2nd Annual Temple Square Trip...










This is a tradition that we started last year and we love it. We decided we wanted to do something that was for just our little family. Even though grandma and grandpa live close, we really wanted this time to be a focus on just the kids. So we let them pick where we eat and then we find a hotel to stay in for the night which they think is fabulous. The lights were absolutely breathtaking as always and the kids love to wander to each of the different nativity scenes and guess what country they are from. Last year was bitterly cold but this year was sooo nice.....almost balmy.....well almost. We got back to the hotel around 9:30 and the kids got in PJs and turned the TV on just in time to start The Polar Express. It was perfect timing and the kids really enjoyed seeing it again.....for some reason it's more fun at a hotel. We had a great breakfast at the hotel the next morning and then Russel had to run back to Logan to see some patients. But Grandpa was awesome and came and picked us up with front door service when we were ready to go. Oh and I have to give my Abi credit for most of the pictures above. She is becoming quite the little photographer.

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