It's beginning to look alot like......

CHRISTMAS!!!!

Saturday was a long, fun filled day for us; it started with Matt and I planning to attend the temple but when we arrived there we found that it was closed for cleaning. So, on our way back to pick the kids up from Grammy & Papa's house we stopped at the new Smith's Marketplace to check it out and get us an early lunch. It was an awesome store, and the chinese food was pretty good. After we got the kids again we headed to Tanksgiving Point to check out the Art Gallery (a recommendation from a friend who volunteers there), they are currently working on the leaded and stained glass windows for the new Draper Temple. It was amazing to see the magnificent beauty of glass art. They also had a tree made of glass for the Festival of Trees, it was amazing, so if you get a chance you should go check it out!

Then we headed to Fillmore for their Electric Light Parade, we thought it started at 7 pm but about halfway there Matt called a friend and found out it was starting at 6 pm. We made it to Fillmore in great time (thanks to Matt's speedy driving), but arriving in town at about 6:05 only allowed us to see the tail end of the parade. We wandered around the park checking out the light displays and was lucky enough to catch Santa as he and Mrs. Claus were getting in their car to head back to the North Pole. We then went to visit Matt's childhood friend and her family, so that was fun.

Here is a picture of the kids on the fountain in front of the Millard County Courthouse.


And, our run in with Santa. It's pretty blurry but we were being rushed.


These last two pictures are from a park we stopped at in Nephi on our way home. I was very impressed with the amount of lights and beautiful displays there.

Driving around and looking at the Christmas lights is something we did alot when I was growing up, it's one of the many joys I've inherited from my mom. Now we've had a great start for the Holiday Season!!