Janae's trip to Longview

Brent treated me to a week's vacation--my brother Grant returned from serving a two year mission for our church to the Ghana Accra Mission, so I flew back to Portland to spend some time with my family. Brent watched the kids while I was away. He's my hero. The trip was relaxing, and a lot of fun. We were able to go to the temple and just visit. Here are a few highlights from our trip. I got a lot of shots of the greenery there. I couldn't help myself.



One lady that Grant knew made these traditional Ghanaian costumes for Olivia and Matthew. Brent and Janae have a costume as well. To be posted later.

Well, it finally happened

I knew the day would come eventually--I just didn't know it would be so soon. Olivia snatched a pair of scissors out of the kitchen (unbeknownst to me), and played "pretend" hair stylist, only the cut wasn't so pretend. She sliced into her bangs mostly and the sides of her hair, so I had to chop off some of the length in the back to avoid the mullet look. That girl.

Orlando Temple Trip

We went to the Orlando Temple a week ago--it was a really brief, but awesome trip. We drove up with the Cope family from our ward. They were kind enough to let us ride in their van, so it was nice to share the drive with someone else. The kids loved it too, and did surprisingly well on the drive overall. The temple was absolutely gorgeous, breathtaking. The grounds were fantastic--it was a very special trip.