This past weekend the Kesler girls took a trip down to Salt Lake to have a little getaway. It was so much fun and much needed (at least for me anyway).
We started our weekend off by attending the Draper, UT temple. It is beautiful!
We enjoyed a great session!
Then it was off to IKEA! You can't go down to Salt Lake without going to IKEA (the store that has something for everyone). Annie & I's kids are obsessed with "herbies" so we thought we better get a pic.
We all found some fun things. We were there for 2 hours and could've been longer! Great store!
And of course, you got to love the cinnamon rolls at the checkout. I'm sure they do that on purpose. Probably some of the best cinnamon rolls I have ever had!
And you can't leave without buying Daims. They are like mini Skor bars. AMAZING!
We then headed off for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. None of us have eaten there before except for Cami, so we thought we would give it a try. It was well worth the try. Amazing food - huge portions, but amazing food!
This is right before our table almost got stolen. After waiting 85 minutes it was finally our time to be seated. There was a group of young couples that were standing by us and pretended they were us. But don't worry - Mom came to the rescue! It was hilarious!
We stayed the night at the Kimball Condos right by the Conference Center - very convenient! We had a great time staying up into the wee hours of the morning chatting! Good times huh?
We started the next day off by going to the Beehive House to have a tour. It was neat to see! I love old houses, furniture, etc. It was interesting to see how they lived back in the day! (Brigham Young's day)
In the South Visitor's Center on Temple Square they have this replica of the Salt Lake Temple. It is amazing how perfect it is. It was also neat to have it right there in front of the real temple so you really can see how identical they are.
On one side they have it open and have mini replicas of the rooms in the temple. It was identical and so amazing! How fun would that have been to make that! Highly recommended!
We carried on and had a tour of the Conference Center. It was neat to be so close to where the brethren sit. I've always been in the boonies, so it was neat to see what the view is like closer! Fun Fact: the Conference Center is 1.5 million square feet! Crazy huh?
We tried to take a pic of ourselves in a mirror! It worked!
On the roof of the Conference Center! I had never been up there before. Fascinating!
We had such a great time and are so glad we were able to go. We are missing 2 sister-in-laws and hope to be able to catch them next time.
FYI: if you get to go to the North Visitor's Center on Temple Square, they have an amazing progressive video called "God's Plan for the Family". It is amazing and you will love it. It really puts our Heavenly Father's plan into perspective. Needless to say, we had a great time and I know I am looking forward to the next one. Thanks everyone!
2 comments:
How fun! I am so glad that you got to have some time with just girls...it really looks like you guys had an uplifting/fun time. Seeing you makes me so excited to hopefully be able to get together in May! I am already so pumped! You look so great by the way. Miss you guys!
That looks like a blast! Next time you guys come this way, we should all get together. We need to get the cousins together more often!
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