Our Wonderful November!

In the mission we focused on gratitude during the month of November. Just like in Mosiah 2:24, if we do as the Lord asks, He will immediately bless us and therefore He has paid us and we are indebted to Him forever and ever. We stood in awe as the mission soared to its highest month of baptisms in history and continue to be indebted to the Lord but then to us a blessing comes that is the icing on Grandma's birthday cake....

We left home with ten sweet grandchildren - eight granddaughters and two grandsons - Dallin and Cooper were a bit outnumbered.



Here is what has happened in 2008:

baby boy Mason - born in March (on Grandpa's birthday!)


baby boy Jeremiah - born in May


baby boy Jack - born in August


and yesterday identical twin baby boys Henry and James joined our family





I know - enough pictures! But I love this one with the orange hats


This army (basketball team?) of future missionaries is one of our precious mission blessings

We now have eight granddaughters and seven grandsons

The two hardest things are:

Not being home to help out

Getting a picture of all fifteen grandchildren (or at least of the five boys)!