Day: November 24, 2012

Corey and I have been wanting to take the kids to Temple Square in Salt Lake to see the Christmas lights for a long time. The last time Corey and I saw the lights was December 1998. That’s before we were married. There is a lot that has changed on Temple Square since the last time we were there. We knew the kids would enjoy the beautiful lights. The day after Thanksgiving was the best time that worked for our schedules. Although I don’t know if we would go at that time again. Apparently as soon as it gets dark people come out of no where. We spent most of the day exploring the buildings and all around temple square with very little congestion. As soon as the lights came on we were shoulder to shoulder with all the people. It got a little crazy trying to navigate through the crowds. By the end of the evening we were tired and sore from walking. On the way home we stopped at In-N-Out Burger and had dinner. It wasn’t long after we got back on the road that the kids all fell asleep. We really wore them out.

Inside model of the Salt Lake Temple.
Found in the South Gate visitor center.

Preston viewing a video of the different rooms in the temple

The kids on the temple steps

The family in front of the temple

The old tabernacle

Levi in the Church history museum.

Kids in front of a life size model of the angel Moroni that is found on top of most LDS temples.

The nativity just outside the Tabernacle

Temple square before dark. Taken from the conference center.

Temple with the lights on

Temple with Christmas lights on.

A blue tree that Preston really liked

We don’t have any family that lives close so sometimes Thanksgiving can be a hassle or a little depressing. Not this year. We have a couple of friends who also don’t have any family near. We combined forces and had a big Thanksgiving feast. We did this last year and thought that it turned out so well that we would do it again. It turned out well with only one hitch. I had a band-aid on before I started pulling the meat off the turkey but not after (eeewww). I was freaking out that someone would find it in their food. Reminded me of that friends episode when Monica looses a finger nail. Anyway, we did find it later while cleaning up and it wasn’t in the food (yay). We did have a good laugh over it. What a great night. Always so much better to spend the holiday with a large group of people. There was 21 in all. Thanks Jennifer and Andrea for saving our Thanksgiving.