Temple Square

Springtime in Idaho and Utah can be breathtaking, especially with all the flowers in bloom! My mom drove us down to Salt Lake City, where we were flying out to come home. We realized that we have't ever taken Kayla to Temple Square in downtown SLC. We planned to meet up with a few more friends in Salt Lake and decided to meet everyone there and enjoy the beauty and the Spirit that Temple Square has to offer. 

We started off at the City Creek mall and Kayla had fun enjoying the little fish ponds. Grandma Betsy was wonderful to follow her around and help her explore. We met up with Brett's cousin Camille and her two adorable kiddos, Luke and Ruby.

 

We really love cousin time! And these cuties had a blast hanging out together. Kayla was slightly enamored with Luke! She watched his every move and just thought he was the coolest thing around!  

 

Kayla is in love with all things Princess. Temples are a perfect place for her! Princesses, aka brides, are everywhere and the atmosphere is simply magical for Kayla!

 

I also couldn't get over the flowers! Temple Square is actually quite well-known for the beautiful landscaping and this trip definitely lived up to the reputation. The beautiful flowers with the Temple in the background were perfect!

There were tulips everywhere! They were breathtaking! Tulips are kind of a joke for Brett and I because while we were dating, we visited the Logan Temple. They had tulips that weren't as impressive. I think tulips can be pretty but would never choose them for a bouquet. I took that opportunity years ago to let Brett know that. His response was, "Well fine, I'll never take you to Holland." Uh, what!? Haha! We joke about that whenever we see tulips now. :)

 

There was a big beautiful tree with a bench, so we snapped a family photo. One of the things I miss about home is the giant trees everywhere. We don't have many large trees down here, except for palm trees of course. 

 

I love this man! 

The Christus statue is one of the most impressive sights at Temple Square. As we walked up to where the statue was, Kayla got so excited! The Spirit that resides in the room there is powerful and reverent. 

  

 

We also met up with our good friends the Jenkins! They lived in our ward down here in the Valley and have since moved back home to Utah. we loved catching up with them, and Kayla was so excited to see her first friend, Clayton.

 

We all had lunch together back at the mall while the kids played in a great little play area. It was really fun to sit and catch up with everyone!

 

When we flew out, we had lots of delays and sat on the plane for an extra hour or so. We were really lucky not to miss our connecting flight, since it was also delayed a couple hours. We were tired and stressed and definitely ready to get home. The kids did alright for traveling so late but it was a rough night. We were really relieved to finally get home, but are already missing so many of our family and friends.