the best of Utah...

After the family reunion was over we spent a day together in Salt Lake and just enjoyed a nice Monday together... which was actually pioneer day, and since it's a state holiday, Josh was off school and I was off work :)

We had a few things to do and then decided to walk around Temple Square. It was nice to not have any time constraints and just enjoy the buildings and all the beauty. We then went to The Gateway and enjoyed lunch at Tucanos Brazillian Grill which I was able to use my free birthday meal :)

On our way home, we drove through Brigham City to see the progress on the LDS Temple and then made the gorgeous drive through Sardine Canyon and into Cache Valley as the sun was setting...

I KNOW one day when we're not living here anymore I will miss the beauty and charm of Logan and its surroundings... I want to remember how nice it was to live in such a beautiful place, and all the memories we made here together!

Here are some pictures I took from our day...

 LDS Conference Center

What an amazing place, and what an amazing church we belong to...

Jaxon was looking up at the temple saying

"tempo, wow"

Brigham City Temple

under construction

 Sardine Canyon

the beautiful drive we make home from the city :)

 ...and into beautiful Cache Valley...

there really aren't many places that are more beautiful than here!!

the sky was gorgeous that night!!

...and just to stick with our unplanned theme of the day, we decided to drive by the Logan temple on our way home, which is only two blocks out of our way and we see it everyday...

it's still as beautiful as ever!!