A little break and great cake

August 10, 2010 –

Today was a great turnaround day. It started off kinda iffy because of the lack of sleep the night before, but we slept in a little to try to catch up. Once we were all up, the kids seemed like they wanted a day off from touring. Since this was the first time on our trip that there were other kids around their same age, we decided to just let them play. Alicia’s parents live right up the hill from them, and they have an indoor pool so between that and the trampoline, I think the kids were just fine.

Becky and I took the opportunity of pawning our kids off on Alicia to go back to the Salt Lake Temple. Because we didn’t have the kids with us, we were able to go inside and do some work in the temple. What a cool highlight! It was beautiful inside, and although there are many Mormon temples in the world, the Salt Lake Temple is a unique experience.

Afterward, we ate lunch at the Lion House Pantry, part of a building that was once home to Brigham Young. The cake we shared for dessert was so good that we bought a whole one to bring back to Travis and Alicia’s house to share with everyone. I wish we could bring one home to California so all of you could try it too. I can’t remember for sure the exact name, but it was something like Chocolate Cream Cake. If you ever find yourself in Salt Lake City, go to the Lion House and try this cake. By the way, the rest of the meal was great as well. Although I love our family vacation, it was nice to have just a little time away from the kids after a week and a half and nearly two thousand miles of togetherness. Thanks, Alicia.

The rest of the day we spent just hanging out with our friends and catching up on laundry. We are leaving tomorrow, and the last four nights of our trip will be spent in hotel rooms so this will be our last chance to wash any clothes until we make it back to our own homestead. We’re heading into the home stretch!