Worth The Price

To get your family out the door parents truly pay a price.  And doing it in winter weather is downright painful, especially when nobody wants to cooperate and everyone is crying.  I didn't cry, but I probably would have had it lasted a few more minutes.  To add to the stress of it all, we knew that we were taking our kids out into the cold night, that they could get sick again, and that they would get to bed really late.  It was a painful experience, and I had doubts that our plans for the evening were worth the price.  My doubts were quickly laid to rest as we reached the LDS Temple Visitor's Center and saw the beautiful array of Christmas lights on all of the trees around the temple, then sat in the auditorium and enjoyed a concert by a children's violin ensemble.  The combination of the festive music and watching our kids' expressions of wonder was priceless.  They also loved looking at the international nativity scene exhibit and the large nativity scene out by the lights.  Although they got to bed late, by the time we got home, the stress of getting out the door had completely subsided.  I'm glad we didn't give up and stay home.