The First Day of School

It was the first day of school here in happy valley -- here are the kids headed out the door.





And then WIll & Barry giving each other a kiss to say "hooray, they are gone!".

On Tour

Here are the folks at Carthage.

Our testimonies grew as we walked in the footsteps of the early saints. We met a sweet missionary couple from Twin Falls, Idaho. A "tender mercy" moment for us. We exchanged love for our sons with Downs Syndrome. Their son Ken is 26 the same age as Thom.Ken had received a mission call with his parents to serve in Carthage.

A big thank you to Heidi and Cord for taking Thom while Mom and Dad were gone.

We would hope each of you may make this pilgrimage one day.

Wacky Kids!

Here are my five wacky kids. We finally got a digital camera so every five seconds someone wants to take a picture! So here is Alli -- Coooool isn't she! Will and Barry are best buds. Here they are getting ready to ride bikes. Cole and Lily -- they are either laughing or fighting. I decided to document the laughing. This picture speaks for itself