One of my favorite places!

For those of you who don't know, Logan Utah is one of my most favorite places in the whole world. Cache Valley is nestled between some of the most beautiful mountains around. When you enter the valley one of the first things you see is the Logan LDS Temple. For as long as I can remember, my family made a game out of who could spot the temple first. Still to this day as I am entering the valley, the first thing I look for is the Temple. I love this building so much.



My Grandpa & Grandma Chapple lived in Logan for a really long time before they died, so I spent many a summers at their house. We would go for walks around the neighborhood and look for the temple. My grandpa would walk and walk until one of us would spot the temple. Then we would stand their and just look at the building for a while before finally heading back.
One of my other favorite places to be was my grandparents house. They had hummingbird feeders all around their back patio. We would spent countless hours sitting on the patio watching for hummingbirds. Unfortunately, my grandpa passed away when I was 16. But I remember still going to grandma's and hanging out on the back patio. It just wasn't quite the same without my grandpa.
This past weekend, my cousin Amy was able to go to the temple for the first time. She also has strong memories of Logan, so she chose to go to the Logan Temple. This was the first time that Kelly and I had been back since we were sealed there 14 years ago. We have driven through Logan and by the temple countless times, but hadn't taken the time to go back. I am so excited that we were able to go back. Thank You Amy for sharing with us.

Amy, CJ, & Landon

Amy's session was at 9 in the morning. Since we had to be at the temple so early, we all decided to get a hotel room and stay the night before in Logan. The kids thought this was the best thing ever. They love to go swimming in hotel swimming pools. I'm not sure, but this is one of their most favorite things to do. Every year when Drew & Teresa come down, that is the first thing the ask. If they can go swimming with them at their hotel. So this was a special treat for them.

My cousin Rob met us at the pool and entertained the kids with Kelly for hours. By the time they all got out, they were prunes.

Kelly & Rob decided to see which girl could do the best jump off of their shoulders. I'm not sure who won, but the girls loved it.

Madi

Emmy

Jesi was a little hesitant being in the deep end. But as long as her dad had a hold of her, she was happy.

Kelly decided to try on Em's goggles. They didn't quite fit...:)

We put Sami in the pool for a little while. The water was just cold enough that after about 2 minutes she was shivering. Poor kid.

After Sami got out of the pool, I took her up to our room and put her in a warm bath. She liked this much better.

We had a wonderful weekend. I'm glad we got to spend time in one of my favorite places.