boxes & blessings

the final few days spent with

my entire family before my parents

are off on their adventure............

^^ we helped them pack up their house for

the movers, that's when reality started to hit :(

^^ my dad starting to pack for 3 years...

can you tell what his favorite color is???

he has a little trademark that he only wears

green ties, so here is the proof of that.

^^ helping them pack---quite the job!

^^ little maddie mae doing her "sad face"

by the moving truck...don't leave us!

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luckily we also had their setting apart

downtown and went to the temple which

was the sweetest memory. it put everything

into perspective and made us feel so at peace

about everything! it is such an amazing thing they

are going to do, and it's worth any sad goodbyes!

^^ here is a picture from the setting apart

with elder oaks. this is when the call became

official! it was a reminder of the reasons they

are going and what an opportunity it is. we heard

a few stories about south africa and the people there,

and it made us so excited for my parents..and to go visit!

^^ after the setting apart we attended this

pretty place all together and it's something

i'll remember forever. there's nothing like

having everyone together as a family, especially

in the best place possible. we had some sweet

moments and soaked up every second!

^^ the entire dunn fam, and my cute grandma ginny!

 ^^ couldn't love these two more

^^ jeff, dad, chase, brady,

whit, mom, gram, me, mindy

^^ some great guys!

^^ we ended the night with dinner at 

the cheesecake factory at city creek...

always a favorite. i will miss these gatherings!

^^ love the cute bond chase has with my grandma ginny

 like the title of this post hints,

i loved how this moving day and

temple night balanced each

other out! the stress and reality 

of my parents moving was taken away

by the feelings from the setting apart

and temple. it's what it's all about!

 xo