Libery Park: The "Central Park" of SLC

Yeah, I'm still trying to get all of my summer pictures posted! This post is part of my "What I {heart} about Utah" segment. If you're a local and haven't been to Liberty Park for a while you may want to drop by! It has become one of our favorite summertime destinations. And here are a few of our favorite things about the park.

{The rides} The ferris wheel is just one of the "old school" rides they have. Ethan begs whoever we are with to go on it with him. This time the lucky rider was Aunt Stoophy! {Thanks also goes to Uncle Peter, Marge, Heather, & everyone else who also rode with Ethan!}



And its alot faster than it looks!:)


{Yum} Ethan LOVES cotton candy. Every time we went to a fair this summer I let him pick one treat...and you guessed it! And just for the record--Liberty Park makes their cotton candy fresh, its strawberry, its $1.75, & its the best we've found.






{The Fountains} This part of the park is so great! They treat the water so the kids can run and play in it...




Each of the 7 canyons around the SL valley is represented. Every canyon also has a "river" that flows from the "top" down to the bottom where there is a wading pool.


Ah, there's nothing like cooling off your feet on a hot summer day! And with plenty of trees around, you can stay there all afternoon!




And it could possibly be Aidans favorite place to play now that he's walking.




See ya next summer Liberty Park!

Greyson's visit

We were so lucky to have our cousin Greyson {and his mom Mary & dad Peter} from Oregon visit us for a week in August! Peter was working on a commericial in SLC so he brought the fam. It was so great. Here's a few pictures...

{The love touch} Greyson is about 6 months older than Aidan, & they are so funny. Grey couldn't stop touching Aidan's head.



{Temple Square} Mary & Greyson had never been to Temple Square, so it was fun to visit the top tourist site in Utah with fresh eyes! {And no, Aidan isn't sleeping...I only wish.}

{Model of Jerusalem} If you haven't been to Temple Square its great place. Not only is it beautiful, but educational. There are also movies, tours, artwork, family history libraries, & other great things to see and do. Even if you aren't religious you can appreciate the architecture of the Salt Lake Temple {which took 40 years to build} & the gorgeous landscaping on the temple grounds.

This is a small scale model of Jerusalem during Christ's time explaining where things took place.



{The group} Steph, Peter, Mary, & the kids...



{The tour} Yeah, I'd say any sort of "tour" is less effective for these little guys. :)



{The Tabernacle} Behind Peter and cute Greyson is the Salt Lake Tabernacle. Yes, this is where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir got its name. For years this building hosted General Conference {when the entire 13 million members of the church meet via satellite to hear from church leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints}. Now an larger building called the Conference Center hosts the bi-annual {April & October} event for the church.



Come visit us again soon! Love you guys!