Lincoln's Baptism

On May 4th, 2019 an extraordinary boy named Lincoln was baptized.  We gave him the choice and he accepted to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

He was not thrilled about getting pictures for his invite, so we did the whole session in about 20 minutes plus driving time to the Draper Temple.  And he was rewarded with ice cream after.

The night before his baptism, he could not sleep.  He told us he was too excited about his baptism!  That made us happy and was the first emotion he showed about wanting to join the church.

Then the big day finally came!

Lots of family came to spend his special day with him.  Grandma Diane and Grandma Vickie spoke on baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost.  Aunt Wendy and Aunt Maria handled the music.  Uncle Bryan and Uncle Ben offered the prayers. Mom (myself) gave the spotlight.  And Dad baptized Lincoln while Grandpa Marv and Grandpa Matt were the witnesses.

Fun Facts about Lincoln

• Favorite church song "Gethsemane"
• Favorite scripture story is Noah's Ark
• Wants to go on mission to Hawaii
• Loves Cub Scouts
• Likes to swim
• Favorite show "Amazing World of Gumball"
• Likes tinkering with machines and Legos
• Loves a game called "Roblox"
• Enjoys petting our cats Gizmo and Rosco
• Favorite food  is macaroni & cheese
• Favorite drink is chocolate milk
• Favorite candy bar is Twix
• Favorite color is orange

We were so lucky that by chance, no one else in the Stake was on the schedule to be baptized.  Lincoln got his own personal baptism which was awesome.

Lincoln is very loved to have so many family come and support him.  Plus his primary teacher, Sister Amie Dresen came too.

Afterward, we had a delicious luncheon with club sandwiches from Macey's grocery store, chips, veggies, and mint brownies from Dunford Bakery.

The vehicles in our yard looked like a used car lot.

Lincoln is loved by the Bjarnson side.

Lincoln is adored by the Paxton side.

All in all, a very wonderful day!  We hope Lincoln remembers how loved he is and how his baptism was a very good choice in life.  We hope he stays close to church and develops a strong testimony.  We love you Lincoln!

Spring Break 2019- Old Nevada Towns

We had the best Spring Break this year and decided to spend it in small towns - doing rock hounding, cave and mine exploring, and ghost town hunting.  This was all new to us which made it all the better!

Day 1 Delta, UT

We headed to Delta, Utah and went hunting for topaz.

Day 2  Delta, UT & Baker, NV

We explored the Topaz Museum and a history museum.

Then we headed to U-Dig Fossils and were able to find several trilobites!

We stayed at the Borderline Inn, right on the boundary of Utah and Nevada.

Day 3 Baker, NV & Great Basin National Park

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the Lehman Caves.

Then we explored all the day long several ghost towns and mines.

We ended the day staying in Pioche, Nevada at the Overland Hotel.  This place has been on Ghost Hunters show.  We believe it is haunted too!  Scott and I were woken up at 4:30am to luggage clanking along the hallway outside our door.  There was a creaky staircase next to our upstairs room and the luggage or person never went downstairs to exit, just walked up and down the hallway.  Then at 5am I heard a loud bang of luggage slamming which woke me up again!  Creepy but interesting too!

Day 4 Pioche, NV

We explored more ghost towns and mines.

Had a great time. Some highlights were the PanAmerican and the Comet Mine ghost towns.

More adventures. We saw some bats in a cave. One cool thing was this rugged getaway shack.

Ended the night soaking in Caliente Hot Springs.

Day 5 Caliente, Delamar, & Rachel, NV

Checked out Caliente and met a new friend named Susan.  She gave us some vintage movie tickets of the theater that was open long ago.

Loved the Delamar Mine. Probably the highlight of our trip!

Then it was time for Rachel, Nevada and the Extra Terrestrial Highway!

We found another mine to explore.

And some abandoned buildings.

Had burgers for dinner and stayed in a beat up 70s trailer.

Day 6 Rachel &Goldfield, NV

Hello Area 51!  You were not allowed to go any closer. They have armed guards ready to pounce on trespassers.  We saw a jeep full of camo dudes drive in and they had to all get out and get patted down while their car was examined too.

More ghost town adventures including an abandoned hangar.

The Tonopah Mining Museum tour in a UTV was cool.

Then it was time for the exotic car graveyard!

 Day 7  Tonopah & Ely Nevada

Stayed in Goldfield, Nevada and checked out the haunted Clown Motel.

Ate lunch at the Lunar Crater.

More ghost town visiting.

Then we swam and ate a yummy Mexican dinner and fried ice cream in Ely, Nevada.

Stopped at a Wendover park on the way home. We loved this unique exploration getaway!