Vacation Part 2

Thursday we went to the Strong Museum of Play. What a cool place this was! Everything was to get kids to play and use their imaginations. It was huge and we really could have stayed all day to get to see and do everything. There was a grocery store, and airplane, a Sesame Street area, and so many more areas. Eden was my buddy here and we only saw about half of the place. The kids had so much fun! Eden at the Lego table.

Grandma, Sariah, Eden (in front of gma) and Naomi on the train

After lunch at The Cheesecake Factory (YUMMY! I had Godiva cheesecake), we headed to Palmyra. Here is a picture of where Joseph Smith had to sleep with 2 brothers. No more complaining about sharing a room!

This is a picture of the Temple from the Smith Family Farm. The temple has a w

window that looks out over the Sacred Grove, which is directly behind me as I took

this pic.


Next we went to the sacred grove. So beautiful and peaceful! I snuck of from the group and had a couple of minutes to myself. Wow.

Here is Naomi in the Sacred Grove

And Ammon. We got all the kids. I hope they remember this special place.

Here is the entire family just outside the Grove

That night we saw the pageant and it was great! This is a shot of all the cast during the first song.

It brought back memories of my family being in the Independence, MO pageant when we were younger.

Another busy day and very late day. Again, so thankful for terrific grandparents!