Meeting our newest Granddaughter

After we went to the Gila Valley Temple open house we stopped by Peter's house to meet our newest granddaughter. My dad had not been to their new home so Peter gave him the grand tour. They had just completed their landscaping...so lovely...no more dirt!! Meggan looks like she never was pregnant or only had a baby 3 weeks ago!

Meggan, Ridge sitting, Larry standing in back, Tytan and Grandpa Curtis, and Betty in back.
Little Paisley...asleep in her swing. She has blond reddish hair!
It will be interesting to see who she resembles.

Everyone standing in front of their new home. This

was taken just before Peter got home.

The Gila Valley Temple

The newest Temple to be built and completed in Arizona is over in the Gila Valley. That is over between Pima and Thatcher and about 15 miles from Safford. My parents, Betty and Larry, took us over for the Open House. A three hour drive from West Phoenix Valley to the Temple site. We had a great visit in the car. These pictures are in reverse order, but you get the idea.

When we arrived at the Temple, the usher you into the Chapel next door. We were taken into the Relief Society room and watched a 10 min video on the Gila Valley, its history, why Temple are built and about the work done in them. Then we walked across the street to the Temple and had a complete tour. Afterwards, returned to the chapel cultural hall for yummy cookies and bottles of water. To our surprise we saw two old friends as we walked in Bro. & Sister Barney from old San Manuel days! Then at the end we saw Manny & Arlene Meira from Countryside Ward days iin Tucson. It was fun to get reacquainted!

After the Temple tour Curtis took us to a mexican restaurant called La Paloma in Safford. Food was good, service was extremely slow.
These are the windows on the side of the temple.

This is the landscaping on the side of the temple. The tent at the end of this photo is where we exited from the tour and they removed our booties (to keep the carpets clean).

Sandi & Curtis in front of the Gila Valley Temple.

You can see a tent near the front doors, this is where you put

on your booties as you start the tour.