The Magic of Christmas

When our children were younger we would take them up to Salt Lake City the Friday following Thanksgiving.  We would watch them turn on the Christmas lights at Temple Square, eat at The Spaghetti Factory at Trolley Square, and shop  the mall across from Temple Square.  It rang in the Christmas Holiday Season.  There were even a couple of years where we served dinner at a homeless shelter.  We have not done this in recent years.  This year we decided it was time to continue the tradition.  On Friday the Bassetts invaded the big city!  We began with shopping at Gardner Village, mostly display shopping.  The elves were out in full force!  Swimming at the hotel pool for Matthew, Phil, Max, Ava, and Isaac. Dinner at the Spaghetti Factory and a walk downtown to see the lights, along with thousands of others who came out for the spectacular event.  No one came with the intent of black Friday shopping so there was zero pushing, zero shoving, and zero pepper spraying.  I, of course, forgot my camera, but I did find a site to borrow from.

 The trees are loaded with lights! 

It is amazing how many lights are on one tree.

 The reflection pool is beautiful with
  floating lights and The Holy Family

 Breathtaking!

It is all so gorgeous.

But what I really wish I had my camera for was...

1.  A photo of Isaac eating his spaghetti.  He was famished!  Swimming  worked up quite the appetite for the little guy.  Watching him wrap the spaghetti around and around and around his fork and then getting it to his mouth was priceless.  So cute, so funny!

2.  A photo of Zoey at Temple Square.  She was bundled up from head to toe.  Her dad placed her inside his coat.  All you could see were  two little eyes and a nose.  She LOVED the lights and just stared and stared at them.  I think she enjoyed the lights at Temple Square more than any of us!

Families, traditions, Christmas time.  Such a magical time of year.