Temple Square

 We spent another day of our trip walking around Temple Square.  This was a first for the boys, and unfortunately, we didn't get to see everything we wanted.  If you're going to spend a day walking around Temple Square, you want to do it with my husband.  His insight and stories make it SO much more entertaining!  Plus, when we got to the Conference Center, we got our own private tour of the rooftop.

However, our first stop was the Church History Museum.  We got to lay in ship bunkbeds,

 Practice pulling handcarts,

 Go deep sea fishing

 Build an ancient palace

 Gather eggs from all the clucking chickens

 And practice speaking from the pulpit

(where Brychan recited a couple of the Articles of Faith for everyone in the room)

 We then walked across to Temple Square, where we counted all the fountains, and sat inside the Tabernacle for awhile.  Brychan was very interested in the tabernacle and was sad that the upper section was closed off while we were there.  He loved the lights behind the organ; that day the colors kept changing between blue and green (his favorites!).

 We also went to the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building to check out the view 

(and to ride the elevators, of course).

We stopped by the Church Office Building (which was a first for me; I had never been there) and we for another elevator ride to the observation deck to look over the city.  It was a fun morning spent.  The kids loved it and David got to visit with a couple of security buddies, which made it fun for him too.  Our walking tour really made me miss living in Utah!