Florida

Sorry it has been so long since we have posted, but here's a bunch of pictures and updates. Our drive out here to Fort Lauderdale from Wichita was pretty long, but kind of fun. We traveled through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tenessee, Georgia, and Florida over 3 days. We saw four temples along the way (St. Louis, Nashville, Atlanta, Orlando), stop at the Independence visitors center, and a few cool other stops. It was nice to finally relax when we got to our temporary housing, though. Here are some pictures from the road trip.
Independence visitors center (above and below)

The RLDS temple. Pretty wierd. It's right across the street from the LDS visitors center
Gateway arch in St. Louis

Us at the St. Louis Temple

Anabelle (and me) enjoying the drive :)


We stopped at the giant Superman statue in a city called Metropolis...pretty cool, eh

And then we decided to get pictures of ourselves as superheros.
These next 2 pics just crack me up!



And we are finally in Florida!!!

The beautiful Orlando temple:


We decided to get Arcee a trim shorty after arriving. She was way too hot. So here's the before picture...
and after!
They even put little purple bows on her head! Mike wasn't very happy about that. I just burst out laughing once I saw them and had to take a picture.
Trying to get Arcee to swim in the lake with the other dogs. She's kind of a wimp right now, but she'll get all the way into the water soon.
Our growing girl. She is so cute and getting bigger and smarter every day. Her hands are fascinating to her, and she coos and talks all the time, kicking her legs like crazy. So fun!
yay for bathtime!

We finally made it to the beach on Wednesday evening. It was beautiful. I know that the ocean is salty, but I never imagined coming out of the water with a layer of salt on my teeth. Bleh! The water was pretty nice, an dnot as cold as I expected. I'm excited to go back during the day so it will be warmer and less windy.
Mike swimming in the ocean.

I also would like to share how grateful I am for Mike. He works so hard for our family and is such a wonderful example to me and everyone around him. I look up to him and totally adore him. I love you Mike! Thanks for everything you do for me.