February 2015 BACKTRACKING

I am WAY BEHIND in many things, and this is one of them!
So, a smattering of photos to show what we do with our time, or lack thereof.

First, the month of LOVE started with this phenomenon...when I poured in the pepper for this sauce, it took this shape.  Pretty cool!

OK, I really didn't take a photo of Scott praying...just BEFORE he prayed!  He was asked by a senator friend of ours to offer the prayer for this session of the senate.

January 30, 2015
Here we are with Senator Weiler, his brother and his wife.  Their son was one of our missionaries.

The view onto the Senate floor.

At the MTC, we were able to meet up with Elder Stott, from Ames Iowa no less...who had served with us about 6 months before returning home to take care of some things for a couple years.
He was finally returning to the Phoenix Mission and we were so happy to see him off from the MTC!!

This is one of many photos of visits from returned missionaries.  It is about a weekly thing at our home to have SOMEONE stop by to see us.

This one is funny because as you can see...I am SUPER SHORT compared to two of the Sisters, so they humored me by kneeling with Scott for this photo.

 Scott had the idea to try to go to different temples to meet up with returned missionaries throughout the year.

This month was OGDEN.  We had some join us on the Frontrunner train as we came up, others met us at the temple.  It was a wonderful day together!

The next day was our monthly APM Dinner that missionaries sign up to come for Sunday dinner.

We had 7 great RMs this day!  A chance to visit more personally with each of them and sometimes to meet a fiance!
Lise Bennett, Nathan Wainwright, Trenton Steinfeldt and fiance Trazer Sutcliffe, Ben Doolhoff and Caleb Arave.

We celebrated some birthdays with the Taylor side of the family...Happy Birthday to John, Ella, Michelle and Sally (the dog)  Lori was trying to get out of the photo, but we got her!

And Lily had to get in on the blowing out action!!

We went to the Harris Fine Arts Center to check out the displays of ALUMNI WORK that Austin was asked to participate in.

You can see his display of books he helped design for the WINDOWS PHONE.

I think I got that right...

February brought my first crocuses.














We made a quick trip to Phoenix for the temple sealing of our friends the Janulis.

Still LOVE this temple so much!

Ed took out his own endowments the Friday night before the sealing.

It was a beautiful, cool evening with our dear friends.

The next afternoon we were back with Eddie Gerritsen, who helped teach Ed before he was baptized.

Then we were joined by the Chery's and Kings who are also their friends.


And this is the ward support they received!  It was a beautiful day!

We organized a little Open House Luncheon for them at the Eastman's home so their children could also come if they desired.  Brian and Beth showed up along with many ward friends!











Breanna also came at the end...wearing her twinner scarf to match the one she gave me!  THANKS BRE!  They are valentine scarves, really cute!

We stopped to visit a couple friends of Braden's from the ward...one just home from his mission to Idaho (Jeremy) and the other trying to heal from knee surgery so he can go to Mexico on his mission in a few months (Joe)
We love the Hancock family!

 Sunday we also met up with a RM and his family who were in town for a Jr. drag race with the daughter.

Good to see one of our Assistants who finished up with the Griffins.  Good job Tory Bryant!

Monday we made sure to have time to go to BAHAMA BUCKS in Mesa before catching our flight back to Odgen.



We have loved being able to go back to Phoenix to visit!  We love staying with Breanna in her place, it feels like home!