My Dinner with Jenna 2013

It was my niece Jenna's 10th birthday last week, and, lucky girl, she got to go out with me to dinner and to the store to pick out her own present to celebrate the occasion. 'Cause that's the kind of uncle that I am.

A girl after my own heart, Jenna picked Wendy's for our meal, after which we went to the store and got her a new game for her Nintendo DS.

Good times were had by all.

Day 153: The Atteys Unite

A long-hoped-for goal of Mom's was achieved earlier tonight when the temple work for her immediate family was completed at the Bountiful temple, with Dad, their children (my siblings and me) and spouses acting as proxy for those who have departed from this life. Mom represented herself in being sealed to her deceased parents, George and Kathleen Attey, and then, one by one, her kids stood in for her siblings, and the same ordinances were performed.

It was a very emotional evening for us as a family, and we are grateful that we were able to help out Mom in this momentous occasion. I'm still trying to fully understand the Savior's Atonement, and yet one thing that is crystal-clear to me and one of my favorite parts of it is that it provides for the linking of generations of families together for eternity.

Afterward, we assembled at the parents' new pad at The Village for cheesecake - another favorite family tradition: