Pinewood Derby 2012

Looks triumphant doesn't he?

We had a great time.  The boys were all great sports about winning and losing. 

 So hard to lose. 

Nathan even got to race.  He was dead last.  Can you believe that?

Isn't that cute.  His dad does something similar when he is focused.  

Here is Wesley winning one of the heats.  Oh how they celebrated.  

But in the end it was him and his car in the middle of the pack.  Oh well.  It was lots of fun.  His design was a butterfinger.  Turned out really great looking, not so much on the fast side.

He received the "Sweetest" award.  Awe

Wesley's birthday

Oops this one was before Wyatt's party.  Feb 15th Wesley turned 9.  He is a sweet brother and we are glad to have him.  He wanted Finn and Jake decorations.  

Happy birthday our sweet Wesley, Happy birthday to you.

Wyatt's birthday

Leap Year.  It is a very exciting year for Wyatt.  His 1st birthday. We had a party at the park with a bunch of little rug rats.  

Froggy cup cakes and lilly pads.  To represent the leaping.  

He got a bike helmet, 3 new costumes.  He just loves the muscles.  Wyatt can be seen wearing costumes probably 80% of the time.  The only rules are: not at school or church.  

Thor with willing victim.

Bumpa?, ah that's where he gets it from...

April 11th Gilbert AZ Temple

Here are the pictures from yesterday.  It was an exciting day.  I got wind that there was some pieces of stone available for people to have a souvenir of the temple stone.  I tried to tell everyone I know. Ha.  IT is really pretty, pictured at the bottom.  I don't know how the panel got broken.  They say it happens in shipping.  Even is there is a little damage they can't use it.  They have very high standards for all the workmanship.  

The below picture is of the south side of the temple, or the back.

This is the north west corner.  

Close up of the steeple.  did you notice the smudge on all of my pictures.  I think that a kid drew on my lens with something.  It rubbed off.  But now I know, wipe my lens before I shoot.  Rookie mistake.  Ha

Any way.  The angel Moroni will be 13 feet tall.  What an exciting day it will be to see him up there watching over us.

This is the north side also.  

It is really too bad these pictures are so different from the ones in the beginning. I will have to re-edit the earlier pictures.  

Here is the stone.  It is so pretty.  It seems there is alot of quartz in it. That makes the temple walls shimmer.  

Ok.  A friend of mine asked me what I was going to do with the stones.  And so I have come up with a solution that is not original but I am excited non the less.  Shadow box.  I will print one of the  construction pictures and put it in 7 boxes.  One for every boy and one for Nate and I.  We can share.  Then it isn't lying about breaking into ever more smaller pieces with handling.  

April 5th Gilbert Temple

The out side of the temple will be finished in May, yes, next month.  Well at least, that is the schedule.  But don't expect the big opening any time soon.  It will take another 18 months for the temple to open.  They do the inside next.  Starting from the top floor down.  So I don't know if that means that they can't do any work on the bottom floor or basement while they are working on the top floor.  Does anyone know?  The manager of the project said that they do this so the finished floor doesn't get dirty by going over it with workers and equipment. Anyway.  I think it is fascinating. 

Front/ North side.

Front /North side just more from the west angle.  Just realized that my sun is a bit inconsistent.  Ha.  Oh well.  Forgot to add the sun flare to the other image.  Makes a big difference don't you think.  I got the actions from NicoleV.  They are fantastic. 

March 24th

This day, there wasn't much changed so I just wanted to get a close up of the steeple structure.  There are men working inside of there, securing the panels to the frame.  They are harnessed to wires and it looks dizzying.  

March 19th Gilbert Temple

This is a wide angle view from the back or south side.  There is a small low building on the far right of the frame.  Some one told me it is the utility building for the grounds.  It has the same finish as the temple.  

West side from the street.

View from the front/north side.  

Close up of the south side.  You can see the stairs and the inside walls.  The thick concrete structures are the elevators.  

The Gilbert temple will be 85,000 finished square feet.  The Mesa Temple is 113,916 square feet.  There will be 3 presentation rooms that will hold 90 people each.  There will be 7 sealing rooms, 2 of which seat 90 people and 10-12 in the other 5. 

The basement has the baptismal font

1st floor is the temple presidents office, admin offices and locker rooms.

2nd floor is the presentation rooms and the celestial room

3rd floor is the sealing rooms.