A Visit to the Salt Lake Temple

After years of desire to visit the Salt Lake Temple, Mauri & Aaron, Jory & Sarah, Dad & I finally made it for a session & sealing. This was a first real visit for Mauri, Aaron & Sarah to see the inside & rooms of the Salt Lake Temple.

Thanks to Jennifer's searching & finding family names that needed their temple work to be completed, we had a special reason to go. For the past year we have done the initiatory, endownments & now the sealings for our extended family members.

Camille entertained the kids on Temple Square for us. Then we all had a yummy meal at the Blue Iguana. What a great day.

Greater Salt Lake Wood Carver's Show

The pictures here include: wood relief by Glen Beere, eagle (don't know artist), 2 maple leaf candy dishes carved by Dad (received a blue ribbon) & bunnies by Tom Mellenthin.

The 18th annual Wood Carver's Show was last weekend. Dad prepared for the big day all winter. With lack of employment, he spent the extra time carving. His classy creations run from A-Z, beginning with birds, candy dishes, chip carving, geometric shapes, flowers, leaf shaped bowls, ornaments, signs, stars & more. Many of you may be the benefactors of this newly honed talent.

He assisted Nicolay Motro in teaching a chip carving class to a standing room only crowd at the weekly club meeting on Wheeler Farm. All it takes to begin is the right knife, wood, a pattern and a little practise. Go to greatsaltlakewoodcarvers.com for details.

He took photos as the art pieces were registered. My old junior high school math teacher, Mr Beere, submitted some work. I'm surprised he was recognized after 40 years. Many women enter & do beautiful detailed work. This hobby isn't just for men. See you at the show.

Hunter's big day!

Hunter was baptized March 6th. What a great day for him! Aaron baptized and Gramps confirmed him. Hopefully Hunter will always remember what a great day it was. Aaron's grandparents were able to be there for the big day. Jed and I came down for the day as well. It was a lot of fun being able to be there for Hunter's day.

Living far away

One of the downfalls of living far away is having to travel to see family. The boys miss everyone and ask often: "When can we go to Grandma's house?" They also just decide to take off on a moments notice to go visit. Good thing they are coming to visit us soon!

Jacob's Birthday

Jacob just had his third birthday. Here a few photos of the event. As you can thell there was a fire truck theme. I actually made a cake and decorated the fire truck - impressive if I do say so myself! He got a few toys but also a fire helmet that makes noise, a fire outfit and fire extinguisher that actually sprays water. (I did not know it actually worked or would not have bought it!) The next day we took a trip to our fire station and he got to drive many of the fire trucks with Mike's fire helmet on. He was in heaven.

15 good things about Sarah V.

We all love Sarah V.
Here are 15 great things about her.
#1.She is very good at art.
#2.Sarah is a very good reader.
#3.She loves to eat out.
#4.Sarah is very observant.
#5.Sarah loves all her cousins.
#6.Sarah is very, very, very, very smart.
#7.She is a little athletic.
#8.Everyone says she is fun to be around.
#9.Sarah is playful with others.
#10.She is nice to her brother.
#11.Loves tic tacs.
#12.Always finds ways to amuse herself.
#13.She loves all her family.
#14.She loves to dress up.
#15.Loves to play with Brayle
These are 15 of the hundreds upon thousands of great things about Sarah V.We can all agree an that.
This was posted by Brayle, a future blogger.

10 good thing about little Sarah