One of our Filipino family members got married over the weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. After months and months applying for VISA's and dealing with all that fun immigration stuff everything worked out and she was able to move to Utah in March and a wedding deadline of 3 months. Of course we had to go for the wedding, no questions, and that is all in a different post but this post is all about the non-wedding fun stuff we did while we were there.
We arrived Wednesday and checked into our hotel which was maybe two blocks from temple square. We all needed some time out of the car, using our legs, so we quickly dumped our stuff in the hotel room and walked to temple square. It was hot, sunny and beautiful. I always love walking around temple square. They keep it so perfectly landscaped and clean. There weren't too many people there and maybe because it was a Wednesday close to dinner time but it was perfect because I could let the kids run a little bit and not worry about them running into people. It also gave me the perfect opportunity to take a picture of them by the water in front of the temple without a bride in the background.
When pictures were finished we all went out for lunch and spent some time getting to know Gabe better and making sure he was good enough for our Christabel.
After we went out separate ways we made our way to the temple Visitors' Center and let the kids watch some Book of Mormon movies. We had also never ventured into the South Visitors' Center before and so we checked that out as well. That center focuses on families and the Temple. They actually had a miniature replica of the Salt Lake Temple that you could look in and see what was inside other then the rooms we've been in. It was pretty cool!
Friday was the day of the sealing and I was able to do Christabels' nails, her hair and makeup before we made our way over for the sealing. After the sealing we were able to join Gabes' family at his parents house for a delicious authentic Mexican meal. It was such a great day. Ryan was also able to meet up with a friend who he used to work with at Focus and we hadn't seen him in a few years and we appreciated him coming to our hotel to visit with us.
Saturday was a day for us and we weren't too sure what we were going to do to fill it. We all got ready for the day, got into the car and Ryan decided that we should check out a few things we haven't done before. The first stop was and we were not prepared. It's not a hard hike or anything but the girls and I were in sandals and skirts so although it was doable we probably screamed tourists. The view from the top was amazing and worth the time.From there we went to This Is The Place Heritage Park which is where Brigham Young first entered the Valley. They had huge monuments which told the stories that were a part of the start of Salt Lake. Inside there was a little museum that told the story of the pioneers and all they went through to get to the valley and also told about the Mormon Battalion. It was really interesting and maybe next time we'll actually pay money to do more then just check out the monument and gift shop/museum.
Ryan took us for a trip down memory lane and showed us a bunch of different areas from his mission, which he served in South Salt Lake. He told us some fun stories and bragged about the wheelies he could perform on his bike that were blocks long, parade worthy in fact.
We spent our afternoon at Chuck e Cheese and let the kids go wild with tokens. It was amazing and I know they loved it. Dreams just might come true at Chuck e Cheese. We had a couple other errands to run and made our way to Target and the grocery store to stock up for dinners and went back to the hotel where the kids had a swim. It turned out to be a full day.
It was a busy, fun time but man, that drive kills me. I must be getting old.
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