Family Temple Trip

This was several weeks ago now, but I thought I would post these pictures anyhow seeing the kids were so very excited for this little trip. 

Since living in Montreal, it's been a bit of an adjustment for the kids that Jason and I head off to the temple without them. Where we lived before it was a several hour drive so we all went together and Jason and I traded off for sessions while the kids got some time with the other parent walking the temple grounds and the area surrounding. 

Well, now that we live just 20-30 minutes from the temple (traffic dependant) we are able to sneak in a few more evening temple visits and the kids get to head to bed while a sitter stays with them. Sounds like a pretty good plan, but the kids are quite dismayed about not getting to go to the temple with us. So, in addition to mine and Jason's temple night, we also plan a day to drive up with the kids just to check out the temple, walk around (typically in below freezing temps, but the kids haven't minded) and take some photos. It's a really nice opportunity to talk to the kids about the purpose of temples, what happens inside and why it is important that we go. It's also prompted some talks about family history. 

All in all, we feel pretty blessed to have a temple nearby. It will actually be closing soon for renovations, so we feel pretty fortunate that we have been able to get some sessions in before we have to drive a pretty long way to get to the temple (~6 hours). And I am loving the interest that the kids are showing, so there is no better time than now to help them understand all the beauty, both physically and spiritually, that can be found inside the temple.