This Is Where I Visited

This is the house I grew up in and loved as a young girl.

This was my street where I rode bikes, carried my first dog home and acquired the scars on my knees.

This is my bus stop where my brand new dress got splashed with mud from a puddle.

This is where we ate meals and where I peed on the carpet during a thunder storm.

This is where Mom rocked us in her rocking chair and Santa left footprints on the hearth.

This is where I impatiently waited for many peach cobblers to come out of the oven.

This is where I hid and played with the pots and pans.

This is where I potty trained.

This is where I went to timeout and drew on the walls.

These are the sisters I grew up with in this home. They just moved back in. Lucky girls.

Children's Museum

A couple of weeks ago, Larkums took the kids and me to the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum. That's one really cool place! Hannah was obsessed with the pint-sized grocery store and mini house. Hoss wanted to ride the little scooter cars and push the tiny carts.

There's a KSL News set that Hannah had fun with. She stood in front of the green screen, talked about a bunch of nonsense while watching herself on the monitors. It's pretty legit.

My favorite experience was sitting in the helicopter display. It's a REAL helicopter! Hannah was sitting in the front seat and I was in the back. All of a sudden, it started shaking and got really noisy and I seriously freaked out for a sec, thinking we were lifting off. I had to look out at the blades to make sure we weren't moving. Hannah reassured me it was just a noise.

It was a really fun day. I highly recommend visiting, even if you have to rent a kid to go.

Give me your dresses

Do you have any old formal dresses lying around? Tosh and I started a foundation that gathers and donates gowns to girls who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford them. Click this link to visit our website, Shine: http://shineutah.blogspot.com! Thanks!