PoppaKeith and Jeanene's visit

We love PoppaKeith and Jeanene!  We improved Boggle skills, enjoyed a trip to the Juarez temple, experienced a night out with adults (including the adult children... wha!!??!?), visited the El Paso Art Museum, ate yummy pizza joints 😋 , pre-celebrated the twins' birthday with them eating a ton of food at Famous Dave's, and were thrilled at lots of good chats and time together!







The Art Museum...

I love love love love love this piece!




They had a wonderful display of animal art too!

An artist knitted gold sweaters for all these bees...

Leslie's Endowment

Too sweet for words!

And a little too bright.....

Thankful for November...

So many things to be THANKFUL for!


  Fun kids  

Musical animals







  Gideon loves to draw!



  Football games.....



Food...            Friends.......               Family..............



(A Thanksgiving play by the younger kids!)





 Sunsets on a safe drive to vacation...







Almost too much fun on vacation to Phoenix...

The peace and beauty of temples....

Our 21st Wedding Anniversary! 
Re-visiting memories during dinner & 
a Lindsey Stirling Winter Concert!




           



And soooooooooooo much more!  

The temple

On January 15-16, our family went to Albuquerque for a temple trip.  Bob, Jonas, Leslie, Owen, and Troy performed baptisms for the dead on Friday while I watched the little kids.

We met up with Grandma and Grandpa for dinner at Denny's.  Then we played in the pool and hot tub at the hotel and played games after drying off.



The next morning, Bob and I took our oldest son Jonas to the temple to receive his endowment.  It was a very sweet morning filled with memories from so many years and yearnings for future experiences in the temple.  We love the temple, and were so excited to share our testimonies and times in the temple with our son.  We focused on feeling the Spirit and it was a beautiful session with instruction, comfort, guidance, and preparation for all that is to come soon in our lives.

We were grateful to have Bob's parents and my mom and Pa Dave in attendance.  We look forward to having my dad and Jeanene come in February for more family time and temple time.

Phoenix Temple Open House

I love Heavenly Father's plan for eternal happiness with families.  

I love my family!

putting on the covers for our shoes

I thought it was cool that the youth of the area were serving the visitors to the temple

This one of Gid was at Golden Corral 

after he ate some chocolate for dessert... 

too cute not to include somewhere on the blog!