One transfer ago...

My new campers....
The out going campers....
Why are they always smiling??????And then the cheeseballs

Our newest!!!

Three happy amigo's

Birthdays, finally no more teenagers in the house!!!

My Alaskan Elder getting is birthday package from home, finally some real salmon.
The four brothers came home from shopping in the new pday shirts!!! Goodwill gives them such inspiration.
Just to make sure you all know they aren't a bunch of girls....
Birthday Elder...

Missionary Moment

When I got home yesterday the "three"were having PT in the kitchen as they watched their 10 loafs of bread rise. The kitchen was clean and their smiles were as wide as the Mississippi River. One batch made by hand and the other by the Bosh. They do the one hand batch just for practice because they won't always have a Bosh to help speed up the process. As they made their deliveries yesterday they had tears of gratitude and surprised looks but the last one..... a place where they had tried to get in before , the door was opened and introductions of 8 new souls. The power of a loaf of homemade bread. Giving, an act that is one that our Elder Brother gave for us so freely. How many of us need to make homemade bread this week?

And then there were "Three"

Elder P got a call sunday that he wasn't expecting. The MP came to our fair town and called him to be the AP to the Mission. Surprised was an understatement but very humbling. He has never been a ZL so he has to do some quick learning and lots of training because next week is transfers so he will be ready to take the lead. I chatted with him and told him to continue to be him and he will do great things. So there are three at home waiting for me to get home. We will have the three till transfers on the 8th when our new house mouse arrives. To sit back and watch this all takes place is such an amazing experience. Thank you parents for raising such great young men. We love them dearly.

Our Man Baby

The Crew with Auntie Hanna. They love her and love going to her house.
Man baby is a big boy. He loves his mom and loves being happy.
He is about ready to crawl which is amazing. He is so squishy. He loves to roll all over and get to where he wants and so happy when he is in the middle of the crowd at home.
Those cheeks just kill me. He is such a good baby.

Bread Making

I told the Elders about "the boss"and home made bread. The four needed something to give to the people they teach and so it was pretty simple in my eyes what they needed to learn to do. They made one batch by hand and the other batch by the Bosh. Both worked well , so well in fact 2 loafs out of 8 never made it out the door.
It was kind of like picking the best apple to give to others so they sacrificed the loafs that didn't make grade in appearance. It all tasted just as good with the lb of honey butter and jar of strawberry jam covering it. They had a fun morning and have continued to make bread to give to the people they meet.