No opposition

We had Stake Conference today and a visiting authority. He had no information about the temple. Our stake president made a few points, however, which I will list from memory:

1)There has been no opposition from the city planning department. It is moving along. It is a process that takes a long time.

2) The estimated time is 3 years.

3) The size will be larger than some of the smallest temples, but he did not announce the size. For a reference point, the Denver temple is 27,000 square feet and the small temples are 11,000 square feet.

4) The planning commission will soon publicize the location.

5) It is likely that a website will be developed to track the progress of the temple. Stay tuned for the link.
 But in the meantime, I did find this link about the Fort Collins Temple on lds.org this morning.

6) He encouraged us to pray for the temple. Especially to encourage our children to pray for the process to continue to move along.

The visiting authority was from St. Paul, Minnesota and he said that having the temple come to their area (2000) has been a transformative experience. I can't wait to have it so close!

Field Day 2011

I've loved spectating at Field Day. In Texas, it was run by soldiers in their hot uniforms in the heat. Here it is a small army of parent volunteers. A few favorites:

Threatening the Rubber Chicken

Kid's Favorites:
A: Rubber chicken relays
B: Inflatables--slide and obstacle course
C: Water balloon catch
MINE: Shoe kicking contest

I watched Andrew's class of 29 children do the rubber chicken relay in amazement. They were throwing the chickens back and forth--running back and forth from cone to cone and NO ONE collided or got hit by a flying chicken projectile.

May moments

Mother's Day Tradition

4:45 p.m. on a Monday

Making a grass skirt

I love this photo in every way

Bear Lake from the highway