The Grandma Seymour Report (a photo journey part 2)

So on Friday night Doug and Grandma Seymour and Sparky went to a Clippers game. Grandma Seymour LOVES baseball and although she couldn't really see the game, she was happy just to be there.

As you can see, Sparky had everything a boy needs. A ball game and a rootbeer.

On Saturday we headed up to Kirtland for a little church history tour. (Kirtland is located up near Cleveland and is an imporant location in our church's history.) Doug's mom was absolutely thrilled at the prospect and so we packed a lunch, threw everyone in the car and set off for an adventure. The first site we stopped at was the Kirtland Temple and while the rest of the family was in watching the introductory movie, Tiger decided that he had had enough of sitting down and being confined and so he and I walked around a bit to get some of his wiggles out. Tiger particularly liked the piles of rocks that lined the visitor's center. The kids especially liked walking around the well-kept grounds.

Next we headed over to the other part of Kirtland. This historical part of Kirtland is actually owned by our church and it was amazing the difference we all felt as soon as we entered the visitor's center (Tiger even sat through the movie this time). After the movie, our first stop was the Newell K. Whitney store.

The sister missionaries who were giving us the tour were very nice and very informative and they really added to the specialness of the location. I also like the fact that they were perfectly fine with the kids being curious and touching things. I was afraid that the kids would get bored, but they absolutely loved it all. O.K., Sparky and KK loved it all. Tiger was a little terror and ran around like a mad man the whole time pretending to be a ferocious bear and growling at everything.

Here are the kids in the Whitney's home and here is a picture of the Mill.

Unfortunately we had to leave a bit early because Tiger had just had it and could go no more, and Grandma Seymour was wilting as well. Sparky and KK were really upsdet by this, but we promised them that we would come back again soon. Promising them dinner at Cracker Barrel helped ease the sting as well. There is nothing like a huge plate of pancakes to cheer these kids up.

Did Tiger fall asleep on the way home like he was supposed to? Why no he didn't, but KK did. It was definitely a good day.