Trying to get caught up!

Just a small sample of the photo shoot we had with Kristie at the "Dream House" at Thanksgiving!




Christmas was spent with Fawn and her family, we had a nice dinner and had fun opening gifts and playing games. All the kids stayed near their homes, which are all far from our home, except Fawn. I was able to go to Cassie's for a few days before the holiday, Nephi had to work, so he was not able to go.

Our Thanksgiving holiday was filled with fun and loud squeals of grand kids having a grand time playing together! So grateful they all got along well. And grateful for a sweet family and that all are healthy.
We were able to get together with the Jensen clan at Pam's house in Highland, UT. It was so nice to see them all!
Sorry that Heather and her family couldn't be with us! And Dusty is probably on a bike trip somewhere.

Great Old Homes / Falls Colors

Some great older home along Main Street in Midway.







We have some great mountains just out our back window. Quite different from Vermont. each with there own beauty. We enjoy living in Midway and it's still has that small town feeling. Ruby has been taking picture and here is some of the latest she has added to here collection.

Cascade Springs / Vorwaller's

The Vorwaller's from Urda, Ut near Tooele and who were missionaries in Sharon, Vt with us, stopped over and we were able to take them to Cascade Springs which is only 10 miles from our home and is also part of the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway. What a beautiful place and so close. We drove up and enjoyed the great fall colors.

We are very grateful to have had the blessing of serving a mission. Thankful to give a small portion of our lives back to the Lord for the many blessings we have received. Our testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith grew as we learned more of his early life and the wonderful spirit that we felt at his birthplace. We have gained eternal friends in many of the people of Vermont and the missionaries we served with.
We so love our family and good friends and thank them for their their support and love while we were away!
A few days after arriving home, we were released from our mission by our Stake President Nelson. So we lay our name tags aside for the last time. It feels a bit sad to know we are released from the service of the Lord. Our live has already become more busy and complicated then it was in the mission field. We know we can still be missionaries and serve our fellow man, we hope we can keep this spirit in our lives!

Home, Sweet Home! ~ Monday Sept. 14, 2009

We finally made it~and it is so nice to be home and out of the car after more than 2 weeks on the road!
The house looks good (the tress and bushes have grown so much you can hardly see the house. I see pruning trees in our future!).
Fawn and Fara are here to welcome us home with stocked fridge and cupboard! When the boys get home from school and Paul from work they all posed in front of a welcome home sign they made for us. Hadn't seen them since we left on our mission, and again, the kids had grown so much! And Fara is talking so much!
Feels good to sleep in our own bed and remember how beautiful our home is!

We are getting closer and closer to home and we are getting so tired of being in the car! Arrived at our daughter, Cassie's home in Wyoming, evening of Sept. 13th. We hadn't seen any of these grandchildren for over 18 months. They had all grow so much! Kayson and Chynna are almost as tall as me. And Hudson looked like a little boy instead of a baby boy. Chynna played the guitar and sang for us, Kayson and Huddie told us about all the sports they are in. Such fun to see and hear all about what is going on in their lives!