I Love To See The Temple

One of my favoritest places in the world and by far the highlight of the Christmas season...and I went twice this year :] The first time was with the youth of my ward...So great. They're all phenomenal indiviuals and make me giggle till my sides hurt :]

Mack and Katie

Jennifer could be a model...Me and Gabe will hook her up ;]

Mack and Katie again...Is this all the pictures I took?

Then Saturday morning we went as a ward to do baptisms...Everyone was there! So many people I knew including all the Rindlisbachers. So it was a mini family reunion [Although in hushed voices, and brief hellos of course] Great experience

Then that night third times the charm...IT'S THE CLAN!
[I took super bad pictures but they're refusing to upload...I'll get em when I can]
We decided we were adult enough to ride the Trax by ourselves...So we set up ground times, got all frazzled trying to figure out who was taking who and finally left! Except..I told Tyler the wrong time so the late Hannah caravan was even later due to chilling at the Rindlisbacher's longer than usual. I left Gabe and Sharpie in the car with my mom...They weren't too happy with me. Sharpie wore his trenchcoat he recently recieved from his brother and if you look at the pictures he looks like a posh British man...even though Erinn thought he looked like a flasher. We were almost late for our train so we were running to the kiosk like crazy people and sat down in the nick of time. Our train from Daybreak to West Valley was empty. We were the only ones so we were giggling like maniacs and having way fun. Then we got off and found TYLER BARNYARD! Oh how glad I am that we see him a lot! When we got on our other train to Salt Lake it was PACKED. As in no seats already a bunch of people standing by the doors and add in all of our clan:
-Everett
-Sharpie
-Gabraham
-Tyler
-Tyler
-Me
-Brysan
-Aysa's friend Shady
-Lindsey
-Jennifer
-Erinn
-Dion
-Dalan
-Aysa
Wow. So we were all standing and the train started and our whole group went WHOOP! and flew backwards onto people...Except for like 5 people. So we all latched onto each other and tried to maintain balance. Hannah struggles with balance anyway, so thanks be to Tyler for having amazing reflexes and being able to catch me before I shmushed the elderly people behind me. There was this creepy little kid that looked about Charlie's age who kept staring at me like he was just waiting for me to go all crack head and kill everyone in the train...So I would stare at him back and when he wouldn't look away I'd be like what the heck!? Tyler holding onto me was alarmed it was him and was like "what?!" then when I'd point at the malicious little kid, he'd look away and pretend he was an innocent tot. Tyler thought I was nuts :] Till the little kid's guard slipped and Tyler caught him. HAHA...maybe I'm reading too much into this...
Then Tyler Barnyard was trying to count off everyone so we didn't all die and he said Burt. Me Tyler and Sharpie were confused as to whom Burt was so we decided he was our imaginary friend. :]
When we got off it was briefly chaotic and so everyone was yelling at each other like this. Aysa yells "Jennifer!" Jennifer yells "Hannah!" Hannah yells "Tyler!" Tyler yells "Burt!" Pretty funny :] Except no one else got our joke :]
Then we was a walkin and eating our delicious white chocolate trail mix Aysa Louisa made. Then we went and saw the Joseph Smith movie...Holy cow. I've seen it before and it probably won't be the last but it's such an incredible movie. If you haven't seen it, watch it. Your testimony will be so strengthened. Joseph Smith was a prophet and he couldn't have done all of those things without the strength of God.
Then some of us bought hot chocolate while others of us, namely me and Lindsey, tried to find a bathroom and almost walked into the mens. Our brothers wouldn't let us live it down. Then we heard bagpipe players and couldn't find Gabe! So we were terrified and me, Tyler, and Everett went looking for him. We followed the melodious sounds of the pipes and sure enough there was Gabraham entranced by the Scottish lad. Bah.
We journeyed to the reflection pond and there we sat and talked and had a jolly old time. I also recieved some answers to my prayers and it was a great experience.
Then we were all feeling oober sleepy so we ran back to the train, passing...cops? Then we saw caution tape and blood everywhere! I felt waaay sick so Tyler and Everett helped me sit down. We all sat around speculating if the guy was shot or stabbed [Dal watched the news...Turns out a drunk guy fell and broke his nose. Jerk.] Then we got on the train...It wasn't as crowded so some sat some leaned against walls and layed on each others shoulders. Then a guy got on with his bike, dropped it, and bent to pick it up. Whooomp! Instantly 5 guys circling me. I guess when he bent down a HUGE knife fell out of his pocket. [My brothers are all very obsessed with knives, so if this scared them, well....] Then we sat down, stood up, and sat back down for these very ungrateful elderlies. And then we were all sitting kind of falling asleep, and talking. When what did my ankle feel? SOMEONE GRABBED MY ANKLE! So I jumped up, fell on Everett and flipped around. Twas Gabe. Then we all waited for parents to come get us and instantly fell asleep when our heads hit the pillow. We want to do this again in May and make it traditions! It was so great! The end :]
Worst pictures ever? Check :] All from Trax...
Dal and Jennifer..Twas cold

Sharpie's trench, Shady, and Brysan's noggin

Dion, Tyler, and Sharpie [We played musical chairs]

Brysan stole my camera and tried to take pictures of the elusive Gabraham


Somwhere along the way an elderly took our picture...Aysa and Jennifer have it I'll have to get it from them.



And there you go...Maybe our activities can save us from our crazy ways :] Naaaah :]