Portland Temple Visitor Center

Matt and I wanted to take the kids to see the new Temple visitor center. We decided to go Sunday after church. Tricia and Darren wanted to go also. So, we drove over together and saw the beautiful Portland Temple and the visitor center. I love to see the Temple!

Paige had on Cheetah pants and so I am trying to remove them off of her before we go into the visitor center.

She is ready now!

The kids watched several video's on the Savior and his life.

The kids watching a video.

The kids sitting by the water fountain.

This is the Temple that we were sealed at!

Cousins.

The Wilhoit Family.

Trying to wrangle all of our children for a picture.

Do you see Matt biting his lower lip?

 This is a sign that he is frustrated! 

We had a lovely Sunday afternoon with family.

My SunFLOWERS

Tonight, I took Paige and Gannon over to our neighbors field to take some pictures of them. My neighbor has beautiful sunflowers next to his old white barn. I love to drive by it every day and see the beauty of this earth. I am going to try to take each of the kids over to get pictures in the next few days. There are more pictures to come!

Beautiful PAIGE

Paige and Gannon!

Labor Day

We enjoyed our usual tradition of going to Honeyman for Labor Day. The kids love to be with family and play all day long. This year most of Matt's siblings were able to come and be with all of us. We had a great weekend!

Gannon loves Aunt Tricia. 

He insisted on wearing Paige's princess pj's to bed the night before.

Uncle Aaron eating frogeye.

Matt cooking frogeye

Bailey eating frogeye.

Some of the cousins sitting around the fire in the morning hours.

Paige eating frogeye.

Matt, Rich and Aaron eating frogeye.

Aaron and Amber came from Arizona with their twins. 

The twins (Ashlee and Amber) husbands holding the twins!!

Amber, Luke and I.

Madalyn and Hannah.

Beautiful day at the beach, just a little chilly.

Rich walked on the beach with Anderson dressed in a pink and purple wet suit. 

We all got a kick out of it!

Ben and Gannon.

The first day of school for the kids.

Paige picked her outfit. 

I decided not to care!

Paige had a very hard time letting me go. While she was putting away her supplies a box dropped on a mom in the blue shirt (the picture above this one). She reacted pretty loud and that embarrassed Paige. She started crying and wouldn't let me leave her. I tried to make her laugh to no avail. Finally, I found a moment to exit the room and when she got home from school she was happy! Go Kindergarten.