Megan's Visit, Days 1-2

We loved having Megan here during Spring Break!  We decided to make it into a little stay-cation with adventures of varying size every day, all within an hour of our house.  As we were talking about the things we might do before, Megan's only requests were that we go to "that bakery" (and I knew exactly which one she was talking about) and that we visit Oma.  We managed to do both things on the first day.

Breakfast at Shirley's?  Don't mind if we do.

After delicious baked yumminess at Shirley's we went to the BYU Museum of Art to see the M. C. Escher exhibit, and spent some time with a cool new modern art exhibit that was an oversized kaleidoscope with mirrors on the outside that reflected images on the walls as it turned around.  Hard to explain.  But the kids loved it.

Then Eliza kept Megan busy doing origami in the car while we drove up to Oma's that afternoon.  We visited for a while, with Eliza showing off her newfound origami skills, then Megan stayed and had a sleepover with Oma.

Suz picked Megan up at Oma's the following afternoon and we met up at the Jordan River Temple for the Open House.  We planned our reservations to coincide with Jamie and Alysa's family so we could have some time with them too.  The temple was beautiful and we really enjoyed seeing the artwork and other features inside.  We could feel the spirit testifying of the significance of the building and the work that's done there.  And, as always, it was great to see Jamie's family.

The boys appreciated having a few minutes to get some wiggles out before we started the tour.

We gave Megan her first ever Cafe Rio experience after the open house (She liked it! Of course!) then headed to the Dollar theater to see "The Greatest Showman."  There were those among our group who had never seen it, and one person who had seen it several times, but we all enjoyed it.