Our Final Day

Our last day in Utah started off with a wonderful program at Swede's school!

She and her classmates sang songs

and each of them also reported on their favorite title of the Savior. Swede told us about our Savior as "Advocate". She did a great job!

Their school is right across the street from the Mt. Timpanogos temple so of course we had to grab a picture.

After spending some time catching up with Kelly, we then headed back to go to lunch with Dave and Xander.

I then headed to my own lunch with Lenae who looked so cute with her Princess Leia buns in honor of May 4th! And we had such a great time catching up. I sure do miss her!

Dinner with the Yens...

and ice cream with Kelly and her girls.

And guess who came back late that night? Linda and Garrick! So of course we stayed up late talking to them and made tentative plans for a vacation together next year. They are the best, so generous in letting us stay in their house, and I have missed them!

We left early Tuesday morning and the best thing is that we're bringing this guy home with us for the summer!

Sunday Joy

Temple hopping - it's always a favorite! We started it off at Saratoga Springs!

Draper...

Oquirrh Mountain...we were starting to feel a little temple envy by this point.

Such a beautiful view of the mountains.

Finishing up at Taylorsville.

Such a joy to see all these beautiful temples!

Just a little sad that the gates were closed and we couldn't get a little more up close and personal.

We took Xander to see our very first apartment!

And then we had a wonderful time catching up with the Ipsen family! They made us lunch and Andrew and his wife joined us and then Cosette came a little later with her very cute baby. It was such a treat to spend several hours with this very special family.

A quick peek at our old house which looks soooo different and soooo cute...

and then back to the Pierces for Sunday dinner and hangin' out. Xander got to play hide and go seek with the kids...

and got a little arm massage by Madilyn.

Enjoying an evening in the hot tub...

and time with cute little Scooter.

Ben's Memorial