Mission Call

Yesterday was an exciting day. Colten got his mission call in the mail. I sent out an email to a few people and got the video camera link with Trevor, Brandi and Bentley up and running so that they could be with us also when he opened it. Jeremy, Joanna, Keegan and Kierra were just arriving in San Diego at that time so we had them on speaker phone. All of his brothers and sisters were here one way or another. It was great.
Drum roll please.......He reports to the Provo MTC on January 6, 2010. He is going to the Houston, Texas south mission. English speaking. We are sooooooo excited.

Fall Break

Well this past week has been nothing but fun, relaxation, and more fun. Colten, Caleb, Shandraya and I took off Saturday afternoon and went to Pinetop, AZ to a Worldmark resort for the week of Fall break (Doug needed to stay home and work). The weather was perfect. Up to the low 70's in the day and in the low 40's at night. While there we played cards, watched movies, played horseshoes,
fed some squirrels,

went on walks, goofed off in a nice pool,
relaxed in the hot tub pools, and went and saw some huge bull elk in the evenings. I also enjoyed sewing a couple of quilts and read a few books. Their are go, go, go vacations and then there are relaxing vacations. I like to do both but this one was definitely one of the most relaxing ones that I have ever had. The kids were great! They got along and we just had a lot of fun together. They are all old enough to be independent and help out too. They helped cook the meals and clean up. They were awesome! I am so blessed to be a wife and mother and appreciate the wonderful children that have been sent to us.