Trip to the Temple

Last weekend we had the chance to meet grandma and grandpa and tour the Brigham City Temple. It is a beautiful building. What an awesome opportunity. This is the third one of these we've been to in the last five years or so, but it was by far the most crowded.  The kids were great although I'd say the highlight for Ian was a toss up between the shoe covers he got to wear and the cookies...which he is wearing all over his face in these pictures!  He was really sweet to pick a flower for me from the flower beds pictured behind...oops.  I have a hard time resisting this blue-eyed boy.

I do have to say that although this kid can be a wild one he is pretty darn sweet.  He is so cute with Leah and literally tells me multiple times per day how cute she is and how much he loves her.  In fact, he's so cute with her that she is starting to push him around a bit.  She is showing her feisty side now, so I think there may be some confrontations in the future for these two!  His adjustment to abruptly losing his spot as the baby in the family has been amazing.  His nursery leader mentioned to me the other day that he is so nice to this little girl in nursery who is in a wheelchair and can't really communicate.  She said he always goes over and talks to her and tries to play with her—that does a mom's heart good!

Leah absolutely loves both of her grandpas. She is learning new words each day and grandpa, sounds like bampa, was one of her first. 

Luke looks like a future missionary to me. He gave a talk Sunday in the Primary Program in front of hundreds of people and did awesome. He talked about his baptism. All four grandparents were there to support him and Seth—they are lucky kids.  Later that night our ward got realigned and we lost a huge subdivision from our ward that will cut our primary about in half. I will miss lots of people, but it's probably a good thing when you have to get there 45 minutes early to get a seat and they have to send out a detailed seating chart so you can find your child out of the 130 or so in the program! 

Getting a group shot is next to impossible and most of them weren't even in focus...hello!  I still need some serious work.  It was a great evening with my forever family though, and I can't tell you how many people stopped us to gush over Leah.  It happens wherever we go, especially as she becomes more of a ham.  I think she's got a bit of Ian's friendliness in her!  Yes, we think she's pretty cute too and her brothers aren't bad either!