fridays with lily {oakland lds temple}

lily calls every building she sees with spires the temple, so i decided for our friday adventure that we would take a quick trip up to the oakland lds temple for a picnic and to walk around the grounds.  it was a beautiful day.  we were able to go into the visitors center and see the statue of the savior and look around.  she will now tell you that she "can go inside when she is older" (in our church, children can go inside the temple starting at age 12 in order to perform certain sacred ordinances).  i love that i was able to take her to the temple and am grateful for the spirit that was felt there.  i know that little children are so close to the veil and are able to feel the presence of our Heavenly Father and the Savior more readily than we adults can.  being on the temple grounds, feeling that sweet spirt, and listening to the things lily had to say, i know that i am helping her to feel and recognize the spirit and grow in a direction that is pleasing to the Lord.  it is days like this that i feel like i am doing a good job at this parenting thing.

i love that when i ask her to smile, it comes with a sassy pose.