Monday was Martin Luther King Day. The kids played pretty well all day while I did some mending and laundry most of the day. That evening Mickelle babysat while Dan and I went to the Jazz game in the Zion's Bank suite with Grandfather and some other Webster/Nelson family members. The Jazz unfortunately lost, but it was great to be able to spend time with Grandfather and hear a little about how the Church press conference would go the next day.
Tuesday we were all up and out the door by 8:10am!! We got to be in the Church Office Building auditorium which was adjacent to the lobby where the press conference was held where the Church announced the new First Presidency.
The kids loved being able to wave at the camera when they cut to a shot of the family.
I loved how Grandfather connected with each reporter and shared a personal experience he had had with them. I loved how Pres. Eyring and Pres. Oaks helped answer the questions and their answers were unified and woven together nicely. Some of the themes that stood out to me were 1.) God loves His children. 2.) Commandments are blessings and we can't change them. And 3.) Stay on the covenant path.
We were able to greet Grandfather afterwards and take some group pictures.
Then we headed over to the Church Administration building to see Grandfather's office.
He and Wendy told us about the Spirit that has been present during the last two weeks and how Grandfather has received major inspiration and guidance! They told us about the beautiful walnut wood on the walls and how it had softened the heart of Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev. Ben loved the giant globe and Anna was pretty tired and grumpy by this point, but we still got some family pictures!
We had lunch at the Lion House with some of the Websters then I took McKenna to school late and Ben just stayed home. It was a full and inspirational day! We're so thrilled for Grandfather (and Wendy) and are so excited the world will now know what an amazing man he is!
Wednesday I went visiting teaching. In the afternoon I tried to help Ben YouTube some videos on how to solve his Rubik's cube. That night I packed for our Webster girls trip to Phoenix, AZ!
Thursday I was at the airport by 10:30.
When we arrived, Dan's dad was already there for a work meeting, so he picked us up in a 14 passenger van! We ate lunch outdoors (such nice weather) at a place called "The Dressing Room." It was really unique food such as this churro ice cream sandwich.
We got to our resort by 5pm, got settled and went for a walk around the property to see what fun things were there! Then we played Cover your Assets and snacked on lots of grocery items bought by Dad.
Friday we had a delicious breakfast at the resort, then I went walking on a treadmill at the gym for 30 mins. Brynn, Laurie, and Ailin went for a hike, then we all met up at the pool! Beautiful weather and a pina colada smoothie was all I needed to make me happy as a clam. I even got to nap a little and then enjoy nice conversations with my sisters-in-law in the hot tub!
After showers I FaceTimed Dan and the kids for a bit, then we headed to dinner at this amazing Mexican restaurant. The food was incredible and the art work on the walls was so cool!
We went to the movies and saw "The Darkest Hour." It was a good movie, just a little slow and difficult to stay awake in with is being rather late at night.
Saturday we had another yummy breakfast. The weather this day was quite cold and rainy, but we managed to squeeze in a little mini golf. Dad left to go home at this point and we were grateful for the time we had with him. We got to relax and enjoy pedicures while eating warm chocolate chip cookies from a bakery next door to the nail salon. So good!
Next, we went and did a little shopping at Old Navy then had some fun taking goofy pictures. Such a fun tradition. :)
We chilled in our hotel rooms for a bit then went to dinner at Kona Grill and walked around a mall for a bit. I took a picture of this street we kept driving past. I was obviously missing my family. :) Back at the hotel we played Spot It and packed a little.
Sunday we left the hotel by 8:40 and headed to church at a nearby ward. It happened to be their Ward Conference, so we were able to sustain all the church officers, including our new Prophet! Both the bishop and the stake president spoke about the power of the Book of Mormon. After Sacrament meeting we drove to see the Glendale temple. It's only about 4 years old and so pretty. We took some nice pictures though it was a little windy and chilly.
We had lunch before heading to the airport to fly home.
I got home at about 5:15, got lots of hugs and kisses and even this cute sign they made for me!
I looked at pictures from the kids time with Dan and we had pizza for dinner. Then we headed over to the Behunin's for scones for dessert. Once kids were in bed, I unpacked and talked with Dan lots.
Some of the highlights were eating out, visiting Dan's work, and playing the snow!!
Poor Bethany and Anna had colds while I was gone. Dan was able to sit with all the kids during Sacrament meeting and said the kids were very well behaved. We realized this was the first time in almost 4.5 years Dan hasn't sat on the stand...fun time for the kids, and Dan!
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