Forest Lawn Memorial

We took a fun excursion yesterday to Forest Lawn Memorial in Los Angeles.  Joseph's great grandmother and great uncle are both buried there, and he's been wanting to record their gravesites in our family history records.  On a whim, we called Grandma and Grandpa Larsen and they quickly cleared their schedule so that they could come along.  The cemetary is smack in the middle of the Los Angeles sprawl, but when you enter it, you are suddently driving on lush green hills that overlook the city.  It is quite serene and very peaceful.

It took a very long time to find Adelia M. Smith's grave, but we finally found it!  Grandma had brought an entire bag of tools, so we clipped and spayed until it looked as good as new.  Of course, when your with Pam, nothing's complete without a full bouquest of flowers!

After our visit to the graves, we visited an exhibit containing a 50 ft x 200 ft painting of the scene of crucifixion of Jesus Christ.  I don't think I will see a painting that size again.