Salt Lake City

We just returned from four days in SLC. Tripp's sister, Elizabeth, and her family traveled to Salt Lake for the beginning of their three week vacation. We all stayed at my family's house in Draper and spent a few days checking out the sites (they've never been to Utah).

Saturday was spent in Park City where all the kids rode the alpine slide, mountain coaster and zip line while Abbie and I enjoyed the ciy's annual art festival. We stopped by "This is the Place" on the way back home that evening (the spot where Brigham Young stopped his wagon train and announced that they would make a home in the valley).

Sunday morning was spent on Temple Square. It has been 3 1/2 years since Tripp and I were there and it was really overwhelming to visit the spot where we were married and not only have Kyle with us again, but Abbie and the new baby (in my tummy) as well. So many wonderful things have happened to us in the past three years and I was filled with gratitude for everything and everyone we've been blessed with. Sunday afternoon we visited Abbie's favorite place in the world, the Gateway Children's Museum. She spent a few hours playing in the little kid exhibits while the big kids had a ton of fun with the big kid stuff.

On Monday we visited the Beehive House and Geneology Library before heading home. The rest of the family visited a few additional sites in the morning and evening but between attempting to visit my Grandma and Abbie being pooped out, we cut the day a little short.

The visit ended with news of the birth of my nephew and goodbyes to the group who was heading on to Yellowstone. We will be catching up with them again in a couple of weeks for the Thompson family reunion (Tripp's four siblings and their families).

After returning to town late Tuesday afternoon, we stopped by the hospital to see Lindsay, Wes and baby Nate (Nathan M. Griffeth). He is really darling and so tiny. Abbie all of the sudden seems like a giant! She was interested in the baby and I think hanging out with him will be good practice for her new brother/sister.