First Day of School 2010

I just posted cute pics of the kids on the first day of school.

Yay!!!!!

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Love you!

T is for Tooth!

And the tooth has finally come out! We are all loving Cora's cute new look and anxious for the other front tooth to fall out so she can build on her toothless look; or as we like to call it, her Mississippi girl look.

WE LOVE YOU CORA!!!!

Hey crooked tooth Cora. It looks like it's ready to come out. Don't forget to put the tooth under your pillow. Hopefully the toothfairy will be generous. I wish I could see you and can't wait until you come our here. You will love it. Kiss all your family members for me. XO Your Favorite Grandma

Wanna See My Tooth?

Cora really wanted Grandpa & Grandma to see her tooth that is about to fall out.

(It's the crooked one.)

I just wanted to add to what mom said about that video on forgiveness. We watched it, and it really was touching and taught about the true meaning of charity and the pure love of our savior Jesus Christ. I love you all and am so grateful for eternal families.

p.s. I know it's kindof annoying when parents are always talking about the funny things their kids do, but I just have to say yesterday before church Tyler was shaving and he basically had a go-t. He asked Josie if he should leave it for church, and she told him no, because beards aren't reverent!

It is about 75 degrees in beautiful New York. (All of you eat your hearts out as you swelter in your perspective states of residence). We couldn't be happier, unless of course we got to see each of you. I had a great time going to teach a lesson with the Sister missionaries last night. We talked to people on the streets as we came and went. Watching the sisters gave me some good tips on how to approach people and introduce the gospel to them in a non-threatening way. The best thing about their approaches was the natural and caring way they spoke to people. "Are you from this area? Have you ever spoken to missionaries before? Have you ever wondered if you have a purpose in life? Etc. Etc." I was surprised at how kind people were (this was in the hood). Then we gave them pass along cards with the sister's phone numbers on them. Who knows what will happen. Sounds weird but it was very natural and a sweet experience. By the way, look at mormon.org as a family and go to the OUR PEOPLE link and check the profiles that are listed on the left. They are great! Also look on lds.org and view the video called forgiveness if you haven't already. It is amazing. You may remember the events spoken of in the video took place. We love you so very much. We think of you all the time. Be happy and kind to each other. Mom and Dad

Good Morning!

Hope you all have a fabulous week!

p.s. I need a picture of Colby. Send me one if you have one, or upload it on the sidebar. Thanks!

Yeah for Girls Camp!!!!
I just got home this afternoon from camp and I am EXHAUSTED!!! It was an awesome week and so worth the tiredness. I thought of mom and dad the whole time I was there! Pres. Shaw was there and I had so many thoughts about the years dad was there. I can't count the times I was told how much everyone missed mom. Mom, you are so missed by the young women organization-especially Celene and Diane. It was beyond weird to be a leader there with Celene, Jilene, Debbie McCallister, Diane Stewart, Natha Pugina, Joyce Erdman and many other women who were my leaders as a teenager and who I admired so much.
How is it possible to love 25 young women that you have only known for a week? I was so impressed with the girls in this ward. There was no fighting and the older girls loved and looked after the younger girls. The YCL's were such great leaders. My testimony was so strengthened this week and I had a blast with all of the other leaders! I know that the camp program is inspired. It is such a unique way to gain and strengthen testimonies. I love it and I couldn't have handpicked a better calling to have!!

Hi Everybody,

How is our wonderful clan? You are all so busy and I love that. Doing good things is what we all should be doing. Enjoy your life everyday in spite of what is going on. Life is a great gift from our Heavenly Father. We are happy, busy and our testimonies are growing. We met a very interesting man from New York City at the pageant. We call him "ya, ya" because he says that at the end of many sentences and his accent is exactly like Rocky Balboas. He is a hoot. We are going to his house Thursday for a barbecue. He has had serious problems but loves the church. Hope we can do some good. Take good care of each other. Hugs and kisses!

Mom and Dad

North Carolina

I finally posted pics from North Carolina. I posted a lot cus there were so many, so if you want to see more (and I know you do) you can visit our blog. I will update it soon with more pics! love you all!