Fourth Anniversary

The Washington D.C. temple is special to both myself and to Christopher. My parents and Christopher's parents were married in that temple, both of us attended that temple for the first time as 12 year-old youth members of our church (travelling 6 hours from New York and 8 hours from Ohio) and Chris even took out his Endowments in the D.C. temple. I think both of us grew up thinking we would be married in this beautiful temple just like our parents. But then when I was a senior in High School the Columbus, Ohio temple was built. I attended the open house, helped clean the temple during the final cleaning session the night before the dedication and then was fortunate enough to be inside the temple when Pres. Hinkley dedicated the Columbus, Ohio temple in 2000. I knew my plan had changed and I would be married in this equally beautiful though much smaller temple. Chris and I were married in the Columbus, Ohio temple on September 18, 2004. Even though now we only live 3 hours away from the Orlando, Florida temple, it seems as though we rarely get to go! I've been pregnant or nursing a baby for almost the entire three years that we have lived in Florida which has made temple trips quite tricky.
So today on our Fourth Anniversary I wanted to thank some special people who have helped us in our efforts to attend the temple by babysitting for us all too happily, not too mention FOR FREE!

THANK YOU :

Cassie Wernli
LeeAnn Robey in Seattle
Nana & Gpa McChesney

Rick & Allison Tolbert
Stephanie Sonksen
Steve & Linda Wernli
And lastly; Thank you to the random Hispanic lady in the waiting room of the Orlando temple who held Jada for us when we showed up unknowingly on a Saturday afternoon for the final session of the day. Yes its true, we left our 8-month old with a complete stranger. Judge Us Not.