Family Pictures at the Temple Site

I think Mondays should be the "day of rest" because Sundays are sometimes very hectic for us. We had a good day though. Rich and Spencer spoke in the Lexington Ward yesterday. They did a good job with the topic of Faith and Hope, but it gave me anxiety because it was so QUIET. Because this ward is made up of all young singles there weren't any children crying or making noise, it was a little strange, but a nice change. I didn't sleep well on Saturday night, I sometimes get overwhelmed with worry about stuff I have no control over. After church and dinner we went to the hospital to visit the family who had a near drowning of their two year old last week. They had some "not so good news' from an insensitive doctor on Saturday, but good news today about some tests run that showed absolutely no brain damage. We are thrilled with that. Rich has grown really close with this little family and was devastated to hear of the accident that almost took her life. We know the prayers for this family are being answered and are thankful for all the support from our ward members.

We are so excited that there is a new temple being built in Gilbert. Our stake president has asked every family to go to the site where the temple is going to be built and take a picture of our family. Then after the temple is built we are to take our families back and take another picture. Well, last week was so horribly hot, (that isn't a news flash) Arizona is always hellish hot in the summer. When Rich suggested that we get all our children and grandchildren to meet down at an empty hay field and take pictures of ten adults, eleven children that included two pregnant women, I told him he was CRAZY. Jenn will be having her baby this week and Spencer and Annie are leaving to go home to Colorado next week, so yesterday was the last Sunday we could get together and take this picture. Even though some of us were murmuring about it we had a fun time. It was a little warm, but a storm was moving in so there was a little breeze. There was also a hay fire burning behind us, but we got the pictures done. When we got in the truck I said, "Happy Dear?" He said, "I'm really happy and someday you will be too." He was right, this will be the last time we will all be together until next year after the football season is over. By then we will have the two children born who are making their mamma's uncomfortable as we speak. Thanks to all our kids for being such good sports, it means a lot to us!