Seattle and Phoenix- Girls Weekend!

Salem and I had an excellent weekend in Seattle. Although Salem screamed and didn't sleep much I did enjoy finally meeting friends from my childhood. My parents moved to California and joined the Air Force when I was a baby.There they met Allison and her family. Christie (her daughter) is 2 years older than me and lives here in Fort Worth. Her wedding was this weekend in Seattle. Salem and I flew to Phoenix picked up my mom and off we went to Seattle. Allison lives about 30 minutes from Seattle in Bonney Lake. (Pictures Below) It was wonderful to finally meet her family, visit the temple, and enjoy the beautiful weather. Next time Salem is staying home! Thanks Mom for taking us:)

Lift Off


We stopped in Phoenix to pick up Mom. Ashley joined us for dinner

Lauren and Katie also joined us for dinner

How could Salem be afraid of this face?

SEATTLE

The view from Allison's Home- She lives in Bonney Lake but lives on Mary Jane Lake. Mount Rainier is in the distance

Salem- A Rare happy moment with her new friend Kaylee

Salem and Kaaryn enjoy getting their toes done


Christie and Allison- Bridal Shower

Seattle Temple- Although the temple was beautiful I enjoyed the grounds. I believe in this picture the temple is undergoing repairs. Congrats Christie!

Since Kaaryn and Salem are out of town, I thought I'd take the opportunity to get to the Dallas Temple. It's about an hour drive from our house, so it takes quite a bit more planning than it did when we lived 15 minutes from the Mesa Temple. Anyone unfamiliar with Temples can get more info here.

This makes the 7th Temple I've seen. They are, in chronological order:

Mesa, AZ. I took this one on my cell phone. It didn't turn out too badly.




Snowflake, AZ. This is the only of these pictures that wasn't either taken by me or someone with me at the time.



San Diego, CA. This is where Kaaryn and I were sealed.



Nauvoo, IL. This is probably my favorite one. At least tied with San Diego. My Mom took this from a wagon ride down from where the living history area is. This is how the Temple would have appeared to those who lived in Nauvoo. It's actually quite large.



As you can see here.


Los Angeles, CA. Easily the largest Temple I've ever seen. It's massive.




Manhattann NY.

It doesn't look like a temple from the street. I enquired within, and, sure enough, it is the House of the Lord. I went with my Mom. When we left, some dude heckled us. Welcome to New York.



Dallas, TX. I will post a bunch of pictures of this one. This is from my first trip a while ago.