Bear Lake

Yesterday we spent some time at Bear Lake with Caleb's brother's family.  We had enjoyable time cooling off in the wonderful water.  Sadly, I forgot most of our swimming things- Caleb's and my swimsuits, towels, and the sunscreen.  (In my defense, we went camping right before Bear Lake so we had a lot of things to pack.) But we had Achaia's swimsuit and Caleb and I just waded in our clothes.  And we used sunscreen from Caleb's brother. 

Achaia absolutely loved playing in the water.  At first, the waves made her nervous and she wanted to hold our hands while we played.  But eventually she got more comfortable and just loved wandering, splashing, and "swimming".  She "swam" by laying belly-down in shallow water and would army-crawl around while saying "swim, swim, swim".  It was so cute!

Achaia walking with Caleb, while her cousin swims.

Achaia thought it was so cool to float her legs while Caleb held her hands.

Playing in the mud with her cousin.

Splashing with another cousin.

Mud!

Isn't he handsome?! Looking good on the beach!

Chillin' like a beach bum.

"Swimming"

Worn out and ready for a nap.

Temple!

The Brigham City Temple is almost done!  The construction fences around the perimeter are gone and there are just a few construction workers here and there touching up things on the grounds.
And in case you want to come see it, the open house runs August 18- September 15, excluding Sundays and September 8 (for Peach Days).  Reservations will be available tomorrow, July 30, at templeopenhouse.lds.org.  I hope you all can come see it!  The open house is for anyone and everyone to come the inside of the temple.
Also, we have volunteered to help with the open house.  Right now Caleb and I are assigned to usher inside the temple on Saturday, August 25 from 12:30-5:30pm.  So if you come then, you can see us inside!
The dedication for the temple will be Sunday, September 23.  As far as I know, the dedication will be broadcast to all stakes in Utah, as well as the temple district.  We are so excited for the Brigham City temple!

Achaia at the temple's main gate.

The Brigham City Temple

Apple trees on the temple grounds- note the real fruit!