Monday, March 19, 2012

I love to see the temple...



We haven't taken Mercedes to see the temple for a long time and lately every time I would sing"I love to see the temple" to her before bed, she would insist we go!

Taylor came up with the idea to base family night around it and so we went for an early familynight this evening to see the temple.









I was moved when taking this photo as I couldn't help thinking that someday these two will bedoing this on the way to her wedding.




Mercedes was loving it all, to say the least.








Here Mercedes had just received her first buoyancy lesson by accident when she dropped herrock into the fountain and was distraught when it sunk to the bottom, unlike her flower. Luckilydaddy fished it back out for her.

Here were a few treasures Mercedes picked up along the way.

Taylor's mom gave us an old Temple calendar that we used for our simple temple lesson for Mercedes.



The temple seems that much more significant when you bring your own child there. I love teh temple.
(Some pretty wildlife right off the temple grounds)

3 comments:

Lacey Johnson said...

Oh Kenze, I loved this post. 1- Mercede's Jacket is the most darling jacket. 2- You look so beautiful 3- When on earth did you get the retro glasses; I normal dislike them, but I was loving them on you and 4- what a tender mercy to take a family trip to the temple together. You are going to have to get a pic of Taylor and Mercede's in that same position in the future with her in her wedding dress and frame them both side by side:)

Chelle! said...

You are a darling mom. I am so grateful that you are sharing your ideas on how to raise a sweet little girl to be strong in the gospel. You are such an amazing example!!!

Just Jenne said...

It's amazing to see how much she understands at this point and how much she wants to go see the temple!