Ward Easter Party

Today we had a ward Easter Party put on by the Primary. I got there early with Michael and A.J. to set up. Michael and AJ were great! They helped hide eggs and did anything I asked. Here are some photos of the event.

Instruction time: Don't trample the little kids!

The Hunt!

The Haul

Trading Candy After the Hunt.

Playing on the Play Structure After the Party

Our Trip to Utah, Part 6: Temple Square

I took the boys to Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. We went to both the North and South Visitor Centers (although we spent less time in the South Visitor Center, because the boys were getting tired and hungry) and the Tabernacle where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir practices and performs.

We also walked around the Church Office Building and enjoyed the beautiful garden and statues outside. The weather was gorgeous that day, and we had a great time. If you would like to find out more about the Visitor Center, or to find one near you, please visit http://www.lds.org/. If you would like to know more about our Savior Jesus Christ, please visit JesusChrist.lds.org or http://www.mormon.org/.

Outside Temple Square and the Church Office Building

The Salt Lake Temple (where John and I were sealed).

Inside the Tabernacle

Inside the Visitor Center

I had not seen the Temple Square Visitor Centers since they had been remodelled years ago. I was quite impressed by the emphasis on humanitarian service.

A statue depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

The Christus: a Statue of our Savior, Jesus Christ

To learn more, please visit JesusChrist.lds.org.

Whenever my family visited the Temple Square Visitor Center, we would take a picture of the family in front of the Christus. Unfortunately, my boys would not cooperate and stand together in front of the statue, but I was able to get them separately.

Our Trip to Utah, Part 5: Miscellaneous Pictures

I took a few hundred photos while on vacation, and these don't really fit the categories of my blog posts, but I wanted to share them anyway.

This is a picture of my grandparents' home. My grandfather passed away more than a decade ago, but I still remember how to get there from Temple Square.

Our Trip to Utah, Part 4: Hail

While visiting with our friends, the Wride family, it hailed. I snapped 2 pictures of the boys running around in the hail. I don't know if you can tell from the pictures, but David was yelling "Ow!" because the hail was coming down pretty hard and hurt!






It was so good to see the Wride family! I've missed them!

Our Trip to Utah, Part 3:

The BYU Art Museum

I took the boys to the BYU Art Museum. They had some really neat exhibits including one with modern art pieces made out of packing peanuts, fluorescent lights, and duck sauce packets. They also had an exhibit by the guy who takes the pictures for the "I Spy" books. I think the boys enjoyed that one the most.

Unfortunately, I do not have pictures of those exhibits. As I was taking pictures in the museum, a security guard approached me and told me I was not allowed to photograph anything in the museum. I was happy to comply, but noticed there is not one sign in the entire museum stating this. It would have been nice if they'd had a sign up at the entrance to the museum so that I could have honored their request the entire time.

Anyway, here are a few of the pictures I took of the exhibits on the main floor.

Our Trip to Utah, Part 2:

My newest nephew, Nathan Malaman!

One of my favorite parts of our trip was seeing my newest nephew, Nathan. He is a very happy, beautiful baby. He rarely cried, and when he did, he was easily comforted. The boys loved him and wanted to hold him constantly. Here are a few photos and a couple videos from the University Mall in Orem.

Here's a video of Michael holding Nathan at the University Mall in Orem, Utah. I've never uploaded a video to my blog before, so I hope it works!