I Love to See the Temples

This year we had a not-so-scary vampire girl, an FBI spy, a Wild Kratt in a bat creature power suit, and a cute candy craving kid. And I got to see what I'd look like with Cher hair.

Can I just say again how much I love autumn? I love the colors, bundling up, picking apples, and getting ready for the winter holidays. Now if it would just not get so cold it would be perfect! Here's our first time at a pumpkin patch.

Look what came in the mail yesterday. I'm so excited! It's my diploma for my Master of Education from University of Hawaii.  Most of my work for my masters was done at our school in American Samoa and on my laptop. This diploma is a real, tangible testament to all of that hard work and a reminder of that precious period of my life. Just yesterday I was giving a lesson at church about patience. I shared that in 2002 we were living in Honolulu and I applied to a masters program at University of Hawaii, but I didn't get in. It wasn't my time. Exactly ten years later the opportunity arose to apply for grad school at UH, this time in a different program and at a reduced cost (since Ephraim was faculty). It was the right time. I'm just amazed at how well our Father in heaven knows us and wants to bless us. In His time.  So yay!

Who doesn't love a short hike in autumn? We packed a lunch and planned to hike for a half hour then go to a movie. Well once we found a stream to explore we were so busy the movie idea "took a hike". It was a great day for the Temples.

Some sights from our house. At the park Picture day for my Kinderkid Our friend Slug

It's almost Halloween. We're getting ready here.