We tried over and over during the Christmas break to find a time to take the kids to Salt Lake to see the lights at temple square. We finally decided Monday that it was our last chance. Monday morning we woke-up to new snow and debated about going and finally about 5:30 that evening headed out.
We got to temple square just after 9pm. Just in time for them to lock both visitors centers. We were bummed! They did however have the tabernacle open. We didn't know what was going on inside, but the missionaries were welcoming people in and it was so cold outside so we decided to go in. Besides that, we wanted the kids to see what the Tabernacle looked like. It is the building they had conferences in when the church was first brought to Utah and a great piece of church history. When we got inside I recognized the music INSTANTLY......
It was a group called Octapella. They are SERIOUSLY my FAVORITE!! I bought their Christmas CD last year because it was cheap at Seagull book and I was looking for songs for a Christmas lesson. It immediately became my favorite and I have been listening to it this year since before Thanksgiving. WHO KNEW A FREE OCTAPELLA CONCERT THE SAME NIGHT WE HAPPENED TO BE THERE!!! I was ECSTATIC!!!
The kids wanted to sit up in the balcony and the only bench that was open was the very top bench. We LOVED it!! The view of the tabernacle was incredible from the very top row!
We seriously felt like we could reach out and touch these gorgeous lights. They were right above our heads. What a great opportunity for our kids to get to see such a beautiful building built by those who crossed this land for the love of the Lord and His church!
We left temple square and headed to the hotel about 10pm and let the kids swim until 11pm when the pool closed. We then snacked and cuddled in together to watch the ball drop to celebrate the new year. Even Laiklie stayed awake til 12!
That was about the end of the super fun trip we had planned.....
We woke-up the next morning to a flat tire on the suburban. We were across the street from a tire center.....but they were closed because of the holiday....OF COURSE!! So lucky my sister lives about 5 miles away and her, her husband and son Jake came to the rescue. The kids and I jumped in with her and headed to play at her house while Ryan and Jake headed to get the tire fixed. They told us it was a 2 hour wait.....by then it was 11am and we knew we needed to head home by 1ish...the same time the tire would be fixed. So the kids played with cousins instead of the other things we had planned that day. They were bummed we didn't get to go to the Visitors Center or Church History Museum. I was bummed we didn't get to go either. :( We tried to make it better by telling them we would stop at Smith and Edwards. They were closed. So they got treats at Maverik and that was how we spent the New Year holiday. Thank goodness for close cousins or we would have spent it at Wal-Mart! We had a great time seeing cousins and will have to make another trip to Utah to catch-up on the other things we had planned.
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