On Wednesday we decided to do something we haven't ever done before and rode the train from Ogden to downtown SLC to see the Christmas lights on Temple Square. Jameson was more than a little excited to ride the train.
"Mom, What IS this??" Yeah, that would be a pay telephone. My kids had never seen one before.
You put money in it and you can make a phone call. I know, ancient history, right? I grew up making collect calls from pay phones to get rides home from high school after practice.
We got there before it was dark so we headed to Kneaders for some warm soup in a bread bowl.
We saw the lights just after they turned on for the night and then spent some time in the Church History Museum. Then it was back to the train station to go home.
As luck would have it Korinne ran into a friend from her school class on the way home so they sat together and played card games on the way back.
The other kids spent their time playing games of strength and skill.
The competition was fierce and a good time was had by all.
The next day more cousins arrived in town so the games began.
Tenzi anyone?
Reubens are an acquired taste so usually it takes the kids a few years to really catch on. My older kids love Reuben sandwiches now but this wasn't always the case. It was the same for me when I was growing up. I didn't like them and then all of the sudden one year they were delicious. I've been hooked every since.
My brother and his wife Tricia in town from Pennsylvania.
My brother Taylor and his wife Jen in town from Shanghai, China.
Happy Birthday Mckay!
Then it was a football game for the boys, and games/puzzles for the girls.
It has been a long time since we have had so many members of my family together for Christmas and New Years. The kids loved spending time with their cousins. In fact, 15 of the 19 cousins on my side of the family were all together for a few days, a rare thing, indeed.
New Years day was on a Sunday this year and our ward just happened to be the ward moving into the 9 a.m. time slot so it was a little painful to be up and at 'em so bright and early after a night of new years celebrations, but we made it. Going from the 1 p.m. to the 9 a.m schedule is always a big adjustment anyway.
Happy New Year!!
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