Disney on Ice!

Grandpa took all the Ericksen-side cousins to Disney-on-Ice!

One bag of cotton candy with a funky hat attached? ~15 Bucks.
One keepsake Arial cup with a rainbow snow cone? ~10 Bucks.
That feeling of relief when Grandpa's buying?... PRICELESS!
Ha ha ha, what more could a kid ask for? Being able to spend the night with Grandpa, watching some of your favorite Disney characters skate along the ice for hours?!

Rylee's Favorite? Tinkerbelle, by far, then the giant Aligator who ate Hook!?
Milly's favorite part? The ENTIRE FIRST HALF! She was completely taken in by all the action. She sat on Grandpa's lap and either grinned from ear to ear, clapping her hands off, or pointing so seriously to make sure we were seeing what she was seeing!

Thank you grandpa for the fun night out!

Draper Temple!

Our family had the opportunity to go to the Draper Temple open house. It was really a neat and rare experience for Rylee & Amelia to be able to see the inside of the Temple.
When we entered the Celestial room, Rylee said to Steve: "Daddy, I want to stay in this room forever." It really was that peaceful in that room, and I have no doubt that she felt the spirit there. When we were sitting in the sealing room, she looked up & said to me: "Mommy, Jesus is here?"
Rylee is a very in-tune little girl. I hope she will remain that way, and always stay close to the spirit. I hope that one day both her & Amelia will aspire to return to the temple to receive the many blessings it offers.


We went with a fun group: The Taylors, Roes, Dodges & Wisemens.
After our tour, we went to Cheesecake Factory, where we had the Best Dang Waitress EVER... my sister, Kimmy Ray!

For anyone who was not able to make it through this temple, I STRONGLY suggest taking advantage of the opportunity of going to the public open house of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah LDS Temple starting June 1st.
For all the information on how, when, etc, go to:
http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/oquirrhmountain/

march 10th, 2009