Spring Break - Day 8

our vacation is coming to an end. sad! but we have had a great time and have been to....have you been keeping track?....9 and we have one more stop on our way home.

draper utah temple. #10!

it was so cold and windy! they were trying to seek shelter next to the temple.

nice do ri ri!

jay keeping his ladies warm.

alexis is ready to go to the temple.

i think this was my favorite temple. it's so different and beautiful.

after 3 consecutive movies, i suggested that ariana take a rest. of course, she complained and said she wasn't tired.

that's mom: 2 kids: 0! but who's keeping score?!

stretching our legs on the marble canyon bridge. jay was showing the girls how far his spit would fly in the wind. nice!

holy wind, batman!

ah! better!

we made it safely home.

i am grateful for temples on the earth today. i know that i can be with my family forever if i live worthily. i know my savior lives. i know i am a daughter of god. i am thankful for the gospel in my life and for the opportunity i have to share it with my children. i am thankful for this trip and for the spirit we were able to feel as we visited so many temples. in the name of jesus christ, amen.

Spring Break - Day 7

jay couldn't wait to show us around the campus of byu.

we all loved the bean museum. these bears really weren't too scary or we wouldn't have had these beautiful smiles.

ever feel like you're being watched? don't look up girls!

they didn't listen lol!

ariana, show me your best scared face.

now you, laney. bears! oh my!

after lunch at the cougar eat in the wilkinson center, aka the wilk, the girls got some awesome byu gear! go cougars!

at the byu museum of art, they had an exhibition of carl bloch: the master's hand. his thoughtful depictions of the savior have had a profound influence on the lives of christians all over the world.

outside it was picture time. everyone say 'we love our cousins'!

y mountain.

jay couldn't leave byu without sharing the byu creamery with us. that made for some pretty happy girls...and mama, thanks jay!

provo utah temple.

mount timpanogos utah temple.

i love being at the temple with my family!

jordan river utah temple.

they were so excited to touch as many temples as they could!

the wind was making pictures a bit difficult.

almost.....

got it! looking good ladies!

we love to see the temple!

oquirrh mountain utah temple.

jay with his girls!

after our temple stops, we enjoyed dinner with some of jay's friends from his byu days.

thank you smiths! we loved getting to meet you! come visit when you want some warm weather!

Spring Break - Day 6

ogden utah temple and st. patrick's day.

all the girls sporting their best green digs but the smiles are something to be desired lol. that sun was shining too bright!

i love all the beautiful flowers at the temple.

take 2...a little better than take 1!

we love to see the temple!

we are so glad we got the chance to see the ogden temple before it was closed for renovations. one of which will be a change to this water feature.

reading a story with the grandma and grandpa statue.

on our way back to the house, we stopped to play some more. jay helped ariana use the toys correctly.....aka his way.

after the delicious dinner miranda made, michael made dessert! dessert crepes!

they are treating us sooooo good! love you guys!

Spring Break - Day 5

yesterday, like i said, we didn't get to tour everything so we came back for round two. jay and i came down earlier in the morning to attend a session at the salt lake temple. amazing! what an uplifting experience! the girls were with michael and miranda and we met up with them all at the church history museum. ariana was collecting eggs. it reminded her of grandma roleen's chickens back in albuquerque.

ariana and laney climbed aboard nephi's ship to do some fishing.

caprice was ready to feed the missionaries.

jay helped chloe and alexis to build a temple.

jay and ariana even tried to learn some latin-american dances and dressed the part!

from there we went to the lion house, brigham young's mansion residence. the mansion has been beautifully restored and serves as a museum offering tours showing what life was like for the young family back in 1855. (sorry for the lack of pictures) with all the rain, we called it a day and went to see our friends....and their sweet new baby! adelaide is adorable! i wish she liked me more! lol it was good to catch up with our friends, we miss them so!