We began our trek at 8:15 this morning. Dressed in our Sunday best we loaded in the car for a 3 hour trip to the small town of Central, AZ. We wanted to take the boys through the Gila Valley temple before it was dedicated. Any and all are welcome to tour LDS temples before they are dedicated - and the boys were dying to go. Xander had been through the Snowflake Temple before it was dedicated and he was excited to see this one. 
My mom took Ben, Max & James with her and Ian, Evan, Xander and I traveled in our car. Evan and Ian kept us entertained. That boy sure loves his dad. Once we past Globe, Ian kept wondering who would actually be going to this temple - the area looks sparsely populated. But the parking lot was packed. I didn't get to see everything (Evan had to go to the bathroom 1,000 times) but what I did see was beautiful.
I rode with my mom, Evan and Xander on the way home and Ian took the other boys. I love my mom so much. She is the best person in the world and she always lifts me up and makes me want to be a better person. Today was not as spiritual for me as I would've liked (having a 3 year old will do that), but when Ben pulled me back so I could see the Celestial Room, I knew that the trip was worth it. It was such a great experience for the boys.
