Shelly's Birthday

The roses were in bloom today when Shelly said she'd like to go to the temple for her birthday morning. We had a great time. What better place to be?

Random November, Nature and Hiking

 Sariah on a rare morning walk to the park.

 Jenna invited Abbey to a youth activity.

 While helping a momma with a new baby, Heather had a cuddle moment with the toddler that was too cute for me not to secretly photograph during church.

 Heat and moisture have caused our Plumeria tree to bloom as well treating us to some spectacular sunsets.

Kelly (just turned 51) and his friend, Smith, hiked Iron Mountain on November 22. Why? Because Kelly is over 50 and wanted to prove that he could. It's only a 7 mile hike with a slight elevation gain (7,000 feet!!!!).  A difficult hike, but worth it. And yes, he's still got it. 

The Heavens

Sunset on 12/2

 Sunrise on 12/3

 The moon on 12/16

 Sunrise on 12/17

 Morning storm clouds on 12/19

The heavens required a post of their own this month.  Sunsets, sunrises, full moons and storm clouds were simply amazing this month.  

Celestial Beauty

The heavens never cease to amaze me, but every once-in-a-while, the beauty is breathtaking, literally.

This morning's sunrise in Alameda, CA (posted by my sister-in-law)

 This evening's sunset at the end of our street.   Couldn't even capture the lava-like colors (very similar to the sunrise colors above)

One last treat was the moon around 9PM tonight.  So large and beautiful.  The little dots of light you see in the pictures are our street lamps which give some perspective of how large the moon was.

We must have been in the midst of this beauty on a regular basis before we came to earth.  Why else would it speak to my soul the way it does?