Michigan Temple

This is the Michigan temple. We are very fortunate that it is only about 15 minutes from where we now live.

Sunday

My mom absolutely loved all of the changing leaves, even though we don't have as many as last year at this time. The weather and pretty leaves make it feel very fallish.





The front of our church. The sign proves that it is an LDS church. Ha ha!

Downtown Detroit

We had so much fun downtown. There is so much to see. Matt and I decided that it is good for us to have visitors because we see and do things that we wouldn't have and we are obviously missing out!



These are the GM buildings behind us.



This is the Detroit River. Across the river is Canada.



Matt aka: Rocky?



The revolving doors of the GM building. My dad is suppose to be going around the third door, but apparently he didn't want to play this game.




Looking up in the GM building.




Skipping on the glass walkway.




More downtown.








Lunch time!





This is Michael Jackson's jacket behind us.

Blue Nile

Matt has wanted to try out this Ethiopian restaurant that is near us ever since we moved here, but I have been able to avoid it...until now. I guess we decided to try something new so we found ourselves sitting on short stools around our basket table for dinner.



Finger foods. You use this crepe like bread as a scoop to pick up the food. It was actually pretty good. We had chicken and beef, and several types of vegetables. Ethiopian food is cooked with hardly any fat and is actually really healthy.



Shopping and dinner. Great combo.

Frankenmuth

My parents came for a visit and we went to Frankenmuth. This is a German town and they have a huge Christmas store also. Matt and I have been here before and I knew my parents would enjoy it, plus we could see some pretty leaves on our drive. Matt had to work so it was just the 3 of us.



Outside of the store. It was a very rainy day!












I got an early birthday present. My parents got me the Willow Tree Nativity. I love it!

A little bit busier...

We have been in our new ward since the first of July and have been coasting by loving our freedom of no callings. (Even though since week one I have conducted the music in RS and sacrament...just an unofficial calling.) Anyways, last Sunday our luck ran out. Matt is now the assistant ward clerk, which is a huge calling as our ward just changed from a branch. This is actually a great calling for Matt right now because he can work when he has time. Then, I was called to be the 2nd counselor in the RS presidency. Yikes! Here I thought that was a grown up calling...yeah, I guess that would be what I am...it just doesn't feel like it sometimes. So, we will see how everything goes.

So Sad

I have a bit of sad news...our camera died! We aren't sure how it happened, but we know that it was working the day we went to Cedar Point and then I pulled it out on Saturday and the screen had this crack in it that only showed up when I turned it on. What a loss! Oh well, I guess we will be picture less for a while.

Anyways, I would have posted our Saturday fun at Island Lake Park. It was so green and pretty and the lake looked very inviting because it was such a nice warm day. Matt went on a bike ride while I re-read Eclipse...I am reading the Twilight books for the second time so that I remember what happened before the next movie comes out. Then we went for a hike/nature walk. We discussed whether or not we could qualify what we did as a hike since there are no mountains in Michigan. I still think it is more of a nature walk, but the state parks here call it hiking. What more can I say? It was a beautiful day and capped off a nice sunny week. Oh, I love the sunshine!

On a side note, the leaves have already started to change. It is very pretty, but where in the world did the summer go? We really didn't get much of a summer...meaning it wasn't really that warm, with only a handful of really hot and humid days. I should be thankful and I am, but it makes me wonder what the winter will hold. So, for now, I will focus on fall and enjoy the beautiful leaves. My parents are coming for their first visit in October and I can't wait to share all of the fun of fall, which I am sure they have long since forgotten having lived in the land of constant summer for so long!