Provo City Center Temple

September 3, 2014

This evening our Young Men and Young Women's group went on a tour to the building site of the Provo City Center Temple. One of our leader's brother is 1 of the two head architects for this Temple. It was incredible to hear some of the crazy and unexpected details about this historical Temple. We had a wonderful time and learned so much. Afterwards, the Young Women went to Kneaders to pick out a special treat.

How Time Flies

It is constantly amazing how fast time just slips away. It seems life just gets more and more busy verses slowing. We have been working on slipping in time everyday just for our family by going on walks to the park, playing games, reading all together, catching bugs, playing outside, going up the canyon, and so on. With time slipping past, it is important that we take time to enjoy the journey, and not just enduring it.

Christmas Parties and Lunch

December 13-Hidden Meadows Branch Party

December 18-Lunch with the Girls at Zupas

December 11-Spencer to the MTC

My youngest brother and sibling is headed off on his Mission. He was called to serve 2 years in Brazil, but with the delay of his Visa, will be starting in Texas. Jaci, Hailey, and Laura picked him up from the airport this morning and then they all drove to our house.

Danny said good-bye before heading off to school

Spencer wanted to have lunch at In-And-Our Burger before heading over.

There were about 5 other missionaries with their families as well. So cool to see.

Spencer was very anxious to be at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) right at the first moment they would allow. Therefore we snuck some pictures in very quickly 

so he could get over there right away.

I am so proud of my baby brother. He is going to be an incredible missionary.

December 9-FHE Special Announcement!

*Post in Progress*

We have been living at our current address for 5 years now...the very longest we have ever lived somewhere as a married couple. For a while now we have been getting the ich to move on, but felt we couldn't leave our callings at church quite yet. New information began to develop about a month ago and so we started some curious looking around just for fun...joking all the while how awesome it would be to give our kids a house for Christmas.  Haha...that would be insane right? Wishful thinking.

Last year for Christmas we switched the kids into our old office. This year, we had been deciding to get rid of the office and give Lydia her own room. We had started preparing for that and even carried a heavy entertainment center (which I got for $10! Bonus!) upstairs as part of the makeover....much to Danny's dismay. TC, one of our very good friends who help the process even said "I hope I am gone before you move" implying he wouldn't have to move it again...and feeding Danny's fire. A week later, I get a call on one of the houses I was looking into. A very long and thankful story short; we are moving at the end of this month and will be in our new home for New Years. Are we crazy? Yes, I do believe so.

We put off telling our kids for a few weeks trying to decide how close to Christmas to tell them...packing up a few boxes in the meantime and stashing them away, but so it wouldn't really be noticed. Ultimately we decided we had better tell them soon since we are going to Idaho for a week for Christmas. Looking at our schedule, we are going to come home on Thursday and move Saturday...Eeeek! Therefore, time to hunker down and pack most everything beforehand.

We decided that Family Home Evening would be the perfect opportunity to share our fun news.

There was much celebration

After discovering their rooms and every room in the house,
we ate dinner while watching Polar Express.

Dancing, running around Daddy, and wrestling during the music credits

We are so excited to get everything packed, go to Idaho for Christmas, 

and come home to move!