The Plan

Don't you just love it when you make a plan and then everything goes wrong? I am sure Heavenly Father just shakes his head and sighs at our big plans and then hopes we will be able to enjoy our journey as the plan gets thrown out the window. This week is Spring Break for the kids and we planned to take them to the National Zoo in D.C. We had been before and really enjoyed it. Thursday Kevin only had an early test scheduled and the weather was perfect so we planned on loading up and driving down to see the animals. We made it to Connecticut Ave in good time and then about half way down the street all traffic stopped. There was road construction, city trash pick up, crazy pedestrians, you name it and it was there. The kids handled the delay well being silly in the car.



I thought of taking a picture of Kevin, but in the interest of safety decided against it. About 40 minutes and 2 miles later we saw the entrance to the zoo where there was a nice man who's only message was:

So after turning around, consoling some disappointed kids, and 40 minutes later we ended up here:

I can't tell you how nice it was to get out of the crazy traffic with all its stress and noise and come to the temple. We didn't stay too long, but long enough to feel the calming effects of the Spirit. We walked the grounds and looked through the visitor center. Jared, having recently heard our proposal story, insisted on seeing the place where Kevin asked me to marry him. The grounds have changed a lot since then, but we found roughly the spot and took a reenactment picture. If you look closely Kevin is offering his wallet and I'm taking it. Jared thought it was hilarious.

11 years 4 months later and now we have these sweet kids.

After the temple we got a late lunch at Chick-fil-et and to be honest that stop got the most thank you's and smiles. After we got home we planned on going to the park near our home and playing some catch and frizbee, however when we got there they had just sprayed the ground with fertilizer. Instead we made our way to some tennis courts and played there.
The Boys:


The Girls:



The Old Plan: Take family to the Zoo for a fun filled day of making family memories
The New Plan: Take family on an adventure where we learned to adapt with good attitudes, feel the spirit, and enjoy each others company while making fun family memories.