Sleepy supper

Not even supper could keep her awake.  She must have had a busy day cleaning out all of my cupboards.

Gilbert temple tour

It's not very often in a lifetime that you get to wear these cute little booties and walk through a building as special as this one.

 

Isabel had it right when after using one of the bathrooms she commented, "Even the toilets flush reverently."

 

 

The architect is in our ward so he did a fireside on the construction of the temple.  He also talked about the agave plant and its symbolism throughout this beautiful structure.

 

 

How awesome is it that we live in a day when there are so many new temples being constructed?  I'm so glad our children got this experience.  I remember the first time I went through an undedicated temple.  I was so excited I made my mom buy me a journal so I could write about it. I've been busy looking for journals for my boys.  After their experience they asked me for one too.

The lines were long but it was so worth it.  I want my kids to know that amazing things can happen in this place.  It may not be easy to different from the rest of the world in order to be able to enter this holy temple but it will be so worth it.

 

Even on our temple trip DJ still had to throw in a shenanigan.  That was the temple tour ticket.  We had to turn that in.  DJ you crack me up!

Isabel Disneyland

 

Grandpa and Isabel have something special.  When Isabel turned five they took her to Disneyland.  It was supposed to be a birthday present for her from her grand grandparents but the rest of the family decided to tag along.  Grandpa thought that wasn't really fair so he made sure that Isabel got a Disneyland trip all on her own. I'm thinking maybe we should have tagged along again then maybe she could have gotten a third trip. LOL! I love my dad! And I love that they have such a cute relationship.

Valentines

 

We're not a very creative family on our own but we can do a really good copy cat.  Thanks to Pinterest we had some way cute Valentine fun this year.  AJ did the minion from Dispicable Me.  DJ did the Minecraft guy.  And they all made little schools of fish to deliver.  Happy Valentines!!