Temple Square

Last week I took the kids up to Salt Lake.  I had to get my computer from the Apple Store at the shopping center right across the street from Temple Square (City Creek).  There is a closer Apple Store in Murray but the one in Salt Lake could see me before I had to go to California last weekend...so I went up to Salt Lake.  When I got back from California my computer was ready to be picked up.  I took all the kids with me and thought we could play in the water fountain there and then walk over to Temple Square.  I didn't get a lot of good pictures on this trip (see another Temple Square trip HERE).  But back to Apple...

I love the Apple Store.  The kids got to play on iPads loaded with kid games while I waited for my computer.  It only took five minutes or so, but none of them wanted to leave.  I'm sure they would have pressed every button in that store if I let them.

We went outside (still at the mall) and ate sandwiches while playing in the fountain.

John and Grant got the wettest.  Emma reluctantly made a friend.  A little girl her size kept coming up and trying to engage with Emma.  Emma was very wary of her.  She's at that separation anxiety now big time.  Going to the nursery has only made this worse.  She is suspicious of strangers.  Which is probably good.

So once my two little boys were completely soaked  from the splash pad/water fountain we walked over to Temple Square.  John sat on a wood bench in the visitor center and left a wet spot.  I didn't think he would get that wet.  It was a warm day so we went outside and he dried out a little.

Watching a video in the visitor's center

Got all five of them in one shot.  None of them looking at me except sort of Emma.

Can you see John and Grant's CA bear flag shirts?  I'm excited about California.

The kids all liked the model of the temple.  I thought it was pretty cool too.

Inside the tabernacle.  Grant very badly wanted to go upstairs.

I tried getting a picture from the side of the kids and the Christus statue.  Not the best picture.  A nice lady offered to take a picture of all of us (top picture)...and here it is again.

Had to go see Temple Square one last time before we leave Utah.  Some of the kids wanted to walk over to the conference center, but then people started melting down and fighting so we headed back to the car and got some smoothies on the way.  I'm glad we went but I was also ready to call it a day by then.