The past few weeks have been crazy. It all started on Memorial day weekend when we went to St. George. The next weekend we headed to Long Beach California for John's brothers wedding. We only took Coen so that was nice. I still remember when I only had Paige and I thought it was hard and now I have three and wonder what in the heck was I thinking when I thought one was hard. One is paradise. Anyway it was really nice to to be able to go to the Newport Beach temple and see Devon and Annette get married. After the wedding we went to a dinner in their honor and the food was great. Her mom had a few of her friends make some pasta dishes and they were awesome. The next day we headed back home to our other children and life was normal for a week or so. The next weekend they had a reception in Orem that was really cool. They decided to have ice cream machines and toppings for the guests. They were so good. After the wedding and receptions we thought our weekends would be a little calmer. Well that wasn't so, we both volunteered at the temple open house for our new temple the Oquirrh Mountain temple. I may be biased but it is one of the most beautiful temples. I was positioned in one of the tents where the guests come and watch a video on temples. After a few hours a huge storm came and they had to shut down the tents because they didn't feel they were safe anymore so we ran from the tents into the temple. I had an umbrella when I left the then when I reached the temple it was mangled and I was soaking wet. The Angel Moroni also was not so lucky. He got hit by lightening during the storm. It was so crazy. After my shift I came home to John and the kids and he got ready to do his shift at the temple that night. He was doing parking. His shift was definitely not as eventful as mine. He said he was positioned in a cul-de sac by the temple and didn't have to get up out of his seat the entire time. I am so grateful for this new temple in our area. South Jordan is where the temple is located and it is the ONLY city in the world that has two temples in it. I think that is so awesome. And not only that but the temple sits on a bluff and if you stand in the front of the temple and look out on a clear day you can see three other temples. That is so amazing. I can see three temples from my upstairs bedroom. We were told in training that there are many people who only see the steeple of a temple once and that is when they go to do their own work. I am so grateful that I live so close to a temple and I hope that I do not take it for granted. They are the house of the Lord and I am truly blessed to be able to live so close to one. And if I thought this weekend was going to be slower its not. John is going to be leaving bright and early Saturday morning to Long Beach again to help his sister Julie move back to Utah for the summer. I think after this weekend we should be able to get some of our projects done. Namely my mother's day present from John which was to paint our house. I am so excited for this! Even if we haven't been able to get much done on the weekends at least I can say that we were doing very important things. Attending a temple wedding, spending time with family, volunteering our time for the church and helping out family. We are truly blessed.
(Devon and Annette outside of the Newport Beach Temple)
Devon and Annette cutting their cake at the reception in Cali)
John and Coey at a park in Long Beach where we feed the ducks with Meredith, Jake, Ethan and Julie)
(Our beautiful new temple)
(The Angel Moroni after the storm hit)
