This is the Place Monument

Checking out the hats in the gift shop

 At the end of this summer, we decided to go to This is the Place Monument. After all, we've lived in Utah all our lives and I've never been (kind of like how I've never been to Timpanogus Cave or snow skiing.) Plus Michael was missing his newsie cap that he lost at Disneyland. He wanted another, and the first he got as a boy from This is the Place Monument.We never found a newsie cap (evidently the official name is Gatsby Cap.) but we did have a really fun day! I had no idea how big that park was, and they really geared it to kids.

 Evelyn got to plow a field, wash laundry, and her personal favorite: pan for gold! She decided that she wants to go to California and pan for gold before she dies. We had to basically drag her away.

 They also had lots of places where they showed what life was like back then: a barber shop, a blacksmith shop, a pottery shop, a leather shop--and the only place they didn't really do the work was the barber shop! Something about liabilities or something....but here is Michael getting a shave. He was reminded of the Philippines, except in the Philippines he got a much closer shave. :D

 They had crafts for the kids to do. Evelyn made a pioneer doll, stamped some leather and made an Indian necklace.

Still looking for hats...