Hikes, Temples, Snow, Kids

We had a fabulous hike in Waterton to Forum Lake on Labor Day with the quality Lee cousins. We hiked so far we made it to British Columbia.   Although we didn't catch any fish, and it was a bit crisp and cool at the lake, it was a fun day. It was a 4 km hike each way.  We thought the younger kids would get tired. We were wrong. They were awesome hikers.

Hanna and her bodyguards (Tyson Sommerfeldt and Brock Fletcher) for her student council election speech. She did awesome. She won the vote, so she is the 6th Grade Girls Rep.  Jill also ran for student council and was elected student body president.

A girls trip to Kalispell to buy roofing supplies, coats, shoes and groceries of course.  It was a beautiful fall drive. We had a fun day!  We made memories like sitting in the back of the truck cutting the last piece of roofing material with scissors so it would fit in the truck.  Hanna on the way home, "Lucy's armpits smell like Subway."

Our first big snow storm. Not loving it.

Our visit to the Calgary Temple Open House.  It was beautiful.  It is decorated with the theme of wheat and the Alberta rose.  Someday Carly will say, "Why did you let me wear that purple shirt with my black and white dress?"

Our awesome friend, Hailey Lowe, got married in Logan, Utah.  She told her dad that Austin was one of the 3 people that had the biggest influences in her life.  We have known Hailey for lots of years through roping and rodeos.  Austin was a part of her support system when her parents went through their divorce. She found a great man to take her to the temple.  So Austin, Lucy, Carly and I made a crazy fast drive to Utah to go to her wedding.  It is 10 hours from our house to Logan.

The most memorable story of the trip: we get to the temple about 20 minutes before the sealing.  Austin hands the nice man at the desk his temple recommend, and he says it is expired.  It expired 12 days before.  They wouldn't let him in until he had a interview with the bishop and stake president.  So he missed the sealing.  We tried to plead our case.  We even knew the man at the desk from the first ward we were in when we got married.  No luck.  At least he was there for the pictures, luncheon and reception.  We were glad we went.

We did have a few other benefits of the trip.  We got to see my Mom and Dad (and Doug and Emily for a few short minutes).  Austin bought 2 new suits (needed for his new high council calling.)  We were in Mr. Mac for 20 minutes and successfully chose two suits on the promotion buy one, get one for $1.  The nice man even had them tailored and we picked them up after the luncheon.   I also got to stop at the case lot sale at Lee's Market Place.  Who can pass up cans of cream of chicken soup for 55 cents and tomato soup for 25 cents a can.

Jill and Hanna stayed in Cardston with our quality friends, the Sommerfeldts.  Jill had a student council retreat.  Jill and Hanna also went to a rodeo on Saturday.