Christmas in St. George

To get you into the Christmas spirit some more and for those of you who are unable to join us in sunny St. Geogre for the holidays-- here are some photos of downtown St. George during the holidays. Of course this photo of the temple does not due it enough justice. There are lights twinkling in every nook-and-cranny.

Santa Claus is peeking over one of the buildings in downtown--- he's checking out who's naughty and who's nice.... that's why I don't drive by this building this time of year. If he sees my road rage, I'll for sure only get coal for Christmas!
This is the new Town Square for those who remember it as only being under-construction. For those who haven't been around the downtown area in a while...the old library on Main Street was torn down and this is what is there now. It's right beside the Tabernacle-- there's a nice grassy area with a water feature-- the tower's windows are stainglass images of the history of Dixie. The Town Square is large! The new library was built just around the corner-- it is HUGE and extremely nice.
This is the Tabernacle of course. They re-did their parking lot in bricks to match the rest of the area that is made to look more historical. Even the handicap parking spaces have dark bricks to seperate the lanes. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland oversaw this project.
This is a walkway at the new Town Square. The new library is lit up in the back.
As part of the Town Square project, the city also built the Water Walk. It runs from a pond at the top of Main Street (which they cleaned and remodled the park which is really nice and quaint)-- and the water flows down troughs from the top of Main, across the Boulevard and down through the Town Square. You can see some puddles, but generally the water runs a lot more when it's not so cold. There are other water features at the square as well.

Wherever you are for the holidays, make sure you either start a new tradition or participate in old family traditions. If your plans aren't here for the holidays, know that Coby, Ben and I sure do love you and will miss the Dickens out of you. (Pun intended).

Merry Christmas,

The Washington Hunts