Awesome camping Rocky Point trip in Fall Break of 2019. Normally we have other families but this time the Allreds joined us. Lots of sun, sand, and tortillas

Image may contain: one or more people and ocean
                                                                                 Most beautiful sunsets
Image may contain: drink
Went to Super Ley and bought probably more than 30 of these yogurts and LOTS of tortillas.
Image may contain: 7 people, including Audra Owens and Justin Owens, people smiling, people standing
It was pretty bright out when we went to church. It was Fast Sunday so some of the tourists got up and bore their testimony in English so everyone could understanding something of what was being said.
Image may contain: 3 people, people smiling, shorts, child, beach, outdoor and nature
The tradition of digging giant holes in the sand and waiting for high tide to come and cover them was not discontinued!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Daisy's baptism day

Today Daisy was baptized by her big brother Brighton. My mom and Adaira got to be the witnesses, grandma Joanna gave the talk on the Holy Ghost, and Dale gave the closing prayer (after Dad has to rush during the closing song to help him put back on his tie and button up his shirt. Brighton was the pianist except for Adaira who played "When I am Baptized" for a special musical number. (A set of twins from another family was also baptized and their kids sang and played the violin). Here is what she has to say about her special day: I felt happy and felt the Holy Ghost. The water was a little cold. At first I was nervous but now I'm happy. I was excited to be baptized and I want to be a kind member of the church. My dad, grandpa Dean and grandpa Dale, great Uncle Dale, uncles Trent, Dean, Don, Duane and David confirmed me. Dad blessed me to seek a testimony of Jesus Christ and of Joseph Smith. He asked her to find quiet times in her life away from screens and devices to be...
Read more
Image
  Memorial Day A couple months ago I told Justin that we should take our kids and both sets of grandparents to the Mesa City Cemetery and tell our kids stories about our family members buried there. I thought it would make a good Sunday or Family Home Evening activity.  I want my children to identify with their ancestors and feel like they can learn from them. I especially want them to feel like they can develop some of the same good qualities or avoid some of the poor ones. They had also never been to a cemetery so it would be a new experience for them. Justin and I never got around to organizing it until today. Justin's mom was planning a lunch BBQ and swimming for Memorial Day and told me she was thinking of inviting my parents and asked about time preferences since she was thinking of doing it around dinner time. The idea of the cemetery popped into my head and I mentioned that I thought it would be neat to do the BBQ earlier in the day and then take everyone out to the...
Read more