Temple Square

After we left the Natural History Museum we spent some time on Temple Square.  I loved being on the temple grounds with my sweet family.  It delighted my heart to see my boys soak in the temple and enjoy being together.  We ate dinner at the Lion House Pantry (yum!) and also spent some time touring the church history museum. 

My favorite moment:  Mitchell was so excited to be close to the Salt Lake Temple and asked if he could go up the tall staircase to touch the door.  When he reached the top he raised his hands above his head and yelled at the top of his lungs "I'M THE KING OF THE MORMONS!"  

I ran up those stairs faster than I thought possible to grab him and remind him to be reverent.  After we came down, Dallan and I couldn't stop laughing.   

Oh how I love my family!  Thank goodness we are forever!

Natural History Museum

One of our last Summer outings was in Salt Lake City. Our first stop was the Natural History Museum. We absolutely loved it! The displays were amazing and wonderfully hands on. My boys could have stayed there all day. The lighting made it difficult to photograph most areas of the museum, but we were thoroughly impressed. We can't wait to go back! The only reason we left was because it was closing!

An Afternoon at Yuba Lake

A few weeks ago we spent the afternoon at Yuba Lake with my Brother Jacob and his cute family. The weather was too windy to take his boat out, but the kids had a great time on the beach!

They had fun floating around on the tube!

Matthew loved swimming in the water...

and the mud!

Mitchell loved scooping up water and sand to make his "land mass."

All of the kids loved being in the water and the mud!

Josh enjoyed finding the perfect skipping rocks,

and we all enjoyed relaxing together.

We even made a little wink.  (We love you, Caleb!) 

What a fun summer afternoon!