6 week track break comes to an end

Bringing 2008 and the l-o-n-g 6 week track break to a close, Scott woke up on the snowy morning of December 28th and said pack our suit cases we are going to California today. So off we drove, luckily we left between storms so the roads were clear and dry the whole way there.

Our first stop was seeing his sister's family in Roseville. His sister's daughter Ella is 10 days older than Paige and as soon as they got together, it was dress up time. The day was so beautiful, we spent some time as this great park. It had some great slides that I even went down with the kids. This park had a lot of firsts for Emmett, he went on a swing and sat on the grass and loved it!!

















A great day with cousins (Ethan, Ella, Garhett, Trent, Paige and Emmett)

At first when we left on this trip, it was to get out of the cold, but as we arrived at the different places this trip became very nostalgic for Scott and I.

Our next stop was visiting the Oakland Temple. As we were driving to the Temple in the fog (which is common in CA), Paige kept singing "I Love to see the Temple". Even though the boys protested at first, it really changed the spirit in the car. The closer we got to the Temple, the fog cleared and there was blue sky's along with sunshine.












This picture is the same bridge that Scott and I had our wedding day picture taken almost 14 years ago.

We started our family here at the Oakland Temple, and almost 14 years later, here our 4 beautiful miracle children stand.

















Scott loves to take pictures and he captures such great things. This is the front of the Temple and the other picture is taken from the top of the Temple looking down. I love the fact that we can walk up on top of the Temple and see out for miles (even across the bay to San Francisco).













Upon leaving the Temple, we drove across the Bay Bridge over to San Francisco. There was some great shots of the city as we were driving in. Unfortunately Scott was driving, so I had to snap the pictures as we drove.














Our day in San Francisco will be on Part 2 of our trip to California!