Wow, it has been a fun and busy summer

Hi All, I have been traveling this summer and visiting lots of family and friends. My husband, son, and I went to Vermont, Canada, and Colorado! We have been all over the country-almost. It was great. I am posting some pictures of our vacation:

 This is the place in Canada where my great-great-great-grandfather had his farm in the 1800's. It was across the lake from that big mound. It is naturally occuring. So, it is also pretty easy to find. The mound is a tourist attraction, and you can actually climb it to the top. It is mostly granite or some other really hard rock. My family used to use the lake to float timber down to the mill. They also farmed a lot of the property. It is owned by a golf club now. Those homes in the picture are all privately owned too. 

Here is the church where my great-great-great-grandparents lie. The cemetary is in the back. The Catholics know that they are buried here, it is just a matter of exactly where. There aren't any head stones to mark the burial places. This is the Catholic church of St. Edmond in Canada.

This is a sign in Canada just to show you I was really there. You will notice the French writing. Yes, it is Quebec, Canada, just north of Vermont. My family moved back and forth from Canada to Vermont and back for years.

 My sister on the left and her two children. Bailey, the little one, was born in December. She is so cute. Her brother is being held by my Mom. He is two going on three. Later after this picture was taken, he sprayed his grandma (my Mom) with the hose. She came running over to us. My husband took her to change her wet clothes since we were close to her house. It was funny, but of course, my nephew was told not to do that again! My sister and I just giggled.

This is a picture of the Kirtland Temple built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or as most people know them as the Mormons. I am a mormon too.  This temple is now owned by the Restored Church of Jesus Christ. They are not connected to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Do you know that the wives of the men who built this building crushed their china to put into the plaster that went on the outside of the building to give it some sparkle? It is really pretty in real life. The grounds are kept really nice too.

My husband and son on the steps of the temple. We were driving by and stopped to take some pictures. We didn't take the tour though. We didn't have the time on this stop.