One Full Week of Excitement!

Our little Kaden was blessed today by his daddy. Right before the blessing started, Kaden looked up at Jacob in the circle and smiled his biggest smile ever. He was excited to finally be blessed :)

Daddy and Kaden on his blessing day

Kaden on his blessing day

We also took a trip to Palmyra, New York earlier this week.

A dream come true!

This is the view of the temple from the Joseph Smith's house/ Sacred Grove

The window on this side of the temple is made of clear glass. This is because Pres. Hinckley said that without what happened outside that window, we wouldn't have what happens in the temple.

I am so grateful for the temple, it was such a beautiful image to have the Sacred Grove on one side of me and the temple on the other. I know the temple is a House of God, and I am so grateful for it so I can be with my family forever!

Family photo inside Joseph Smith's house.

This is the bed where he would have slept, along with 2 other brothers.

In front of the newer Smith home

Joseph Smith hid the gold plates under these same bricks Pretending to be cows and horses :)

Our family in the Sacred Grove

This was an amazing opportunity for our family,

if you ever have the chance to go, you should!

Kaden had quite the poopy diaper while we were there( as you can see in the background)

So Addi chased Jacob around and tried to throw grass on him.

I love the look on her face...pure joy and happiness!

The kiddos on the temple grounds

On top of the Hill Cumorah

We had a picnic at the top, and I just kept thinking...

"I can't believe I am having a picnic on top of the Hill Cumorah!"

This is the actual place where the gold plates were hidden, to come forth in a time when they could be translated and shared with the entire world! I am extremely grateful for the sacrifice of so many people, so we can have the Book of Mormon today! Book of Mormon statue at the Hill Cumorah Visitors CenterAfter Palmyra, we headed to Niagara Falls.

The kids slept the entire way there :)

We went to the aquarium first...

then to the falls...beautiful!!!

It was so windy that my cheeks were flapping and you had to push against the wind to stand up straight...it was awesome!

WE LOVED OUR NEW YORK TRIP!

Can't wait to go again!

This past weekend we had a bike parade to celebrate the 4th of July!

Can you find Addi?

We ended at the park to play...

and eat watermelon with friends...

and take a lift in the fire truck :)

This has been an exciting week!

I Hope we have more just like it :)