Christmas in SLC; Temple Square, City Creek and Grand America Holiday Window Stroll

Mike has been so excited to take Madison to see the lights at Temple Square this Christmas. We decided to make an evening of it and got a hotel night so we could enjoy our time in Salt Lake, even though it's not too far from our house.

We had dinner at City Creek, which of course, was busier than any other time I have visited in the past. It was lame but convenient since temple square was just right across the street. Madison seemed to enjoy it, but let's be honest, she loves it anytime we go on walks.

(Just look at those cute legs in those adorable fur boots!)

City Creek was decked out for the holidays and it looked amazing as well! So we walked around and enjoyed their Christmas lights and decor.

Our final stop for the night was at the Grand America Hotel. We love that place. We didn't do the Holiday Window Stroll last year since we weren't taking Madison in public, but she sure loved it this year. I was excited to see the Gingerbread house, this year it was beyond what I expected. It was HUGE! I loved the detail of the house. Not only the outside, but the inside too.

 the Gingerbread House:

148 Quarts of Molasses

1300 pounds of Flour

2000 Eggs

300 pounds of Sugar

40 pounds of Rice Crispies

2000 Gumballs

88 pounds of White Chocolate

44 pounds of Pastillage

900 pounds of Royal Icing

12 Pastry Chefs Working Every Day

1440 Hours of Labor

All that and Madison's favorite part was the reindeer (lol):

Started in the stroller...

Didn't like the stroller because she couldn't fully enjoy the windows without touching them.

She ran up to each window and just pushed her face against it to get a close look at all the things inside. It was fun and I am glad that after a night in the stroller she got to run around for a bit in the hotel hallways. (She also did have super cute boots on but after pulling them off a dozen times I gave up and just let her keep them off. Then she pulls her socks off too. I think she is going to end up a flip-flop girl one day.)

Anyway, the theme this year was the ABC's so every window depicted Christmas with a letter from the alphabet.

Definitely a worth-while trip! We sure love Christmas and creating family traditions <3.