Temple Lights

December 5th we went to see the temple Christmas lights. Reed was so excited the whole day to go and see the lights, then he fell asleep on the way there. We had to wake him up and he was not happy! We looked at the nativities scenes from all around the world (inside, so we could warm up) and at the beautifully decorated Christmas trees.

Then, we headed into the cold, cold night to see the lights. Man, it was so cold and windy! We were all freezing, but the lights were beautiful! They even had a nativity set up outside with scriptures about it on a loud speaker. It was nice. :)

Reed ended up being really upset that we couldn't go inside the actual temple! He loves the song, "I Love to See the Temple" and knows all the words. So, I guess he thought the line "I'll go inside some day" meant that particular day. We explained that it was closed, but he was still upset. We explained that he could go when he turns 12, but he was upset. He was just being a grouch (mostly due to cold, I think). But, once we got in the car and gave a last drive by the lights, he became the excited little boy that loves Christmas lights. Silly Reed.

Eve was a trooper the whole time. She was just happy, curious, and excited to be there! A fun family tradition each Christmas season! :)

The whole fam with the temple in the background

Some of the Christmas lights

Freezing everything off!

The blue tree was Reed's favorite tree

I loved this view - it was just beautiful!