Bethany's 15th birthday was a bit of a fun marathon.
She went up to St. Louis the night before with some friends to babysit their children in a fancy hotel while they went to a conference.
She was pampered and paid for going with them - both things that Benny loves.
We met her at the temple in St. Louis the next morning.
She helped (along with other kids and parents) babysit kids while parents were in the temple.
The day had started out rainy but then turned beautiful.
There is a park across the street from the temple where the kids played and then families all convened for lunch.
After lunch, the youth did baptisms and Timo and I went to the airport to pick up my mom.
(Talk about perfect timing!)
It was a peaceful, happy morning and afternoon.
After the 2 hour drive home, we ate dinner really fast and had Benny open her presents because. . .
Friends were coming over for our first Missouri game night!
(The secret sign game in process.)
There wasn't a lot of downtime to celebrate having this beautiful girl in our family,
but it was a happy celebration nonetheless!
We love you Benny!!!!
it looks like you guys are having such a fun time! Sure do miss you guys.
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