This is the Place

I took Sheila and the grandkids to This is the Place Park one gloomy but dry Saturday morning.

Toured the monument, visitors center, rode the train, which included a stop to tour the Brigham Young home. A fun outing.

All aboard!

Here comes the train!

ready to go

on our way

having a turn with the whistle and bell

Touring the Brigham Young home

sitting on the school bench

fancy piano

fancy wood-burning stove

on the ride through the park

ZCMI store

mega handcarts

gristmill

Heber C. Kimball home, reception center

farms and monument

Visitors Center

Halie in pioneer playroom

pioneer playroom

visitors center reception room

playing with the toys

treats after the train ride

8 greats

Guess I'll play along. Hard to come up with 8 of any of these, but here it goes;

This was the hardest, since I don't watch many TV shows, mostly movies.
8 Favorite TV Shows;
1. Music and the Spoken Word
2. News
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. Whatever is on Animal Planet
5. When Von watches History Channel
6. When Von watches Modern Marvels
7. BYU Football
8. America's Funny Home Videos

8 Favorite Restaurants;
1. Lyon House Pantry
2. Old Spaghetti Factory
3. Chef Tom's
4. Chilli's
5. JB's
6. Dee's
7. El Rancho Grande
8. Denny's

8 Things you did yesterday;
1. Walked 30 minutes
2. Drove to Park City to give a talk at a RS Retreat
3. Toured a model home with Rosie and kids
4. Put up Christmas lights out front
5. Fixed dinner
6. Made fudge
7. Went grocery shopping
8. Called and talked to my mother

8 things you look forward to;
1. Rosie getting her own home
2. Dave and family coming for Christmas
3. Dave passing his AC course
4. Sheila's baby arriving safely
5. Kristin's baptism
6. 4 days off work for Thanksgiving
7. summer
8. the Millenium

8 things you like about Fall;
1. the colors
2. Halloween
3. Thanksgiving
4. pumpkins
5. apples
6. hot chocolate or cider
7. back into my sweats
8. the extra hour of sleep

8 things you wish for;
1. to lose weight
2. more will power
3. new bathroom
4. to quit work
5. no more hot flashes
6. to be out of debt
7. live closer to family and friends
8. to not lose my mind

I'm supposed to tag others to reveal their great 8's;
Jane, Jo, Dad or mother, Willy, Jennifer, Nancy, Shirley, and anyone else who reads this.

Kristin is 8!

Kristin and cousin Kelsy Robinson

Opening presents

Lighting the candles

true happiness...dessert, a favorite gift, and

family!

the birthday girl

We (Buxtons and Robinsons) all got together for Kristin's birthday last night at our church hall...had pizza, balloons, presents, brownies, cupcakes, and icecream (yum!). Good fun and all the cousins were entertained by various family members playing tag and hide and seek throughout the church.