Temple Square Lights :D

Last night we went to Temple Square to see the lights and nativity! We met up with some good friends and 2 of Cameron’s sisters. We had a pretty good sized group braving the crowds. There is something about being there with good friends and family that just makes me happy. It wasn’t as cold as I had anticipated. When we went 2 years ago it was ridiculously cold, so this time I came prepared with hand warmers, gloves, extra layers and such… but really it wasn’t bad.

There were a lot of people there though. Ka’imi just wanted to run away and explore so he was a handful – but go figure Makoa is the one we lost. Yes, you read that right. A big fat DING on my mom record – we turned a corner and no one had Makoa. I calmly panicked and we went back to the last place we saw him – and there he was… crying… in the arms of a stranger standing up on the wall with him to look out for whoever might come looking for this distressed, lost child. We couldn’t have lost track of him for more than 5 minutes but it was traumatizing on many levels. You hear it all the time that something happens to kids when they are with a big group and everyone assumes someone else is watching him… and  here we were with 10 adults/teenager and 5 kids… I know it could have been so much worse, but I just thank my Heavenly Father that he is alright. Thankfully, it was an experience we can all learn from and it brought up lots of things to talk with Makoa about.

He recovered pretty quickly and we continued meandering around Temple Square – The life-size Nativity they had set up was great. The narrative and music really got me emotional and the feeling  of the whole place with the Salt Lake Temple right there was pretty incredible. No hustle and bustle with shops and gifts to buy… literally the true Spirit of Christmas. I would go again soon… as long as it is not in the negative degrees… that’s just distracting.

Here a few shots I did get. I’ve determined I’m not so good with low light shots. And I need to remember to change my lens. But really, sometimes, I just need a point and shoot for nights like this.

   

(Lets just pretend this one is in focus)