OUR FUN FOUR DAYS...

 Ron and I went north for a few days...We stayed at

this lovely place in Provo. It sits right by the Provo river

and it was so peaceful.

 There was a 5 mile walking path behind it and we

had a couple of awesome walks there.

 The path goes right along the river with several bridges

that cross the river.

 My Lemon grandparents used to fish this river

and I was always told how grandma could out

fish grandpa every time! One time she reeled a

big fish in, gave it a jerk, and it flew out of the

water and smacked grandpa right on the cheek!

Our suite was just lovely and we enjoyed every bit of it.

There was a copper roofed gazebo out back too.

Then we went on up to Salt Lake City to spend

a couple of days. This is the lobby of the

Joseph Smith building, it used to be the 

Hotel Utah for many years.

 The malls of Salt Lake City have all been joined together

to become "City Creek Mall"...

 This picture is what the shopping center of Salt Lake used

 to look like in the pioneer era, this was Zion's store.

 It looks much different now!

This beautiful temple looks much the same as when the 

pioneers built it. It took 40 years for them to get it done. As

I stand looking up at it, I always wonder...how did they do it?!

 City Creek Mall is so amazing! The huge glass

domed roof is retractable.

 Trees and city creek run all the way through the

 long mall. It's just all amazing!

 Sitting right across the street is Temple Square,

home of the beautiful temple and the Tabernacle Choir.

 It's just full of gorgeous flowers and trees and water 

fountains... Such a Garden of Eden.

~ Joseph and Emma~

The flower gardens are the best, I took my daughters

on a garden tour once, it was so interesting to see

how it is all done. In the Fall they add Lights to all

the trees for Christmas.

 We went on a tour through the Lion House and the 

Beehive House. I love seeing how the pioneers always

made something out of nothing, making life beautiful.

 I loved this entry light...

 and the beautiful handmade beds...

 We had dinner at the Lion House Pantry...

My favorite place to eat.

 A pretty dining room in the Beehive house...

 A beautiful handmade bookcase.

 Lovely entry mirror...

 I could live like this...

Gorgeous hand work in this stair banister.

 The way the Eagle Gate looked back then...

And how it looks now.

 The streets of Salt Lake are lined with so many pretty flowers.

 The Beehive House

 Love the old gates with the flowers.

The Lion House

 The Salt Lake Mormon Temple with the reflection pond,

I caught a newly married couple too!

 The ceilings in the Joseph Smith Memorial building...

 are just so...

breath taking!

 Brigham was right...this is the right place.

 I took these pictures of the temple from across

the street and up in the top of, The Roof at The Top.

Time spent in Salt Lake City is the best, we had so much fun.

Ron and Sophia at the Wayne Co. Fair parade.

And me with two of my daughters, Lindsey and Lisa

watching the parade.

THERE IS ANOTHER NEW POST BELOW
THIS ONE.

ALL MY LOVE TO ALL

THE CHANGES KEEP COMING ...

Caleb can hardly wait to grow up and be a 

missionary for Jesus and I am sure he will,

because he is such a sweet boy!

 It's hard for me to see Caleb getting so big! 

When did he go from a little baby duck haired

baby to such a big pre schooler?! 

 He is so happy to be going to preschool...

What a handsome dude!

Ella loves being a Ballerina, she makes a cute one too!

 I found this little dog in the middle of a canyon on my

way home one day. She was scared to death by all of

the traffic. I got her into my car and brought her home.

 She has such cute marking and is such a sweet little girl.

I found her a good home since we just couldn't take on

another pet. She is in a loving home and doing good.

Her cute ears just made me laugh!

~ Our grand daughter Ronnie~

 She is a cheerleader this year at high school.

 She is such a darling little doll

We sure are proud of her!

I am trying to get used to this new Blogger, so

far, I don't like it much. Hopefully I can get used

to it because even though I am blogging less than I

have been, I would like to continue to blog.

HAPPY AUTUMN TO ALL

ALL MY LOVE

JULIE

FAMILY, AND SOME GOODIES....

Darling Ella and Sophia wearing some cute little
vests given to them by their aunt Lisa L. They
are pretty happy about all the lip glosses too!

Some pillows and some baby things that I have been making.
We are due to get another grand child in November! Our
daughter Lindsey is going to have a little boy!

Claire spending some "huggie time" with her grandpa Ron.

So cute!

We have had a ton of rain, all of a sudden it will get all
black and rain like crazy, then it is all beautiful again.

My cat Sage, as you can see, she lets me shave her! She
loves it and then goes to sunbath herself on the rug!

Looking out my window, clear as a bell after a ton of rain.

Megan, all ready to go inside and see the new
Brigham City (Mormon) Temple. She got all dressed up in her
lovely white dress, everyone told her how pretty she looked.

The new Brigham City Temple... Anyone
can go inside and tour it before it is dedicated. We
went with our son Darin and his family. It is so very
beautiful inside too.

My great great grandfather, Jeppa Hans Jeppson, was in
charge of this beautiful tabernacle being built in the 1800's.
His Swiss handwork is in the carved wood inside, it is so
beautiful!

The temple and the tabernacle face each other and it is
such a beautiful sight! I am pretty sure that my grandfather
is very happy about this new temple.

Ron and Julie enjoying the day at the temple.

Darin and his family...

We so love the holy temples.
We serve in the Manti Temple each week and it
truly blesses our lives. I love going and feeling so close
to the Lord and his sacred works and ways.

~Now a few recipes for Fall~

PUMPKIN DOUGHNUT DROPS

Heat 3 to 4 inches of oil to 375' in a deep fat fryer or heavy saucepan.

Combine: 1 1/2 C. flour... 1/3 C. sugar...2 tsp. baking powder...1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon...1/4 tsp ginger...1/4 tsp nutmeg. Blend together well.

Combine: 1/2 C. canned pumpkin...1/4 C. milk...2 T. oil...1 tsp. Vanilla...1 egg.
Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Drop by teaspoonfuls into hot
oil, 5 or 6 at a time. Fry for 1 to 2 minutes on each side til golden brown. Drain
on a paper towel.... Roll warm doughnuts in cinnamon & sugar.

CARROT CAKE BARS

Pre-heat oven to 350' and grease a 15x10 1" pan


Combine: 1 package Yellow cake mix...1/4 C. milk...
1/2 C oil...1 tsp Vanilla...2 tsp. ginger...2 eggs...Beat to combine.

Stir in: 1 C. finely grated carrots...1/2 C golden raisins & nuts...
Pour into pan and spread out. Bake for 22 minutes...cool.

FROSTING
Combine: 4 oz. softened cream cheese
1/4 C. softened butter...1/2 tsp vanilla.
Cream together...add2 to 3 C. Powdered
sugar...beat...frost...nuts on top!

TAFFY APPLE PIZZA

Shape one 18oz. Sugar cookie dough into a ball and
place it in the center of a large pizza baking stone. Roll dough
out to a 14" circle about 1/4" thick. Bake at 350' for 16-18 min.
Cool and loosen the cookie from the stone.

Combine: one 8oz. softened, cream cheese...1/2 C brown sugar
1/4 C. peanut butter...1/2 tsp Vanilla, mix well.Spread onto cookie.

Peel, core and slice 2 Medium Granny Smith apples, arrange evenly
on top of cream cheese.

Microwave: 1/4 C. Caramel topping for 30 seconds and then drizzle it
evenly over the apples. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top and a bit of
cinnamon. Cut into wedges and enjoy!

Our pretty MaKayla and her new school hair cut.

Oh my, how did Caleb go from that baby duck-haired
baby to such a handsome pre-school boy?!

One more shot of Claire...I think she is grandma's
girl with that chocolate covered finger in her mouth!

Life is passing by way too fast...but
Life is good, so good, because of FAMILY.


ALL MY LOVE TO ALL