One Year Ago Today: Temple Day

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Oquirrh Mountain Temple


Today marks the one-year anniversary of our Temple Day with Jr and LuLu!

Where have the last 12 months gone?

Wow, that went fast!

If it weren't for these reminders of their adoptions, I promise you I would forget that Jr and LuLu are adopted.

I'm so serious.

Not a day goes by when I don't think, "This was meant to be--it feels like we have always been a family. Always together. Always."

Jr and LuLu are amazing kiddos--and I am grateful everyday for the love that they have given and taught our family. (And grateful to Jay, Bam, Papaya and ZuZu for sharing their love with Jr and LuLu from the minute we decided to be their foster family.)

(PPS: For my non-Mormon amigos, when you get married or adopt, you are able to have a special ceremony performed at the Temple, called a sealing. The sealing ceremony/ordinance unites your family on earth and in heaven. It's like an extra special bond. Woo hoo! So when I say, "Temple Day," I'm referring to the day when we had that ceremony performed in the Temple.)

Okay, now, my point!

Here are a few of memories from that special day--a year ago:



Sistahs. Before the ceremony. Everyone wears white in the Temple.
(Because, it's like heaven ya know. Smile.)

PS: Oz-Dog is in this photo. I just saw that for the first time.


Sistahs and one brother.
(He changed into white clothes when he got to the Temple.)
Sistahs and the other brother.
It was a perfect day--and there were these HUGE snowflakes falling when we left the ceremony.

It was awesome!
Sno-Globe-like.

I also like this photo because the backdrop for the snow is our neighbor's home--whom we love to no end!

Lots of friends made treats for the lunch afterwards.

 The friend that made this also wrote this incredible poem for our family.
It is probably my favorite memory of the day, that poem.

(PS: Have you ever given someone a poem? I highly recommend it.)

The girls, with Gpa Garner (whom we also love!).

ZuZu and a friend at After-The-Temple Luncheon.

Bam, friends, and green jello. (Oh, that's so MORMON! Funny.)

Our church/ward family and friends.

We love them, too.
Papaya.
More church friends.
ZuZu and LuLu . . .

who, I'm convinced--were twins in the life before this one.

They have spent every minute together since we first brought Jr. and LuLu into our lives (not even two short years ago).

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