Toby's Graduation

I am so proud of Toby for working hard and graduating from high school. It was a great day to celebrate with family. I know that whatever he chooses to do in life he will do well at it.

CONGRATULATIONS TOBIAS!

Kansas City Temple Ground Breaking

At the last minute our Branch President called and asked if we wanted to go to the ground breaking for the Kansas City Temple. After talking to James we decided that we would only go if our whole family could go. Needless to say it all worked out and we enjoyed a cold windy day in Kansas City. I don't know what I was thinking but I wasn't expecting all the dirt. I didn't realize that they had already prepared the ground and that it was all dirt. We met our friend Mark and Nicole Dodd there. I had a picture of Mark holding Adalyn but I couldn't get it to the bottom of the page. And I am not starting over.

In the middle of this picture you can see a man facing you. He is signing to some people what is being said. The speakers were on the top of the hill and you can't see them very well, but it was great just being there.

After all was done, everyone that wanted to was invited to dig up some dirt. Each child did it on their own and then we did it as a family. As you can see my hair the wind was blowing like crazy.

Here are my boys with dad. I think they look so handsome in their suits. Each Stake President will be given a shovel after it is all done. There is a plaque on each shovel telling about the event and the date. That was neat.

I am so thankful for the temple in my life. I am grateful for the knowledge that through ordinances in the temple my family can be together forever. I can't wait to take my children to the temple to do baptisms. I am grateful for a Heavenly Father who loves us and has given us ways to return to him.

Little James' birthday

In February we celebrated James eleventh birthday. We were able to go skating and have fun in Joplin. James went camping with his dad and the scouts so he could earn his Arrow of Light for Cub Scouts. So for his birthday he got a new backpack for camping. He was really excited.

He later learned that because there is no eleven year old scout person he gets to go with the older scouts. This has made him want this year to go by fast so that he could go every week, (he can't go the second week of the month because of combined activities, and he is not old enough).

James is a wonderful young man. He likes to take things apart and fix them. He loves to fish, and really wants to hunt. We just need to get him into the hunter education program. James is an excellent baseball player. He is a typical boy in that I have to ask him to do things more than once. But I can deal with that most days. He will try anything that someone challenges him to do. He is a great big brother. I love his smile, it is contagious. What a special person he is, and I am grateful to call him my son.

Pigs

We took our pigs to the butcher in February. They were big. We figured that one pig weighed about 309 and the other pig about 270 I think. It has been awhile. It was fun trying to get them in the trailer. We had a guy up the road from us come and take them to town. He backed up his trailer and we tried to get them to go in. It took everyone to get the silly pigs into the trailer. At one time Carl was on top of one. I wish that I had taken pictures of this, but I too was helping.

We sold one half of the big pig, and one half of the little pig. We have a lot of pork in the freezer but we have enjoyed eating it. We might do it again sometime. We will see. It was a great experience for all of us.

Isaiah turns five

I realized that I never wrote about Isaiah's birthday. I can't believe that he has turned five this year. Where has the time gone. For his dinner he asked for salmon. So we ate salmon and broccoli and rice. Then we ate cake.

Isaiah is a wonderful boy. He loves playing with his brothers and sisters. He loves to give his momma and Adalyn kisses and hugs. I will never pass that up. Isaiah will let you know when he gets frustrated. And when Isaiah gets tired, he will go lay down or go to bed. Sometimes I wonder where he is and I will find him sleeping on my bed.

I am grateful that Isaiah is part of our family. He is a special boy and I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for allowing him to come to our family.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Oh I have to apologize for not writing. I just realized that I have written only ten times this year. Can we say slacker? No I am not a slacker, I have been busy around here. But I hope that things are slowing down now, but I doubt it, I will be able to write more. There are some things that we have done that I want to write about like:
Kansas City Temple ground breaking
and of course baseball
End of school

Hopefully I will get to these soon.