Baptisms at Timpanogos Temple with family!

Rachel invited us to join them for Ella's first time doing baptisms for the dead! I was so excited! I love attending the temple, and it's been a while since I've gone for baptisms. Both Ella and Maisy recently turned twelve, so they were both able to go for the first time! (Though Maisy went once before this, with her ward's youth).

I only took a few pictures...Rachel has more, so I'll add them once she has had a chance to edit them. :)

Everyone that came: My mom, Jared, Maisy, Aunt Kimi, Uncle Matt, Anna, Jacob, Natalie, Rachel, Ryan, Ella, and our friend Ashley came too!

It was so fun and special going with a bunch of family!! Seriously, I can't wait to do it again! I've been in the temple with lots and lots of family before (when I first went through, or when Bizzy and Mary went through, or weddings), but for some reason this time felt so different! And maybe it's because my little sister and brother were there too, I'm not sure. All I know is, if all you've done with family is endowment sessions, I recommend going to do baptisms some time!

These girls are so cute. I love what good friends they are!

Mormon Miracle Pageant at Manti Temple 2015

I've always wanted to go to the Manti pageant, but never made it happen. One day Rachel called me up and asked if I wanted to go the very next day! (Or maybe it was the morning of that she called me? I can't remember).

Unfortunately, Tyler works early mornings, so he couldn't come since the pageant doesn't start til 9:30pm, and Manti is an hour and a half away!! I didn't want to drive down alone (Rachel wouldn't have room in her car for Gemma and I), so I convinced Chloe to come with me. She thought it was a normal play or some weird pageant...I don't know exactly what she pictured haha. So it took some persuading to get her to come.

We made the 1.5 hour drive down and got there early so we could get good seats and dinner before it started. Rachel got there a bit before us, and she saved us seats. Chloe and I walked to a food truck, got some mediocre "hawaiian" food to share then walked back to our seats.

 It was fun seeing cast members walk around in their costumes. Some of them were kinda freaky looking. 

Clearly, Gemma did NOT like this guy!!

If you want to know what the pageant is about....

http://mormonmiracle.org/

Gemma is ready to swim!

Just some snapshots of Gemma about to go in a pool for the first time! 

I just love all her faces! These first bunch are from my phone.

And these I took with my camera.

Gemma - Ten Months

Here's a short, sweet post for Gemma at 10 months!

This little girl just gets more and more fun and I'm seriously loving it!

As far as milestones, not a lot has changed with Gemma. 

She crawls super fast now! 

She will sometimes stand on her own, not holding onto anything, though she still has to hold on to something to pull herself up in the first place.

As soon as she's done eating, (food or bottle) she throws whatever is left. (This drives me nuts.)

She loves primary! During singing time she claps or dances along with all the music, then by sharing time I can give her a binky and have her lie her head on my shoulder and she'll fall asleep! Then during Sunday school she usually sits happily on Tyler's lap just watching all the kids. (We teach 4 and 5 year olds!)

Getting these pictures is harder and harder everytime!!