I love to see the Temple

We recently went down to Utah to pick up my niece Willow and spend some time with our extended family. While we were down there we had the opportunity to attend the open house for the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. It is a beautiful temple set up on a hill over looking West Jordan. The inside was just breath taking and I was over come with how much our Heavenly Father loves us and want us to return to live with Him again some day. I was pleased that I was able to be in such a special place with my husband Paul and our two kids. I am sure that wont happen for again for a long time so I was soaking in every minute of it. I love sitting in the celestial room looking into the mirror with my son Alec and explaining to him what eternity can mean if we try hard to be an eternal family. Thank you Heavenly Father for a blessed moment like this one.

Party Time

Alec had his party the day before his birthday. He didn't want to have it at a pool, and I thought because it was in the middle of summer it wasn't nice to make people sit in the summer heat so we compromised on having it at a Hockey arena. Alec had always talked about wanting to play hockey so this went over well.



Little did he know that this was going to be a harder than it looked and so he quickly blamed me for having the party there. I was already upset because the building was not cleaned, they were not prepared for us (tables and chairs) and they didnt have the old lady walkers to help the kids learn to skate like they said they would. So we had a little tiff at the party.



It quickly resolved and he was on his way back to the ice to skate. Then it was time to open presents. He was so excited and loved everything he got. Especially his luchador mask that Aunt Kalena and Uncle Ryan gave him.



so much so that he came down one day dressed like this!



gotta love it!

Alec's Baptism Day

These last couple of week have been full and I am just now getting to updating our blog.

Alec was baptized on his birthday (July 18th) by his dad, Paul. It was a special experience because we were able to have his paternal father come up for a visit during this time. There was a very special feeling in that room that Alec could not deny, and he wore it on his face all day long. We had been working with Alec all year long on the subject of baptism and it wasnt until that day that he understood exactly what we were talking about. We are so proud of you Alec and your decision to be baptized.