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My parents live in Harrisville (north of Ogden) and my mother actually works down at the U. It's quite the commute and they pay for her to have a pass on the commute train. Since the second my kids found out that Grandma gets to ride a TRAIN to work, they have been dying to go for a ride.

One special day, with aunt, uncle and some cousins in tow, we rode the train. Grandma had the afternoon off so we were going take the train down and meet her down town Salt Lake. We woke up, got everyone dressed and ready and made it to the train station. The kids were so excited!!

The train ride was about an hour and the kids all loved looking out the window. They also found it kind of cool that the train would make stops and you didn't have to get off, you kept riding until you got to the right stop. Weird. Anyway, we made it to the downtown station. It was hot so, naturally, we decided to walk the couple blocks to the Gateway. I do love to shop!! Grandma met us there and we shopped, ate lunch, and shopped some more. FUN TIMES.

The purpose of meeting Grandma down town was to take the kids to Temple Square. So after the shopping at the outdoor mall, we walked to our destination (remember...it was hot and all persons two and up walked). They were troopers and we finally made it. After we drank enough water (from the courtesy drinking fountain) to float a whale, the kids thought it would be a good idea to try their hardest to get into one of the real water fountains. I, of course, disagreed. After that struggle, we were able to go into the tabernacle, walk around the grounds, and enjoy the temple.

As much fun as the walk was on the way there, we opted to take the bus back to the train station. Good idea, everyone was exhausted. A bus and a train all on the same day-madness!! It was a long hot day, but the kids enjoyed their train ride (bus ride too) and we all had a great time (and found some good deals!). The kids thought Temple Square was "pretty", "nice", "quiet" , and A said she was going to get married in the Salt Lake Temple because it looks the most like a castle. Logical really given her princess status. I was hot and tired and stressed trying to keep kids safe and hydrated and respectful while we were there, but it was wonderful to take my children somewhere they could appreciate the history of the church, and hopefully, between reprimands, the spirit.