YEAH!!! Velata!!!

Lillian and Vincent LOVE Velata.  

A FUN way to eat chocolate!

Happy Birthday Dashman!!!

Dash turned 2 yesterday.  Doug wanted to get a little something for Dash's birthday and got him 2 books that included HIS FAVORITE THINGS, "Airplanes" and "Thomas the Train".  

Here's Dash reading his NEW books!

Vincent's NEW Owl Hat

While on our summer vacation, I crocheted some hats.  

Here's Vincent in the Owl Hat (he chose the colors!).  

As you can imagine it is not so cold in Utah right now, 

but it sure is cold when ice skating!!!

 

Paris Idaho Tabernacle

Doug and I have visited the Paris Tabernacle many times.  It is one of the most beautiful tabernacles that we've seen.  If possible one day we would LOVE to serve a 6 month mission here.  The structure was built by the pioneers.  You will notice the bricks that frame and arch over the windows are different colors.  Wards were asked to make the bricks.  The colors are different because they used the materials that were in their area thus making them different colors.

 

The ceiling structure was built by a ship builder. 

He did not know how to build anything but ships.  

So he built the hull of a ship and inverted it making it the ceiling!  Amazing craftsmanship.  Absolutely spectacular!

Charles Coulson Rich was the Apostle that was sent to Paris, Idaho to settle the area. What's interesting is...I grew up with a "Rich" family in our ward in Redondo Beach, California.  They were the first people I thought of.  I contacted one of the Rich family members and they are direct descendants of Charles Coulson Rich.  It is a small world after all!!!

Going Hawaiian Style!

I LOVE these kids SOOOOOOO Much!

 Lillian 5 Years Old

 

Vincent 9 Years Old

Londyn 7 Years Old and Haven 5 Years Old

LDS Church in Honolulu

I took this picture on our way to the airport.  I saw this LDS Church 5 years ago and wanted to take a picture because I've never seen an LDS Church that looked anything like this!  While on our way to the airport we drove by and I snapped this picture. I love Christ's out stretched arms welcoming all to enter!

I cropped it to get a better view.

La'ie Temple

The beautiful La'ie Temple with the stunning stair step fountain.

  Lehi Blessing Joseph

The flowers were HUGE! 

 Stunning Agapanthus 

and of course the Gorgeous Hawaii State Flower

Yellow Hibiscus!

Oh My Gosh!!! I could not believe the Golden Pothos Plants!  

They were Jurassic Park HUGE!

Pineapple Ice Cream!

A must when going to Oahu...

Pineapple Ice Cream at the Dole Plantation!

 Yummy!!!

Luau

I love watching the dances of the islands.  

Beautiful dresses and amazing dances! 

A Luau is a MUST SEE!

I Climbed Diamond Head!

I Survived The Hike 

 I traveled over uneven rocks and dirt surfaces which led me through a dark tunnel and up a steep 99 step stairwell.  Then there was this narrow spiral staircase inside of a bunker!  My reward for climbing Diamond Head was a panoramic view of South Oahu from Koko Head to Barbers Point...I DID IT!!!

A View of Diamond Head Crater
Half way up the mountain with the iron railing
below to show the path that was taken.

The summit comes into view!

I'm getting closer!

Now the reward of reaching the top!