We were so happy that Papa Choo Choo and Grandma came to visit us! They were here for five days in the beginning of October. Jared picked them up at the train station in Worcester, MA, while the boys and I had a fun time turning the play room into their bedroom. The boys decorated the windows with Halloween spider webs and spiders and tucked their stuffed doggies under the covers for papa and grandma to snuggle with. The boys cheered and giggled when they arrived and had a hard time going to bed that night. The next day we drove to Newport and showed them the ocean and mansions along the Cliff Walk. It was a nice day, and warm enough for Brig to play in the waves and collect the smooth white and black rocks that rattle when the waves go over them. The next day we went to the Roger Williams Zoo. We love having a pass so we can go whenever we feel like it. The zoo was getting hundreds of jack o lanterns ready for their Halloween display. On Columbus Day we went to the Hartford Temple open house. The boys were excited to finally see the completed temple and to tour it. We checked on it's progress almost every Sunday on our way home from church when we lived in Connecticut. It is a smaller temple and beautifully designed to look like some of the historic New England churches in the area. I asked the boy's what their favorite part of the temple was. Benson said the pictures of Jesus, he also told me three times how pretty the Celestial room was while we were sitting inside. Brigham told me he liked seeing the sealing room and hearing how our family can be together forever. We also had our friend Mark LaVoy tour the temple with us. Mark was baptized two weeks ago and its been a great spiritual experience for our family as we have watched him draw closer to our Savior and make changes in his life.
We also celebrated Papa's 62nd birthday! We ate out at Red Robin and were sure to have the waiters embarrass him with singing and the boys helped me make a yummy chocolate cake for him.We were all sad the day Papa and Grandma had to leave. We begged them to stay but I have no doubt they will be back soon!
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| Brig and grandma on the Cliff Walk |
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| Benson, where is your hat?? |
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| Looking out into the ocean |
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| At the visitor center after the open house |
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Look like lots of fun! I want to come for my birthday :)
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