Ylfelynn and I on the day of our 10th annivesary (12/20/2006) outside of the Redlands California Temple. We actually live in the Los Angeles California Temple district but it was closed at the time. It's a little bit further to the Redlands temple but not a bad drive (traffic wasn't too disagreeable). What a great 10 years it has been. 
Jessica is, of course, as cute as anything as seen from the picture at the left. You may notice that she is sporting a couple tattoos. These are the wear-offable ones but I hope she does not develop a taste for the real ones. She has a lightening-shaped scar tattoo a la Harry Potter on her forehead and a skunk tattoo a la Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. She is also getting pretty good at driving a tricycle. In her socks.
Here we are at the San Diego Zoo, waiting in line to see the pandas. Jandi and Kenny, visiting from AZ, went to the zoo with us. There was some griping about waiting in line, but the pandas were awake and doing stuff. One things we learned was that pandas like to sleep in trees. Indeed, the zoo's latest baby panda was lounging overhead when we visited. They said pandas often fall out of the trees when sleeping and can fall 40 feet or more and not be hurt. They can even continue sleeping after falling. Weird!
After our last visit to the San Diego Zoo, I thought perhaps the tapir was my favorite animal. Now I am starting to lean towards the okapi. Despite the zebra-bottom appearance, the okapi is most closely related to the giraffe. This is easy to believe because their heads look just like a giraffe head minus the knobby horns and about 12 feet of elevation. It also shares the giraffe's outrageouly long tounge. Definitely fun to watch.
Orion is attempting to break the SR-71A at Blackbird Airpark with Uncle Kenny assisting. Meri is borrowing my coat - she didn't like her's and it was a bit chilly with the wind blowing (the day after Thanksgiving).
