She is Three!!!

I can't believe my baby is 3. Okay so Micaela is no longer a baby but she is mine. Saturday we had a party for her. For two weeks before she would go lie down for her nap and say "After I wake up we'll go to my party!"(big emphasis on party) She could not contain her excitement. Of course the theme of her party was Disney Princesses. Micaela dressed up as Cinderella and her friends came dressed as princesses as well.

For months she had been telling us she wanted a princess cake, it wasn't the most beautiful cake but it had princesses on it and that is all that mattered to Micaela.

These princess on the cake were kind of cool they came with a light to put under your favorite princess, Micaela chose Cinderella. She did think about putting it under Belle. Right now Micaela has two favorite movies: Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas and Cinderella 3 A Twist in Time.

Micaela was surprised by Grandma and Grandpa Adams, and first she was so sure about that idea (she was expecting her friends) but she warmed up quickly and couldn't have been happier! We decorated door hangers and played "pin the princess in the window" opened presents and ate cake. Micaela had a great time and it was fun to just watch her having fun!

Family (away from) Home Morning

Yesterday we had the opportunity to attend the Draper temple open house. Micaela was so excited to go inside a temple, she didn't mind me waking her up at 6:30AM to get ready. It was set up so that you park at a church building near by, watch a 12 minute movie and then take a tour bus to the temple. Micaela was impressed with her first bus ride in the "blue bus" they have color coded each parking lot so you get on a specific bus. Our bus really did have blue seats.

The temple majestically sits in the corner of the canyon and towers over the neighboring homes(or motels, as they are quite large). The view from the temple into the Salt Lake Valley will be beautiful when you can actually see it (too much haze).

As you walk through the temple there are so many people in a group and in other groups that you are walking by but the reverence is still amazing. Really the only sounds that you can hear are foot steps and small whispers of oohs and aahs as you go through the beautifully painted ordinance rooms. The brides room was of course one of my favorites, it is a reverently fun room. You'll see what I mean if you check out the pictures on the following link.
http://www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/draper-utah-temple-opens-its-doors-to-the-public
The one sealing room we were able to sit in for a few minutes is the largest sealing room in the temple and we were told it is the largest sealing room of all the temples.
It was so great to have my little family inside taking in the beauty of the temple together.

Makes you think!

My brother saw this quote on a marquee (God board as it is called in my family) at another church and I thought it is very appropriate.

"Have nothing to be thankful for? Check your pulse."