Welcome to Omaha...Julie, Roger, Tanner & Spencer!

 A chilly afternoon in downtown Omaha at Pioneer Courage Park.

We also visited several museums in the area.

 Spencer & Tanner walking from Nebraska to Iowa

 on the pedestrian bridge across the Missouri River.

 Julie enjoying the sunny fall weather at the Omaha Zoo,

listed as a top zoo in the nation!

A Sunday afternoon visit to the Pioneer Cemetery in Winter Quarters.

 Learning of our pioneer heritage in Winter Quarters.

 At the beautiful entrance of the Winter Quarters Temple.

 The Pioneer Trail Visitor Center at Winter Quarters....

one of our assigned sites.

Spencer & Tanner taking a tour of the Pioneer Trails 

Visitor Center....we loved getting to show our family

around Omaha and Council Bluffs while they were here!

Conference Weekend Getaway to Kansas

Our visit to the "Ellsworth Farm" in Hesston, Kansas over Conference weekend 

included watching Jared milk their goats and.....

..... watching Becca gather lots of lovely brown eggs, and......

" visiting via Skype" with Jon & Shaunae's family on the computer

 while eating yummy apple crisp, and......

....learning all about following the "Iron Rod" for Family Home Evening, and.....

..... listening to Jeff tell the story of the "Great and Spacious Building"....and...

 ....learning the importance of "holding to the iron rod"....and....

...enjoying home-made root beer made from the "mists of darkness" dry ice.

It was a super F.H.E.activity!

We are so happy to be living just 4 hours away from our Kansas family!