We drove down the morning of Friday, February 19, in our Sunday best and made it to Provo in time to get some ice cream at the BYU Creamery and line up earlier than our scheduled time. The interior is exquisite. It's amazing how they were able to preserve the outside of the building after its fire and rebuild the inside into a temple.
After the tour, we took the opportunity to take some pictures:
Bekah, Ana, Seth, Miri and Winnie by the fountain.
Checking out the fountain.
The girls were instructed to not touch the water.
Cute older sisters.
Cute younger sisters.
Bekah, Miri, Andrea, Winnie and Ana by a temple door.
Cute couple, if I do say so myself.
Ana and Seth recreating the statue.
Miri, Ana and Bekah trying to make grass angels while Winnie picks grass.
Then we changed our clothes and visited the Monte L. Bean Museum at BYU. It had been a while since we last visited, and we were amazed at the changes they've made. It's like a whole new museum!
Miriam, Winnie and Analee outside the museum.
Analee the photobomber.
Miriam was terrified of quite a few of the stuffed animals, including the elephant. This was as close as she would get.
They had several of Boyd K. Packer's carvings on display. I was amazed at his talent.
Winnie was a hoot. She looked at the grizzly attacking the moose and said, "It's tickling the deer [sic] with its teeth!"
Then we went out to eat and back to the hotel to go swimming and sleep.
The next morning, we took the girls to Scheel's in Sandy. I had taken the older girls there less than a year before, but we had to introduce Seth and the younger girls to its splendor (especially since the hotel was just down the road from it).
Seth took Ana (who enthusiastically volunteered) and Bekah (who trepidatiously agreed) on the Ferris Wheel while I took the younger girls around the store. After their ride, we met back up and walked around for a while.
You can tell from the picture who enjoyed the ride (Ana and Seth) and who barely tolerated it (Bekah).
We played a shooting game where Seth got the high score.
Winnie "driving" the photo op jeep.
Analee and Bekah pretending to tackle/be tackled.
Checking out the fish aquarium/columns/arch.
Miriam sitting on Abe Lincoln's lap.
Then we drove north and checked out the Hill Aerospace Museum at the Hill Air Force Base.
Seth pretending to get chopped by the propeller.
Winnie reaching for the bottom of the plane.
After looking at all the planes outside, we headed inside to see those exhibits. We took a much-needed break at the coloring table to use the crayons.
Winnie instructing Seth on his coloring.
On one of the boardwalks.
It's obvious we're a family of girls, because after a while they weren't impressed with the planes. "Oh, look ... another plane. Another helicopter." So we zoomed through the last several.
After a quick break at Krispy Kremes, we loaded up the van and headed home.
To see more pictures from our trip, start here.