This was our day of rest. I wasn’t feeling the best and we were all tired, so we stayed at Grandpa’s and enjoyed a day off. We caught up on laundry, Mark took the kids for a walk to see the Lemon trees just around the corner and we enjoyed pizza for dinner with Grandpa.
Saturday March 12th
After a late start we traveled to Old Town in San Diego where the Mormon Battalion Visitors Center can be found. I had heard that they had remodeled and even had a new movie, so we wanted to be sure to take the kids. It was wonderful. Colin was able to dress up like a soldier, the movie was fabulous, and we were even able to pan for gold. The most amazing part for me was to find my grandfather Albert Smith and his son on the list of soldiers in the battalion.
After the Visitors Center we walked around Old Town and the kids bought a few souvenirs and then we said goodbye to Dad, as he headed back to the house and we traveled over to show the kids the Temple. We loved walking around the temple grounds. The San Diego Temple is about the most beautiful temple ever built. After touring the temple we headed over to Islands for yummy hamburgers. We were lucky to be able to watch the San Diego State vs. BYU Basketball game while we ate, but BYU was sadly not as lucky. After returning home to Dad’s it was time for homework. Colin and Caitlyn especially hit the books, then it was time for ice cream and off to bed.
Sunday March 13th
We awoke LATE! Church started at 9 and we woke at 8:30, so we were up with a jump and running around trying to make it out the door in time. Hallie and Reagan were the only people ready to leave when Grandpa was leaving, so they went with him to save the family seats. The rest of us walked into the sacrament meeting room around 9:07, but still in time for Sacrament. Grandpa’s ward is full of kind friends. The kids seemed to enjoy their classes. Mark even ran into a friend from BYU named Lee Evans. We were all thankful for a break and for the spiritual uplifting. That afternoon we had a special visit for Mark’s brother David. David has grown up into an amazing guy. We really enjoyed our visit and were a little sad when it was time to say goodbye, but the day was getting late and Mark and I had a promise to fulfill.
We awoke LATE! Church started at 9 and we woke at 8:30, so we were up with a jump and running around trying to make it out the door in time. Hallie and Reagan were the only people ready to leave when Grandpa was leaving, so they went with him to save the family seats. The rest of us walked into the sacrament meeting room around 9:07, but still in time for Sacrament. Grandpa’s ward is full of kind friends. The kids seemed to enjoy their classes. Mark even ran into a friend from BYU named Lee Evans. We were all thankful for a break and for the spiritual uplifting. That afternoon we had a special visit for Mark’s brother David. David has grown up into an amazing guy. We really enjoyed our visit and were a little sad when it was time to say goodbye, but the day was getting late and Mark and I had a promise to fulfill.
We needed to visit the beach. I thought La Jolla would be perfect and it couldn’t have been better. We parked and walked along the coast, enjoying the seals, Sea Lions and surf. We stayed until the sun went down promising to return to the Ocean again before our trip was over.
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