Temple Time!

My Mom graciously offered to come down to babysit so Daniel and I could do some temple sealings. We rarely get to go to the temple together so this was a treat. It got me thinking though that since Lizzy was due for her first temple interview, we could take her too and I wanted my Mom to be able to participate in that. Daniel wanted at least one day of the weekend to work on his playhouse so he wanted us to do both trips on the same day. I just could not see that working, so My Mom and I brainstormed and then decided that Daniel and I would go Thursday night after work to do the sealings and then if we could get a babysitter, we'd go Sat. to do the baptisms.  So I got to work looking for a babysitter. Daniel really wanted me to use our ministering brother's daughter. I don't know if it was to guilt them a bit or just to have them help out. Either way, I got a hold of them and they said it would be fine.
    So we braved the traffic to the temple right after Daniel got home and were able to do a ton of sealings. The sealer was ambitious and we probably should have quit earlier, because my legs were hurting the next day from all the kneeling, but it was nice. Then we had a nice dinner together. Poor Daniel hadn't really had time to clean up properly before we went so his hands looked so dirty while he was in the temple. He got dirt on his collar too. Poor thing.
    Friday was a no school day for the kiddos and surprisingly dry. Rain was predicted for the whole weekend, but we had plenty of dry spells so we all helped Daniel with the playhouse. He wants to call it the Mud so he can tell the kids to go play in the Mud.

    Saturday I sent Daniel off to pick up the babysitter while we got ready. He came back much later than I was expecting due to some major miscommunications. Apparently, not everyone knew this was happening and our sitter was still sleeping. After a few convoluted phone calls, they got it figured out and she came. Whew! And we were off! We got to the temple without too much traffic and only had to wait a little bit in order to do the baptisms. I acted as a witness while Lizzy, Mom, and Daniel were baptized. Then we had lunch at a little Thai place nearby and I got Lizzy a recommend holder and a few odds and ends at Deseret Book. It was a wonderful day. 

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