We decided to try out a cool community pool one day and had a lot of fun, even though we were all a bit chilly. (We aren't used to swimming in cold water when it's only 85 degrees outside!) This was a fun place with a big zero-entry pool, kids' splash area, water slides, and diving boards.
Cat loved the water slides.
And she was fearless on the diving board, even though I think it might have been her first time.
She mostly practiced her canon ball.
Jack's favorite thing was running as fast as he could into the pool.
Eliza loved getting swung around in the water by Daddy.
We left from there and met up with our tour guide at the Hinckley Center for an official BYU campus tour. I felt like it would help me get my bearings, find out more about the various family activities on campus, and generally get a feel for what's what, since I know almost nothing about BYU.
A few highlights of the tour: the Harold B. Lee library, the statue of Brigham Young, the Tanner Building (which will be Ben's 2nd home during the MBA program), and the Marriott Center.
As you might be able to tell from the picture below, the campus tour was not the children's favorite activity.
They wanted to be walking around and standing up and generally free while on the golf cart, but for some reason our tour guide thought they should sit still. Which means there was a lot of holding Jack and Eliza, who didn't want to be held, and let us know it by yelling really loudly. Of course, the yelling children also prevented me from hearing a lot of what the tour guide was saying. Oh well.
But all in all, I would still call it a good day.
Beautiful Catherine!
ReplyDelete1. Remember that high dive at Ft Jackson? Something about watching Cat run off the diving board scared me like that old one did. I remember going all the way up, then turning around and coming back down. Way to go, KitCat!
ReplyDelete2. I wonder what the blonde in the back of Jack's picture is thinking.
3. Seeing Ben play with Liza in the pool makes me so excited to watch mine with a little girl!
4. Go FSU.
That is ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went that pool with my sister and her brood! The Boy did NOT like it AT ALL. And there should be no more elaborated on that topic for it was exceedingly unpleasant.
ReplyDeleteBoth of my sisters worked at the Harold B. Lee Library and thus looked upon it very much as Home. The whole week they both kept telling me that if I got lost to call them from the library and they would come and rescue me. I tried hard not to take this as an insult to my sense of direction.
Have FUN! We miss you tons. Hence our discussions about naming our child Elizabeth (but calling her Eliza) or Catherine!
looks like you are enjoying Utah! Ben needs to trade in the FSU hat for a BYU one now don't ya think? ha ha, you will love the indoor pool and slides that everyone goes to in AF/Lehi and I think Lindon has one too! Glad to see you are taking advantage of all the fun to be had there. jack will love the Dino museum too at thanksgiving point.
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