RS Fireside

Brother Jones came over to our house tonight for a Relief Society Fireside, and it was INCREDIBLE!! We learned so much from him. He is truely a knowledgable man of God. He brought over not just 1, but 2 ORIGINAL BOOK OF MORMONS. He also had a bible from the same year. He had them in a special case & everything! We even got to hold them. Just holding them & knowing what they've been thru and where they came from made my Testimony grow like a WEED!! I am SO greatful for Joseph Smith and his worthiness/truthfulness in writting my favorite book....The book that defines me, the book I could read over & over again and learn something new every time...The book my faith is built upon, the book I believe in and finally the book I charish above all. I am also thankful for the Temple to teach me (us) more everytime we go. I love my Faith, there is ALWAYS something new to learn. In these books he brought, there was no verses, only chapters. It was very interesting to compair mine to that one and how far it has come in production. When Bro. Jones was giving his "talk" it was like listening to the Prophet speak, you couldn't NOT pay attention. Thank you CM2 RS for such an enriching evening to help build my testimony!This is 1 Book of Mormon & The Holy Bible...The foundation & "building blocks" of our Faith.

This is The 1st page of The Book of Mormon, as you can see on the other side was a hand written note from the original owner in like 1830.

Here is Andrew & I holding the OLDEST copy Bro. Jones had. It was AMAZING!

Sis.Call, Mom, Sis.Webster & Bro.Jones talking about The Book of Mormon.

And finally, my FAVORITE part of the evening....He had Elvis Presley's Book of Mormon. Thats right, Elvis had one! Here is one of MANY notations from his book....Read the scripture, then his notation....I LOVE IT! (be jealous Kimberly...I HELD IT!!!)

A HUGE thank you to Brother Jones for a WONDERFUL evening filled with inspiration, storys, faith, and knowledge...THANK YOU!!!

...Good News...

So I went to my RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) Doctor today & She basically gave us the GREEN LIGHT we've been waiting for to start our family! We're offically "trying" now. I am SO excited to become a MOM...I've waited all my life to become a MOM & now it's possible! We'll let you know what happends! We can't wait!!! Keep us in your prayers!! GO McGARY'S!!!!!!! LOL.

Last Supper...LOL.

So Mo is due ANY DAY and we are taking things in "short stides"...LOL. Mo kindly reminded Geoff that this could be their last weekend ALONE until the baby arrives. That being said, we went to Shima's. Its a chop-chop house in Huntington Beach & it was SO good! I told them it was Geoff's birthday so we could get free dessert. =) It was a farewell childless nights dinner, and we had SO much fun. What more could I ask for besides, good convos, good food & GREAT company! I really can't wait until Mo has the baby...We've been friends for so long, its like my sister is having a baby!! I'll keep ya'll updated!

...Angels Games...

So we got tickets for Angels' baseball games like 3 days in a row...AND MAN DID WE ENJOY IT!! Here are a few pics from the games...

Andrew & I at the Day Game...It was 1oo degrees outside! OUCH!!

Yea ANGELS!! we moved down & these were out seats...LOL. Gotta love the personal upgrade!

Erik (my nephew) and I workin the CPK Meter!! =)

Honor & his "Nanu" at the game. Memory had plans, so we brought him with us.

Look how big he looks!! he was clapping for the RALLY MONKEY!

Another day with Mo & Geoff...Fun Game!!

***NOTE: We asked Mo to go into labor & deliver @ the game so we'd get seasons passes for life!! Bottom line...didn't work!! LOL***

Andew & I...with bunny fingers by Mo!

The future parents of my little niece....I CAN'T WAIT!! Hurry up & come out already Moeff!!

Disneyland with Mo & Geoff!

So since Mo is due Sept.2nd or any day as I like to say, we've been doing a lot of things before the BIG arrival of Moeff! LOL...they don't have a name yet so we mixed Mo & Geoff and got Moeff! =) Anyways, here is some pics of our Disneyland experience. We went at night to aviod the "heat wave" and got dinner, did a lil' turtle talk with Crush, then went to watch the Electrical Light Parade in California Adventure. It was a blast! Can't wait to add little Moeff to the group!!

Here we are waiting for the Parade to begin!!

...The Electrical Light Parade...

Pete & Elliot...from Pete's Dragon, one of my FAVORITE movies!

Andrew & I after Turtle Talk with Crush...AWE!

Mo & Geoff...AWE! I can't wait for the baby! Thanks for hanging out with us at the Happiest place on Earth!!

What else could August hold?! Well....

August has been a VERY busy month for us. I mean, we have been on the go non-stop! Heres a little more of what has been going on this month...Our niece Meghan Marie McGary was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. What an AMAZING day! It was held on her 8th Birthday (August 1st) & she litterally glowed all day! We are SO proud of Meghan and her choice to be baptized. We hope you'll always choose the right & We hope to be there in the Temple when you get married someday! Congrats Mego!!

We went to Wild Rivers...TWICE!! Honor LOVED the water. It was great to see him interact with the other kids and in the water. Of course Auntie Wynter & Uncle Andrew took him into the wave pool, WHERE HE FELL ASLEEP!! All in all it was 2 great days of family fun. We even ran into Atalie & Randy one day and accused them of following us! (we've seen them a couple times other places while we've gone on dates) We went around the lazy river with them a couple of times and Andrew kept flipping Atalie...dang siblings! LOL!

Here is Me, Andrew, Honor & Drew in the Lazy River. I LOVE THE LAZY RIVER!
Yes, it was 2 days of fun...can't wait to do it again NEXT SUMMER!!
We went to an Angels Game with DealerSocket. (Andrews Work) It was 80's night and we had a BLAST! We saw TONS of people bringin' back the 80's look, it was VERY entertaining! We also went to Mormon night with the Angels (sorry, no pics!)

P.S. Like our matching shirts?! It was my idea...Andrew hated it. LOL!

ROAD TRIP!!! A LONG ONE TOO!!!

Since we had to go to Colorado for the funeral, there was so many of us that we had to drive...ALL 18 hours!!! Needless to say it was a LONG ride. On our way home we decided to take longer & travel a different way, so my family could see some of the countryside. Here are a some pictures from our trip. (Andrew couldn't make it because of work, so he's M.I.A. in the pictures.) Honor, Memory, Me, Mom & Dad at a state park.I made it to the TOP! I LOVED this sign...It was posted every other mile...My brother & sisters & my dad...in birth order...EXCEPT for my dad!Garden of the Gods. My dad LOVED it!Dad, Me, Honor & Memory at the Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings. We had such a good time there & were bummed we missed the Indian dancing...AGAIN! Mom said, "oh this could be our Christmas Card...I said, uuummm we're missing MY HUSBAND!" Whats up with people ESPECIALLY FAMILY forgetting I'm married?! LOL.Pops 'n Me @ 7 falls...It was beautiful, but took 1 hour going UP stairs and 1 hour going DOWN stairs...We took the elevator to the look out point...LOL!My Pops, being the funny guy he is...ha ha! Someone was on a roll...LOL! I told him his new Indian name is "Older then Dirt"...ha ha!Mom & Pops down by the river, going to Ute Mountain. (its an Indian Rez)This is Mesa Verde Mountain Cliff Dwellings. It was a LONG hike & only my pops & me made it to the actual dwellings. Its old Indain dwellings literally built into the side of the mountain. It was VERY cool to see!I thought these signs were VERY controversal & hillarious...so I drank water RIGHT next to it! Four Corners...Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico...I FIT IN 4 STATES!!Chapel of the Holy Cross...Its laid inside the side of the mountain & you can't see it until you come upon it. Its in Sedona, I reccommend seeing it whenever you get a chance!This is the view of the Valley at the Top of Church of the Holy Cross...BREATH TAKING!It says "Please don't pick us, we're smiling at God" I LOVED this sign...good thing it was at a church, or I would've taken it!!! LOL.This is the remians of an old house that Indians used for shelter in the Winter. It was in our way to the Petrographs.

These are some of my favorite Petrographs, the square ones that maze are the Native American sign of Eternity...There is two here, a very rare find. I LOVED THIS ROAD TRIP!!! It was challenging at times, and Big Red is VERY dirty, but all in all I will remember this trip for the rest of my life. I was with my family for 7 days straight, traveling & seeing this beautiful country. When I was little, we didn't have much money, so we didn't get to travel & I feel lucky enough to have had this oppertunity to travel with them now. Thank you for the WONDERFUL memories!