On the morning of our last day we toured a few sites on Temple Square. We started with the Conference Center. We saw the main conference room, the original Book of Mormon paintings by Arnold Friberg, many other sculptures and artwork, and then saw the grounds on the rooftop. 
Our family on the roof of the Conference Center.
We then walked over to the Church Office Building and took a ride up to the observation deck. What a view!
Our next stop was a visit to Brigham Young's house (Beehive House). It was so interesting and the kids stayed engaged for the most part.
McKenna loved the pretty "dess" and really wanted to play with the toys in the kids' room.
Outside after the tour. McKenna is mad that she didn't get one of the lemon heads they handed out at the end. She's just not old enough for hard candy. But isn't it a cute pouty face??
We wanted to see and do more, but it was so cold outside and we were hungry. So we bailed on Temple Square and ate lunch at a place we've been wanting to try for years. We are always on the lookout for an authentic Philly Cheesesteak and this was supposed to be the best place in Utah. Like others, it came close but not the real thing. Besides, they had great customer service and no one yelled at us for ordering too slow.
After lunch we went to the Living Planet Aquarium. It was very crowded since it was Spring Break. But we (meaning Dave and I...the kids were too chicken) were able to pet a stingray. We saw sharks, eels, a huge octopus, and the new penguin exhibit. The penguins were so fun to watch!
The stingrays were so slimy!
Our family on the roof of the Conference Center.We then walked over to the Church Office Building and took a ride up to the observation deck. What a view!
Our next stop was a visit to Brigham Young's house (Beehive House). It was so interesting and the kids stayed engaged for the most part.
McKenna loved the pretty "dess" and really wanted to play with the toys in the kids' room.
Outside after the tour. McKenna is mad that she didn't get one of the lemon heads they handed out at the end. She's just not old enough for hard candy. But isn't it a cute pouty face??
We wanted to see and do more, but it was so cold outside and we were hungry. So we bailed on Temple Square and ate lunch at a place we've been wanting to try for years. We are always on the lookout for an authentic Philly Cheesesteak and this was supposed to be the best place in Utah. Like others, it came close but not the real thing. Besides, they had great customer service and no one yelled at us for ordering too slow.After lunch we went to the Living Planet Aquarium. It was very crowded since it was Spring Break. But we (meaning Dave and I...the kids were too chicken) were able to pet a stingray. We saw sharks, eels, a huge octopus, and the new penguin exhibit. The penguins were so fun to watch!
The stingrays were so slimy!
(It's hard to get a good shot of the fast-swimming penguins.)
And that was the end of our little trip. It was a lot of fun and just staying in a hotel, eating yummy breakfast, being together, and swimming was enough of a vacation for us. Everything else was just icing.
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