Friday, July 29, 2016

Bird Family Reunion 2016: Winter Quarters

Okay these first 2 pictures are from our drive on Sunday but these girls are just so cute and were so good about the long hours in the car.

 Arabella really wanted BBQ- specifically ribs for dinner. Thank you Kansas for providing some delicious bbq ribs for this girl. We were all very happy! 

After the zoo on Monday, we went to the Winter Quarters Temple and Visitor Center. 
Both were beautiful and I was so touched by the perseverance and faith of those early Latter Day Saints. Their sacrifice was so great but they knew it was worth it and that the church was true!

 Oh how I love this man of mine! 

 The Winter Quarters temple was built on the site of a cemetery where many saints were buried during the time they lived there. They were careful to preserve the graves and headstones which dot the temple grounds. 
 I was happy to get a family photo but sad to not have my boys in it. 
After leaving and starting our drive north to Sioux Falls, SD for the night, it rained really hard and then it stopped. The next two pictures were of the aftermath of the storm. 
The above picture shows mammatus clouds. I had seen these in a magazine a few years ago and thought it would be so fascinating to see in real life. Thank you Iowa for making that wish a reality! 
We stopped at a Sam's Club for dinner and this is what greeted us when we walked out! Breathtaking! 
I love images like this because I think of how God wants to pour his love and light out to all of his children even when there are clouds. 

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