What Claire does while. . .

While Kelsey does this:




Claire does this:






While Seth does this: 





Claire does this:






And we call it a good Saturday for everyone.

Arrival of Marcie

Oooooh  I love this little Marcie.






Out-takes of the Girls in Blue




Taking pictures of these beauties is harder than it seems.  But I loved the shot of Hannah showing all her new teeth popping out.  Ouch!  Glad we got one smiley shot.





More Scripture Adventures

Reading the scriptures with kids can be quite an adventure.  The "candle reading" (referred to earlier) led to fire hazards as the kids couldn't keep their fingers out of the hot wax.  We are now keeping track of minutes (10 hours = big reward) and it isn't as interesting, but is much safer.  

Young readers always put a new spin on things.  Kelsey likes to make up her own ending of words she is not familiar with.  Then if the words are hyphenated, all bets are off.  For instance, we were reading the touching account of The Last Supper but Kelsey changed it up for us. According to Kelsey, this is how the action went down:

John 13:4-5  He riseth from supper, and laid a-
side his garments; and took a towel,
and girded himself.
5 After that he poureth water into
a bason, and began to wash the dis-
hes.

"Kelsey," Gpa interrupted , "what did he do?"

"He put on his apron, filled up the sink and washed the dishes."

Gpa couldn't quit giggling.  I just about had to stop the running clock timing our session and send him to his room.




Opportunities to Shoot

. . .shoot the camera, that is.  Yah, kids come to play and Gma gets out her camera.  Loved having David and Ronni and the kids come to San Diego.  Watching the kids discover the ocean was so much fun.  It was a gray, semi-cold day, but Brin surprised us all by taking off her clothes to reveal she had come prepared with a swim suit.  She knew she was going to the beach and would not be denied.  











William and Brianna Black Marriage

This is Lar's oldest son, William and his new bride, Brianna.  We loved being at the Newport Beach Temple with the family for the sealing.  Wow, what a beautiful couple and wow what a beautiful temple!  Because of the strict building codes of Newport Beach, this temple looks a little different than most LDS temples.  I absolutely LOVED it--inside and out!  Thanks for letting us enjoy the sacred day with you William and Brianna.