Our SLC weekend...

Thanksgiving weekend, after the tree and decorations were all up.

We headed to Salt Lake.

Stopped at a couple of stores and tried to pound out our Christmas list.

I thought we did a pretty good job.

But no matter how hard I try to "prepare early", some how every year I am still running to this store and that until Christmas Eve.

I've decided it's called "Life".

I should just embrace it.

We went to City Creek with the sole purpose of getting a picture with "Santa".

We were excited to see that there was no line.

Then realized that there was no line because you had to make a reservation...

We could have got in an hour later, but there was no outside photography allowed and it was $25 for a 5x7.

We passed.

And shopped a little more instead.

Then bundled up for the lights.

Which was also the plan for about 1/2 of Utah.

It was CROWDED!

A pretty warm, enjoyable night though.

Stopped for this picture. :)

Saige was super excited for the "free hug".

Tayler not so much...

Saige pointed out that Tayler has a guy... so she gets hugs...

Saige doesn't... so no hugs.

Then she dragged her sister back to these strangers because she was not going to miss out!

We all had a good laugh about the whole thing!!

We then hurried to the Energy Solutions Arena to watch the USU/BYU game.

Cheered super loud for our Aggies.

And cried a little when BYU came out on top...

Hurried to our hotel (perks of Shane traveling... free hotel nights every once in a while. :))

Sunday morning we went to the Conference Center for Music and the Spoken Word.

Such a fun thing to do as a family.

Shane had to take Lydia to the "theater" since she wasn't old enough.

 Such a great way to start the Christmas Season.

Beautiful music... and a wonderful message.

We decided to stay for a tour of the Conference Center.

It was thorough.

More than an hour.

But super informative and interesting.

I'd recommend it. :)

Classic example of Lyida in this next pic.

She's obviously had her feelings hurt and stomping off from her sisters.

She's a diva...

but a super cute diva. :)

It was a great weekend.

One to remember.

I love me some good family time!