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