Las Vegas Temple

The #1 spot in Las Vegas! :)

London, England, January 2013

As we were about to enter the British Museum for the first time I wasn't just what would be in there.  As the Magic Mirror said in Faith's favorite Disney movie:
"Prepare to be amazed beyond all expectations. After all it is what I do."

Faith finding some light reading for our flight home :)

Kevin, our budding Egyptologist, was carefully studying the mummies.  He was also careful not release the curse of the pharaoh :) 

January drizzle is a perfect reason to stick together! :) 

Westminster Abbey and it's clock tower were amazing to see in person with our family.  I think they might have also been surprised by the cars driving on the other side of the road.

High above London with my favorite person and best friend. :)

Zelda Symphony, Heinz Hall

I never expected to witness the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra playing music from a video game.  The crowd was very diverse and everyone had a smile during the standing ovation!  A few post-symphony snacks courtesy of Starbucks helped sweeten the event even more.  I'm lucky I'm married to a cute girl that likes video games so we can enjoy this kind of thing together :)

Detroit Temple

Celebrating the one year anniversary of us being sealed for eternity by going to the Detroit Temple for the first time. :)

Around the World in 80 Days, Pittsburgh Public Theater

I planned to take Faith to the theater for Mother's Day.  Before we left Karissa took this great picture of Faith and some of the flowers on the side of our home.  It's awesome that we can count on Karissa to be a great photographer.

This was our first time going to the Pittsburgh Public Theater  The poster looked a bit whimsical so we weren't sure what to expect...

This poster in the front of the theater listed everyone involved in the production.  There were five cast members listed.  Maybe they couldn't fit all the cast on the poster?...

Nope, here is the entire cast of five!  It was fun and funny as they scurried about taking on different roles as they circumnavigated this world of ours.  We laughed and had a thoroughly enjoyable time.  It was great to do something different and wonderful to get to do it with Faith.

Toronto, Canada, February 2012

The weather this winter was so mild we decided a trip north to Toronto in February would be a good idea.  The waterfront was nice, but not quite as beautiful as my wife :)

Our pirate son, Kevin, decided that a picture commemorating his visit to the three masted sailing vessel was necessary.  Karissa who took the picture told us to say "arrrr" :)

The Toronto needle (CN Tower) was high above the waterfront.  We had to get pretty far from it to get in all in the frame :)

The wave-deck is right on the water's edge.  The name doesn't imply that waves hit it (Toronto's waterfront is a lake so the swells aren't epic...)  Instead, the entire walkway goes up and down like a wave!  The kids enjoyed running, jumping, and sliding up and down :)

After building up a hunger at the waterfront we headed to Greektown for a delicious lunch. This is the first place Kevin tried grilled octopus.  Faith got the gyro and instead of shaved ground meat it was actually pieces.  She was nice enough to share about 80% of her meal with me :)

Toronto Temple

 A beautiful, snowy, bright day in Toronto.