Summer Recap Part 2: Of Course

Of course, we had to go to the beach.
And play in the sand...

And in the water. Well, not me. What they say is true, the Pacific is much colder than the Atlantic. I couldn't go in but, Azure sure had fun with Papa.
And she really loved being buried in the sand. Can you tell?

She still talks about it.

Matching faces
And of course, being in Newport Beach we had to stop at the temple and show Azure where Mommy and Daddy were married. She'd never seen it before.

We've taught her about the premortal world and told her that she was in the temple with us, along with Vince and her other siblings as spirits and they were sealed to us, making us an eternal family.

"In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally."

When we pulled up to the temple she said, "I was here! And so was baby Vince!" Though, I don't think she really remembers that, it still brought tears to my eyes to hear her say it.

"Yes, Cub, you were. You were here."

Oh, how I love to see this temple...









And guess where we had dinner? Yes, another newly opened Cafe Rio in Costa Mesa! What a great day. Minus Charlie, of course.