HUMP DAY - May 9th. (Only the mother is counting.)

Playing on the railroad tracks. I taught him better but he still is testing his luck I guess.
Looks like they are having Taco Soup for dinner.
They got caught in a rain storm so this picture they are soaking wet.
This is at the picnic. He is loving his missionary life.

Justin is loving his mission. He loves his new companion and the area that he is in. They had a picnic with less actives and some non members. His one year day will be MAY 9th.

Cute Top - NO BOTTOMS?

I ordered this cute swimming suit from Lands End. It is Brown and White. I received it yesterday and Guess What? NO BOTTOMS. I forgot to order the bottoms. I do not think that will go over well at the pool. I'm going back now to order the cute skirt that goes with it. Hopefully I am not getting so old I will actually forget to wear the Bottom part of Suit.

Mak and Sarah Came to Town

Mak and Sarah flew in on Saturday morning to spend a couple weeks here in IF.
It was kind of a nice day so we went to feed the ducks at the river!
Cute kids posing for grandma.

Preaching the Gospel

Elder Merrill and his companion walking through a forest to do some tracting.
Justin's comp was taking a picture of the beautiful apricot blossoms in the Ukraine while catching Justin taking a picture of something else. His letter today was so full of Enthusiasm. He is loving his Life as an ELDER!

Our English Guests - Tommy and Judy

Mike served his mission in England and this couple Caudled him while in the mission field. They came for General Conference and so they made their way North to visit Mike. It was fun to have them. It meant alot to Mike to see them again and I loved meeting them for the first time. They fit right in and had fun with the Exciting Weekend. Hopefully they will come again and really hopefully Mike and I can go to England to visit them.

Spending some time at the River

Kamdon had so much fun throwing rocks

Tydon wanted to be a "Castaway"
Of coarse they all had to have a stick to play with.
Taylee loved finding "SEA SHELLS" and she said it was LOW TIDE! (the river is very low right now)

Emily, Taylee, Tydon and Kamdon are home for a week or so. The big kids are off track at school so they are spending time with Grandma and PaPa. We are so glad to have them home. It was a beautiful afternoon on Sunday, so we spent some time down at the river.

YEAH!! WE ARE HAVING AN AUGUST WEDDING

AFTER THE BIRTHDAY PARTY CHAD AND JESS GOT ENGAGED. THEY CAME BACK HOME AT MIDNIGHT AND GAVE US THE GREAT NEWS AND SHOWED US HER RING. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. THEY ARE PLANNING A WEDDING THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST. THE PLACE OF THE WEDDING IS A TEMPLE, BUT WHICH TEMPLE IT WILL BE HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED YET. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE JESS IN THE MERRILL FAMILY. (this picture of Chad looks like his eyes are almost closed. he was exhausted after all the weekend with his future in-laws, the birthday and the engagement) He is feeling much more rested today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!!

JESSICAS birthday was on Sunday! Her family came from Oregon for her sisters BYU-I graduation on Friday, so we had a birthday party at our house on Saturday night. Her sister that graduated is the blonde in the back ground. (i'm not sure what she is laughing at). But we had a great time with the whole family and Jessica had a fun time with her family and the birthday party was fun!!
Her favorite cake with 20 candles on them. She loves MONKEY CAKE and so this is what she has for her birthday every year.

RED POLKA DOT GUEST ROOM

I am so excited to show you one of the projects I have been working on. It still needs some finishing touches but it is turning out way cute. I love the polka dots and the stripes. Do you think I need some tan polka dots on the red wall or would that be way to much?? You decorating queens out there let me know what ya think. Once I find some cute things to hang on the board I think it will be much cuter too.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY!!!

Hey Ashley - Hope your birthday is great!!! I am still waiting for a post with you new red birthday shoes. We love you tons.