Temple trip

This weekend we took a trip to the DC to go to the temple. It had been a while since we took advantage of our military benefits so we decided to spend the night at the airforce inn on one of the two bases in DC. We took Maelie out of school early on Friday and left. We made good time (the worst is getting stuck in DC traffic and knowing that it was a Friday and still the work week) and got there by 4pm. Of course our first stop was the dental clinic. They close at 4:30 so we had to go there first. Denver went in to check it out and ask questions while the kids and I waited in the car. Then we headed to our room and then we went shopping at the commissary for dinner and food to take home with us.

The kids LOVED being there. They were a little over-excited. Maelie and Garrett watched some TV while I was making dinner. Maelie has this thing for Hannah Montana although she's never watched it. While we were flipping through channels (cable TV!) we saw Hannah Montana. We kept it there for a while so she could see a bit of Hannah Montana. Then we found a cartoon and the kids watched that, but Maelie said to Denver "Daddy, I don' t like Hannah Montana anymore. Her friends aren't modest." Yeah! She's learning, recalling, and choosing good on her own!

The next morning we went to the temple. It was a great experience. After picking up our kids from the church across the street, we changed our clothes and went back to the temple so the kids could see it. We walked around it a bit and went into the visitors center. The weather in DC was in the high 50s or low 60s. It was awesome and it felt great!