It isn’t very often that you get to celebrate the date being sequential numbers. And it won’t happen again for a long time, so we made sure to point it out to the boys.
In December, the 12th month, on the 13th day of the (20)14th year we took a picture … at 15:16:17 (3:16 pm and 17 seconds). Well, we might have been off a second or two, but I took a lot of pictures right around that right time.
We had met up with Kevin’s brother, Marc, and his family for lunch, so the cousins joined in on our random picture taking fun.
It was a good afternoon. We haven’t had any of Kevin’s family living close for so long that it is a treat to have them just 90 minutes away now. Aunt Cindy even had gingerbread house stuff out for the boys to do! They seemed more interested in eating the supplies than crafting … but sometimes that’s what happens.
For the most part, the boys just loved playing with their cousins. They don’t have very many their age on my side of the family, so getting together with the Pendletons results in a lot of running around and running around and … I think they played, too.
At one point, Rusty came to show us what he had found to play with. Oh my goodness … he looked adorable with this little guitar!! He must have one someday. He just must.
I did a lot of visiting with the other Cindy and Kevin put his talents to good use and fixed some problems their computer was having. Later than night, Cindy sent me a text that said, “So Grant is on the ipad with his friend and he said, ‘Dude, my super smart uncle came over and fixed our computer’ Kevin has reached hero status!”
Yep. That’s my husband. The superhero!
On our way home, we took the boys to Temple Square. We have never taken them to see the Christmas lights there and figured this was a great time – not too cold, no snow or ice, and we were driving by anyway.
Our timing was great. We got there just as it was getting dark and beat the crazy Saturday crowds. There were still people everywhere, but there were a lot more as we were leaving …
It is actually quite difficult to get pictures of 5 boys and the lights at Temple Square. One reason being … it is dark and using a flash kind of takes away from the Christmas lights. Huh. Well, I tried.
At one point, talking about looking at Christmas lights, Billy said, “This never gets old!” I think he had a good time.
There were so many people that the lines at the restroom were super long, too. Bobby and I kept ourselves entertained while we waited …
Gotta take the lovey dovey pictures …
As we walked right next to the temple, I asked the boys if they wanted to go up and stand by the doors for a picture. They did but they seemed hesitant. I’m not sure if they felt like they weren’t supposed to or not. They ran up real quick, touched the doorknob, paused for a not-so-great picture, and then ran back down the stairs. At least they understand that the temple is a special place. I guess.
It really was a fun evening. We didn’t go up and see the Christus – there were just too many people – but I promised we’d come back during the day sometime … maybe when it was warmer.
I’m so glad we have the temple. Not just for its beauty at Christmas that “never gets old,” but because of it, I get to be with these faces forever and ever. That’s pretty darn cool.