We made as few stops as possible and this was one of them, Glen Canyon Dam.
Hannah
Julia and Emily
We arrived safe and sound and enjoyed the beautiful weather (even a little bit of rain) and the unique landscape.
Wednesday morning I was able to catch up with a few lifelong friends (yes, we date back pre preschool days). It was so fun to see them--thanks Jill and Tracy!
Random cactus that I liked...
Dad and Hannah
We took family pictures Wednesday afternoon and here are a few that different family members took from my camera...
Sisters with Mom
ALL the girls with Grandpa and Grandma
Thanksgiving Day was also my mom and dad's 45th Wedding Anniversary. Grandpa surprised Grandma with a beautiful new diamond ring. The granddaughters were all catching a glimpse of it at Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving dinner was hosted by Aunt Kristin and Uncle E.T. and it was all excellent. Emily and Hilary are pictured here getting a taste of some dozen pies we had to choose from!
More Thanksgiving Day pictures...
Later in the evening we headed to the Stake Center to celebrate Grandpa and Grandma's wedding anniversary. Without their knowledge, we had put together a DVD of pictures that spanned the years. After the DVD, Uncle Dave broke out these one of a kind drinks to commemorate the anniversary.
We also played a lot of fun games with the cousins and aunts and uncles.
Friday is what I will call Temple Day. Earlier in the day, all of the grandchildren, 12 years and older, attended the temple to perform family name baptisms. They patiently waited over two hours (we did sneak in a trip to In and Out Burger) to get their turn. It was an unbelievable sight to see 12 granddaughters, dressed in white, lined up near the baptismal font--not to forget the one grandson who also watched and waited in white. The best part of all was seeing Grandpa and Grandma inside the temple, dressed in white, checking in on all of us while they worked their shift. That same evening, all the married children and spouses did a sealing session at the temple. Once again, it was an unbelievable experience to be in the temple, with my dad performing the sealings. Afterwards, some of us headed to Nielsen's Frozen Custard for a late night concrete.
Kristin and E.T.
Dan and I
Alison and Curt
Mom and Dad
Before we headed home, the girls picked fresh grapefruit, oranges and pomegranates to take home.
Hannah
Many, many thanks to all our family for the awesome trip! It was wonderful to be all together. A huge thank you also to the Andersens for taking in Scout and our awesome ward members (executive secretaries and yw leaders) who scrambled at the last minute to rearrange things so that we could stay an extra, unplanned day!!!
3 comments:
Wow...I'm jealous...I'll I got for Thanksgiving was Scout! (hee hee) Glad you guys had such a marvelous time!
Thanks for making the long trip down to Arizona. We sure had a great time with you!
What a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family, fun and sweet memories. When Craig's parents were in a Temple Mission in Nauvoo last year all the grandchildren also did baptisms in the Nauvoo temple and the adults later did sealings all with family names. It was such a neat experience. Words can't describe. What a great family you have :)
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