John and I want to thank everyone for showing us such a wonderful time during our visit to Oregon! Wow...we saw the Goldman family perform, heard the cousins sing at their weekly lesson (twice), had a dinner at the Thorp home, Anderson home, Goldman home and Kruse home (oh so yummy!), went out with Dottie and Ken (gained weight), saw "Lady Jane" performed by Destiny, saw the "Go Getter" duo by David and Destiny, heard David play at his piano lesson (great job), played tennis with everyone (go Emma), played volleyball with everyone (go Kolten), John played ping pong (oops...beat Kenny), heard Kenny preach twice, John took the Harry and David tour with Tami and Jodi, lots of visiting with Ken and Dottie and of course....no trip is complete without "antiquing with Dottie" grinning!!!! Oh...can't forget that wonderful girl's day/night out with Dottie!!! So much fun, so much love and so much generosity! Thank each of you from the bottom of our hearts!!!! Dottie and Ken, we want to give a SPECIAL THANK YOU for opening your home to us and letting Brandye stay too! Can't wait to come back....but want everyone to know our home is open if you come to visit us in Arizona.
Heather and Jennifer both performed last night. Jennifer sang with the high school choir and performed with their show choir ; Heather sang with the Jr. High group. Tracie was very proud of her girls as were we!!!!
We went to Payson this weekend with Lynn and Nancy to see their new cabin. They took us out in their Rhino ATV, we laughed a lot, we girls drank wine "Grin", had a fire, played pool in their game room in their basement, went hiking and just enjoyed the cool country. So much fun!!!! Can't wait to do it again!
Jessica came over yesterday and we made one of the puzzles I bought when I was in Oregon at a garage sale with my sister Dottie. Anyway, we made it in several hours (well I should say Jessica made most of it "Grin"). It was fun!
Yes...we had a fun week with Heather and Justin camping in our trailer up to Prescott. When we arrived it was raining...as you can tell Heather and Justin were sad! But it cleared and the rest of the week was nice. If you look at the top of the one picture you can see Heather and Justin at the top of the mountain waving. Scary! We hiked, paddle boated (Heather and Justin had to tow our boat back because it broke), ate smores and just had fun!
Joshua has just completed the Lord's Boot Camp in Florida in preparation for his mission trip to Samoa. It was intense and very demanding and difficult at times but Joshua finished the camp and has been commissioned to go. He was at the Los Angeles airport yesterday and was able to talk to his Mom and Dad for a little bit before his flight to Samoa. He asks for our prayers and lots of mail to be sent to him His address is below. It requires a 94 cent postage stamp to send a letter to him in Samoa. He would love hearing from everyone. His mission is set but it is always wonderful to hear from your loved ones at home!!!! We are mighty proud of our Grandson Joshua!!!! His Light for the Lord is Shining Bright!!!! 
It was fun having Sheri Babe, Nicholas, Heather and Jennifer over. What fun and they have grown again this summer "Grin"......hey...they are all now taller than me!!! Sheri looks beautiful without her braces, Nicholas is a cutie and Heather and Jennifer.....well you call it...they are just too cute and funny for their own good. Love them all.
