Missing Us

My parents, the boys and I drove to California on Monday the 6th to visit for 2 weeks!  Will couldn't come until the following Wednesday which was the longest time we have ever been away from each other (10 days)!  It felt like FOREVER!!  While we were gone, he kept emailing us pictures of what he did or saw.  It was nice to use technology to keep in touch while we were away from each other. He worked a ton and played some too.  

He went to a couple of Salt Lake Buzz games (Closest thing to an Angel or Dodger game he could come by).  

He did the MS walk with my cousin Emilee and her family.  Here were some fellow walkers who had the force with them as they walked....he knew our boys would love to see their picture.
More walkers.  He rode his bike from our house to meet them, got a flat tire, fixed it and got there just in time to start.  

He showed us the pretty sky we were missing, calling them "Simpson clouds" like on the beginning of the cartoon, "The Simpsons".    He was worried all along that we would not want to come back to Utah and we would all be moving back to Bakersfield again, but we're all back, and love it...just wish we could bring more family back here with us!!!

The temple is finally all lit up!!  He took this picture to show us.  It has been lit up in fazes:  the bottom, the middle, the top.  But while we were gone, the whole temple was lit up!  Our ward is assigned 2 days to help with the open house.  We are so blessed to be so close to temples everywhere!  This is the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  It has been exciting watching the progress of it.  It will open in August!!

Finally Will was able to come to Bakersfield.  We picked him up in Burbank, played in Santa Ana and Newport.  More pictures of our trip are to follow!!.......