Easter 2014

These are pictures of our Utah family.  Thanks so much to all of you who share on Facebook and Instagram.  We love all the pictures and videos!

 Grant and James enjoy the pictures on their family calendars that Mark has created through the years. 

Grant has a cute jack-o-lantern smile with his missing teeth and James has finally lost his first tooth. 

Kira got out the Barbie van and taught Lillian and Amelia about the dolls.  Kira told them that they shouldn't call the Ken dolls "Barbie" because they are boys.

Cute Kira

 Though little John gets around faster crawling he stands more often and can be coaxed to walk. 

John is a happy, mellow baby.

Lillian and Amelia are showing their Ken and Barbie dolls.  Kira:  "They aren't babies; they are dolls."  

Grant, Talisa, and James have a great time playing together and creating their own games with their own changeable rules.

Kira likes to read on Kim's smart phone.

 John  is a very cute grandpa and a marvelous companion. 

 

Lillian

Amelia loves the smart phone.  It is hard for Lillian and Amelia to learn to take turns.

We attended Easter Sunday at the Tabernacle with Music and the Spoken Word.  They sang Hallelujah from Messiah.  

The Tabernacle on Temple Square.

Quail nesting under the flowers at Temple Square.

We are blessed to serve our mission on Temple Square.  After five years it truly seems like our home. 

Spring in Salt Lake City

Pansy flower beds on the east side of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building 

Bleeding hearts

Salt Lake Temple with flowering trees.

Foyer of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.  

Forget-me-nots

Temple reflection in the windows of the South Visitor Center.  

The Utah State Capital has cherry trees around the perimeter.  After the tornado a few years ago, these trees were planted to replace the hundreds of old trees which were destroyed.  

Flowers on Temple Square

Flowers on wall around the temple.