Salt Lake Fun & Grandma Hobbs' Christmas Party

We decided that we wanted to go down to SLC to see the lights on Temple Square.  So we had free entree's at Tuscano's so I called to make reservations and they only had them for 9:00  pm or later.  We decided that would be fine.  We meet up with Damian's family at our hotel.  We then headed downtown.  We couldn't find any free parking and so we finally talked him into going to the parking garage.  We headed to the tracks and found that we had just missed the train.  It was 15 minutes before it was heading back again.  We decided to go back to see how long the wait would be at Tuscano's.  Damian had already walked to the other side of the tracks and we were still hanging out when the train showed up. Like literally three minutes after we were headed to the other side of the street.  Damian was totally frustrated but I was like that's fine we will be fine.  I had to take a picture of Rachel because this was so cute.

She's looking for the trains.

We headed back to Tuscano's and they said the earliest we could get in would be 9:30.  We said okay we will just keep our reservations at 9:00.  We just walked around the Gateway for a little bit.  Finally we went inside to the food court and hung out.  The kids played on the coin operating machines while we waited.  We then headed back to Tuscano's.  We actually got seated about 9:15.  The food was yummy.  Rachel eat so much meat I couldn't believe it.  She did good.  She also found some mushrooms that she really liked.  After eating we headed to the tracks to catch the train up to Temple Square.  

 The girls being silly.  This was Rachel's first time riding the train.  She loved it.

 Tyler loved riding the train.  Look at that grin.

Unfortunately we saw the lights as we were on the train but when we got off they had turned off.  They turn them off at 10:30.  We were so mad.  I couldn't believe it.  So we just walked around what we could while we were down there. 

 Trying to take a serious picture in front of the temple with the reflection pool behind but they weren't having it.  Tyler just liked the water and the girls just wanted to be goofy.

 Rachel still won't give me a good picture.  

She's peeking out her two fingers in this picture.

 Look they are smiling good while they stand next to the statue of Joseph Smith.

After looking around the Lobby of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building we decided to go look at Macy's and see if we can find the candy display.  It was a Charlie Brown theme this year with the 50 year celebration of Charlie Brown Christmas.

 Snoopy

 You can't forget the Charlie Brown Tree.

 Everyone was on this one.

 Linus and his really cool piano.

 Lucy's Psychiatrist booth.

This was the last one.  After that we jumped on the tracks again and headed back to our cars and our hotel.  The next day we got up and headed to the Brain Balance Center.  We did a primitive recheck.  We were hoping for her primitives to be gone but no such luck.  She lost one but gained back rooting reflex.  So they told us just to keep doing all of them. We had to hurry to Preston because it was Grandma Hobbs' Christmas party.  Mom was there this time because her and dad brought Derek's girls to the party.  We ended up doing the Christmas story and then everyone did their talent.  Paul, Kaylene, Scott, Ashley and myself ended up singing a song acapella.  We did good for never practicing.  After that there was the passing of the presents right and left.  I ended up getting gloves I gave to Rachel.  Scott got a knit hat.  Rachel got a little racing car.  We eat some cookies and some little snacks and then cleaned up and headed home. On Sunday we had two little racing cars and Rachel and I raced them on my living room floor.  We never have cars at our house so it was fun and a new adventure for Rachel.