Oquirrh Mountain Temple

Last week we attended the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. It was beautiful. We got there right about dusk, so I think I got some pretty good shots.
That makes 12 of 13 temples in Utah that we have been through. Last stop: Vernal Utah temple on our way to Columbus in . . . 34 days.


Here are some adorable pictures of McKay since I haven't really posted any lately. He loves to smile and talks to me all day long. Life couldn't get better.
Mom, help! I've fallen and I can't get up!
My foot is a little stuck. Could I get some help over here?
I just needed a hand to hold so I could fall asleep.
Reading time!
Our favorite jammies on McKay. We think they make him look like a who from Whoville.
That's all folks!

Graduation and Arizona trip

Here's the beginning of an update of a little of everything lately:

Burke and I officially graduated! It was great, and now we're just waiting for diplomas in the mail. Whoopee! Thanks to everyone who came to support us.
The next day we left for Arizona for a week, which was a wonderful break, and we had free babysitting, which was a definite plus. (thanks, Grandma, Alyson, and others!)
McKay met his cousin, Marcus.
We went to the temple for our anniversary.
I took Burke to his first pro baseball game. I've converted him to the d-backs.
We all did some of this:
And we took the scenic route home through Monument Valley, Arizona,
and made it to temple 11 of 12 in Utah: Monticello. Life has been busy but great!

No Baby, so a Weekend of Fun!

This weekend, of course, we anticipated a baby coming, but I guess he's not ready yet. (That's probably a good thing since Burke was under the weather all week.) So we enjoyed probably our last baby-free weekend together.

First, we went to temple number 10 of 12 in Utah--the Draper Temple. It was beautiful.
Saturday night we spent the evening with my two sisters, who were in town, at my aunt Jeanie's house. She is Palestinian and treated us with her specialty--Arabic food. We had stuffed grape leaves, stuffed cabbage, and stuffed zucchini. We also had Arabic style chicken, hummus, pita bread, and some other yummy dish with cucumber, green leafy stuff, and tomatoes. It was a delicious cultural night, and we enjoyed staying up late laughing and telling stories.
Now the baby is allowed to come. He's just about outworn his welcome in my tummy. Maybe tomorrow. . . . But I am grateful for the quiet, restful nights and the fact that he's hungry only when I'm hungry. It works out nicely. Plus, I still feel great, so I shouldn't complain.