This is the place! Definitely! Yesterday my mom, JD, and I went to This is the Place Heritage Park, Salt Lake City, UT. The Gardner side of the family (descendent's of Joel Hills Johnson) were invited to the Johnson Family Reunion. Now, we are talking about a lot of people! Unlike most reunions, we knew very few people at this reunion. All the people there were distant relatives. But, we decided to go for the experience. Glad we did, because it was soo much fun! There was tons of things for kids to do and see! It was a beautiful little village. Inside each building you experienced a different aspect of how the pioneers lived. The picture above is the This is the Place Monument with a view of the Salt Lake valley behind it.

Here's some of the things JD loved the most...

JD made friends with a scarecrow, rode a bull, drove a pirate ship, and panned for gold. JD was really drawn to the scarecrow and wanted to hug it and take a picture with it. He even had a bit of a conversation with it...a little weird if you ask me! lol. He played on a really big pirate ship. There was living quarters below deck where he lounged on the triple bunk bed. JD panned for gold. It took a while but he finally found one good sized piece. Then we took it to the bank in the This is the Place village and he used the gold to buy a piece of candy. And best of all he rode a mechanical bull...twice! That was his favorite part!