Peaches and the Temple

We have temples all over Utah. You don't have to drive very far before feeling like "you're home" as a temple approaches in the distance. 

And now we have one more to watch for on our way to Logan. What's sad though, is it took a visit from my sister-in-law "across the pond" to get us to go to the new Brigham City Temple open house. I honestly didn't know it was even going on until every good Mormon mom I know started posting pictures of their perfect children in front of the temple. Oops. 

Luckily, we Mormons don't turn anyone away from a temple open house, even if you don't make reservations before showing up at the doors. Especially if you bring someone from outside of Utah with you.

I had high hopes that my family will experience some magical spiritual moment. Instead, Cole barely made it through the open house - it's a dang good thing there were cookies at the end to bribe him with - and my kids were more interested in the fountains than the temple. Oh well.

Every temple is unique. Brigham City is known for its peaches and I loved spying peaches and peach blossoms all throughout the temple and on the temple grounds. Paintings with peaches, wood inlays with peach blossoms, stain glass peach blossoms, engraved granite peach blossoms, and even peach trees planted on the corners of the grounds!

I love this picture with the American flag blowing at half-staff. We just so happened to go to the temple on September 11th. I thought it was a really appropriate and special way to commemorate 9/11. 

My sweet, sometimes ridiculously chaotic eternal family.