Day one of our "Visit to Salt Lake"

This is Eyewitness News at 10:00. Hi, I'm Teresa. And I'm Wayne. We're here to tell you about a great new program being offered in Salt Lake City this month. There's a pass called the Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass. It offers 14 fun places to visit along the Wasatch Front. They are offering a special on their website right now where if you buy a one day pass before August 21, you get the second day free. You can use the pass any two consecutive days between now and December 31. I think this might be a fun staycation idea for people who are planning ahead for UEA this fall. The pass costs $20 per adult and $16 for kids (3-12).

If you want more details, check out http://www.visitsaltlake.com/visit/activities/connect_pass/.

Here's what we did with our two day pass:

Maybe that sounded more like a commercial than a news report. Anyway, this pass was a fun way to spend last Friday and Saturday. Wayne has a few extra vacation days to use up, and his sister Wendy is in town, so we had to do something exciting. We started off with the Lion House Pantry lunch. With the pass, you get a $10 dining credit per person. Wayne had prime rib. I had citrus chicken. Benjamin had chicken tenders (of course). Now you might think that Daniel would want a kids meal, but you would only think that if you've never been to a restaurant with him. He ordered pot pie. Daniel has very mature taste in food.

Next, we found our place in the Universe! We went to the Clark Planetarium. I know, those of you who have been there are thinking that this was a rip-off to include it with the Connect Pass because the Planetarium actually is free to visit. However, with the Connect Pass, we got to see an IMAX movie and a Dome Theater movie. We saw "Ultimate Universe" which Daniel loved. I liked it, but if you go see it, be prepared to discuss the creation of the universe and the "Big Bang Theory" with any kids who are old enough to understand.

We also saw the IMAX 3D movie "Under the Sea." The pictures were amazing, but the commentary got kind of annoying (Jim Carrey). It was heavy on environmentalism Also, there was a lot of "birds and bees" discussion in relation to the fish. Nothing you won't see on any nature channel; it just may spark questions from curious kids.

Our last stop for the day was the Discovery Gateway Children's museum. This is a fun place for kids to explore and be creative. And yeah, that's where Wayne and I got to live out our dream of hosting the 10:00 news for KSL.

This is me with my sister-in-law Wendy. It was fun to see you Wendy!