more vacating

the fireworks were amazing

giddy with exhaustion

racin'

dancing at disney

Dumbo

Vacating

Ryan, Andrea and the kids came down to do Disney and other fun Florida things with us...here are pics in reverse order and more to come to prove it... dancing at Disney a Hannah sized door

feeling Singing in the rain? Ryan obliged

no comments or autographs

the disc landed on the zero

a beached pixie

shuffleboarding

Orlando

So last week after hem hawing all week and not sure whether we were going to make the trip, we headed to Orlando for Brandon and I to attend the temple. We had a great time. On Friday we went to po' man's Disney, Dowtown Disney. Cole loved the lego store, he and Laura spend a lot of time playing in their own little Lego land at home. Laura and Hannah enjoyed the princesses (fake, not live) and we left a little bit poorer, sweaty, tired, just like you do at the real Disney so not so bad :). Getting the kids to sleep in a strange place was miserable!, but we eventually all slept. I went to the temple early the next morning and then we all enjoyed the hotel pool by ourselves and had a blast. We played Cole's new game of chasing the kids around in the water. Threw Hannah back and forth, she loves that. Then it was Brandon's turn at the temple so the kids and I a picnic at the park down from the temple, went to the book store, went to Albertson's for the free cookie and a/c!!!! and then it was about time to pick up Brandon. All in all it was a good trip.

Whee!!

"How did they do that!?"


pretty neat


Laura to Cole "We could so do better than that"



Hannah - "I could have so much fun in there, but just like at home they keep me locked out".



"This is so cool"


After not much sleep, swimming, playing at the park
in the heat and not being able to go back to legoland, Cole had
had it, unfortunately this was at the temple, but Hannah's trying to help. Laura's hanging
in there, after all she did get to swim that very morning :).

While there were those moments, my experience on this trip in the temple and our experiences in general make it all worthwhile. I am so glad we weren't deterred from going. I wouldn't trade it and I hope the kids grow up knowing this and are able to have their own experiences that they wouldn't trade. Here's hoping and praying and living.

"Attend the temple. You will be blessed for so doing. Every man or woman who goes into the house of the Lord leaves there a better man or woman than he or she was when he or she entered the house of the Lord. The house of the Lord will have a refining effect upon you. It will cultivate unselfishness within your lives. It will build righteousness. It will impress upon you the importance of doing what you ought to do. Go to the house of the Lord." Presdient Hinckley

I believe this to be true, I didn't come out perfect, I really hope I came out a little better.