Saturday we had the chance to go on our annual trip to the Boston Temple for our primary temple day. It was great to go down, walk around the temple grounds, take some pictures and have a picnic lunch. Everyone looked fantastic!
Emma and Lauren with their good friends Cambree and Caleigh.
After lunch, Michael joined us to go to the Cyrus E. Dallin museum, located in Arlington, Massachussetts. Check out the website online at http://www.dallin.org/.
Cyrus Dallin is related to us as the half-brother of our great, great, great grandfather, Tobias Dallin. Cyrus was a sculptor who is famous for sculpting many pieces that include the Paul Revere statue in Boston, the angel Moroni on top of the SLC Temple (and the mold was used for many others, including the Boston Temple), many native american sculptures including "Appeal to the Great Spirit" and Massasoit (which stands in front of the Utah State capitol building). As with most artists, he was greatly underappreciated and underpaid for some of his greatest work. Paul Revere in Boston cost him $75,000 to create and they only paid him $25,000...plus it took him 7 tries, which he did end up selling for undisclosed amounts of money. Still, he has many highly respected works and it was great to learn more about him during our brief visit. The host, James, was so excited that we were related to Cyrus that he wanted our addresses to send us the names of all the Dallins on the east coast, which is very exciting. He also invited us to the October celebration of the 10th anniversary of the museum...well, technically it is the 11th anniversary but they have been celebrating all year long and this is the final celebration. It should be really cool! Michael is also going to try to attend a September 10 lecture on preserving art, which will take place in the basement of the Cutter House.
This upcoming weekend is my birthday (the BIG 30!) and we are celebrating all weekend long. Friday, we are headed to York, Maine for a gorgous day at the beach (we hope). Saturday, it is off to Lake Onway for canoeing, kayaking, and the camp atmosphere minus the camping. Michael is going to join us on Friday night and on Saturday and it is so fun to share the celebration with some family! Don't be jealous......
As for the rest of this summer, we have been working on a lot of home projects (finally finishing the crown molding, which looks great.
Next, I have been filling nail holes in our bedroom trim and hope to have it painted within a week! Of course, then it is time to paint the bedroom and upstairs hallway....My goal was to have all this done by the end of August. We'll see.....I also want to stain the porches and the deck, which should be done before the rain starts this fall.
2 comments:
Wow! Look at how big those kids are! They look so cute! I love the crown molding too.
You are very abitious! I am always impressed with people who can find time and FINISH home projects. Kudos! Your kiddies are cute too! H
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