CAROL AND NEIL

SISTERS

It was time for some one on one with my sister. We can go without seeing each other for months but it is like we saw each other yesterday. My big sister is very special to me. (I won't say my older sister, hah). Friday night I flew off to California for a weekend of our favorite thing, shopping! I know, no one is surprised! The great thing about blogs is now you want a picture of the moments of life to save it for yourself. This was a very fun weekend and we literally shopped until we dropped. We then met Roger and Kathy for dinner at Mel's diner, which did seem right out of "Happy Days". We all felt so wild we ended with chocolate cake and sundaes, don't laugh, some days you just need carbs. Neil is a good sport and lets us do our thing, he even ran me back to the store when I had to check out "one more thing". I love their new home, it was the first time I had seen it. I have my own room there and an invite to return anytime. It's a beautiful spot. The weekend went way too fast.

Harmony

Harmony and Tyler came to dinner Sunday. In order to get Abbie, we had to invite the parents. It was great to see them. Tyler is in the waiting game now to see which medical school he will get accepted to. Abbie is 8 1/2 months and a real sweetie. Her and Sammy had a conversation together. She tried to play stacker cups with the boys but couldn't understand why they kept taking them away from her. Abbie was also not used to the noise of 2 other babies and a bunch of cousins. Even though we were missing the boys and their families, everyone had a fun time.

Rexburg Temple

We recently went to Rexburg for a funeral. Kent's sister Corine's husband passed away unexpectantly. We had been at their home exactly one month ago for a Hinckley Family Reunion. Little did we know we would be back in 30 days for Blane's funeral. One of the things we had wanted to do in August was attend the new Rexburg Temple. There just wasn't enough time. We were able to go up in the evening to snap a few pictures, and we remember when it was just an empty lot, and now this beautiful buiding is there. This time we were able to get up early and go to a session before the funeral. This is one of the most beautiful temples I have been inside of. Everything was so beautiful, every detail taken care of. A peaceful slice of heaven on earth.