Oquirrh Mountain Temple open House

Hmm, did i spell that right? Probably not!

Anyway, last night we took the kids to the temple open house. It was such a nice outing as a family! When we got there, we were ushered into a tent to watch a short video about why temples are so important to the LDS faithful. It showed some pictures of the rooms in the temple, which got the kids asking so many questions! At one point, we finally had to tell them that we'd explain when we went inside for the tour.

By the time the video finished, the rain was coming down pretty hard, so we made a run for it, which the kids thought was fun. Of course, lol. We then entered the temple and that was when the oohing and ahhing started. The kids were very much taken by the chandeliers, as well as the high ceilings...in fact, I think this is the quietest they've ever been, lol! There was also alot of very impressive woodwork and decor that the kids really liked, which surprised me.

Afterwards we went to the reception tent outside and had some cookies and water while we talked with the kids about the temple. They asked questions and told us what their favorite parts were, which really touched my heart. Oh, my kids can make me cry from joy when they really want to.

Oh, funny note: when we entered the reception tent, we passed by a piano playing some music...by itself. Ethan's eyes got so round and he whispered to me, "Mom! That piano is haunted!" I couldn't help but laugh as I explained that it was one of those self-playing pianos programmed to do that. He looked relieved, lol.

Second funny not: As we were walking back to the car, one of the volunteers pulled up in one of the golf carts that they were using to transport those needed it. Apparently she didn't have any takers, so she offered us a ride. Yeah, you can bet the kids jumped right on that offer! Scott and I joke that besides the cookies, the ride on the golf cart will probably be the highlight of the kids' visit to the temple, lol!

We went to my parents' restaurant afterwards for dinner, and spent some time with them. The kids haven't seen them since Tuesday night, which is such a long time, you know. ;-) It was the perfect way to end our night!