TEMPLE TUESDAYS...

I remember when the Sacramento Temple opened in 2006. We were so excited to have a temple just 5-10 minutes from our home and not have to drive 90 minutes to Oakland. We were convinced that we would attend often and never take the temple for granted. Time passes and we realize that we have become too casual about our attendance (Ed still continues to work in the Temple on Thursday mornings).



We know that we are greatly blessed and want to be an instrument in providing the blessing of the gospel to our ancestors. We can express our gratitude to our Heavenly Father by regular temple attendance. Each Tuesday, I leave work one hour early, Ed picks me up at the Hazel Avenue light rail at 4:30 pm. The temple is just five minutes away and we attend the 5:00 pm session. Judy goes with us and other friends when they are available. Today was our fourth Tuesday in a row. We plan on making Tuesday our temple days. We know that our lives and the lives of those we love most will be blessed and for that we are very grateful.

Striped Sunday

We all got dressed for Church without checking with each other. Britt dressed Kiyoko, Sariah picked out her outfit, and I put on what would fit. It turns out that it was a day for STRIPES! I think we looked pretty cute together.

Guess Who's Driving!

After just a little instruction from his dad about shifting gears, Brennan decided he was ready to ride the small dirt bike all by himself! Brennan said it was 'EASY' and he wants to do it again next Saturday.

A Visit from the Tooth Fairy!

Brennan lost another tooth eating a DELICIOUS piece of pizza tonight! It really surprised all of us because it didn't look ready to come out. He is hoping to be a wealthy man after the Tooth Fairy comes tonight!

Brothers - You just can't leave them alone for a minute!

"Little Murphy" - age 'puppy' - barely 70 lbs.

"Big Brother Britt" - age 34.4 - at least 145 lbs.

We left Britt and Murphy alone for only 30 minutes! Britt was rough housing on his bed with Murphy...he 'pinned' him down and when Murphy decided to show Britt who was boss - 'IT' happened. There was quite a bit of blood so Britt took pictures of his wound, the bloody sheets, and then emailed the pictures to everyone in the family claiming he was the victim of dog abuse. We had fun emailing our comments among the members of the family and pointing blame. So last night before Britt got home from work, I used red food coloring on some bandages and bribed Murphy to hold still long enough to get these pictures!
Who looks like the victim according to these photos? Poor little Murphy!

Anyone got a light?

The Dog Has Issues!

This dog is weird! When we leave home we put Murphy in his crate. To help him pass the time, we include his toys and some treats then turn on the radio so he can listen to his favorite program. When we return home and let him out, he gathers up all the toys he can hold in his mouth(you can see 3)and prances around the house until we notice that he has them all. Plus, instead of eating his treats...he saves them until he is released from custody and then consumes them. The dog definitely has issues!