We went to the Salt Lake Cemetery as is our tradition every year. I really love this experience. The trees are always beautiful and colorful. It really is fun.
One of my close friends passed away this past April. I have had a hard time with it and haven't been to see the grave yet. Her family is from South Carolina and she and her husband were living in London when she passed away. She is buried in this beautiful cemetery. I feel grateful that she is close but the grave seemed so lonely it made me so sad. It was good for me to go and see where she is buried.
Artic Circle Square Pumpkins are also a tradition.
We had our Square Pumpkin picnic at the cemetery, not sure if you are supposed to, but we do it every year.
This year I wanted to do something special for our graveyard adventure. I really didn't want the graveyard to be a morbid experience, but a sacred and special one. I bought each of the boys a yellow long stemmed rose and let them choose a grave to put it on. They thought it was really great.
Palmer wanted to put his rose on President Hinckley's grave.
We are naming our new baby McKay after David O. McKay so Lincoln decided that is where he would like to put his rose. He got a little confused though and we realized after a talking him a little that he thought it was our baby McKay's grave. We straightened it out pretty quick...
Hunter was named after Howard W. Hunter, so it was fun for him to find his grave and put his rose on it. It is the most humble of all of the prophets graves. We always have a hard time finding it.
I was excited to find this grave. Truman Angell was truly inspired. He was the designer of the Salt Lake Temple, tabernacle and many other church buildings.
This year we tried to find some of the more obscure graves. This one is Mary Fielding Smith. They have gone through the cemetery and put pioneer plates on a lot of the graves.
The weather was beautiful on this day. Usually we have gone at night when it is freezing. This year we went earlier and it was perfect.
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Cute name for your baby! We find out what we are having tomorrow but I won't be making any announcements until Lance gets home from Fishing on Thursday...he isn't even in service to call to tell! Anyway, hope things are going good!
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