be an understatement

We all boarded the train

( something 4 out of the 5 of us had never experienced)

a few minutes later we were off to...

Temple Square in Salt Lake

It was fun to walk around and see things through our children's eyes

We briefly spoke with some sister missionaries

Ellie said, "you just talked with real live missionaries!"

I loved to hear her excitement

We walked around

we loved being so close to the temple

they enjoyed playing in the water

we went and watched the movie in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building

if you haven't scene it, it is a good one!

we were told the movie had been changed a little from its original version

after the movie I think we were all a little worn out

and decided to head for home

back on the train

All and all it was a GREAT day!

It was WONDERFUL to be out together as a family - all 5 of us!