Monday, May 12, 2008

Mother's Day Run Around!

Yesterday was Mother's Day and surprisingly enough it was a windy day in Idaho. Our day began or should I say Saturday ended at two in the morning. We worked for Bell Photographers and got home real late. We enjoy the opportunity to earn the few extra dollars, but it was a long night. We Then began Mother's Day at eight in the morning. Julie and I are the nursery leaders in our ward, so we were able to spend the morning with 12 of the loveliest little angels in the world. When church ended, we raced (literally) to Ammon in order to see Julie's cousin receive the Aaronic Priesthood. It was a great experience. After the ordination we went to a birthday party for three members of the family. It was a lot of fun. The biggest event of the day followed. We were able to talk to Kevin (in Thailand).

He sounded so great. He told us that he had the opportunity to really experience Thailand. Just the other day he rode on the back of a water buffalo and played with monkeys. He said that "it is weird now, because all of these experiences seem like normal events in a everyday life". He urged every family member to read their scriptures daily and say personal/family prayers often. It is easy to tell that he loves the work that he is doing at this time. He told us of this fun holiday the people in Thailand have. It comes down to being a nation wide water fight. He said people load up tons of water in huge barrels in the back of their trucks and put large amounts of ice in the water to make it as cold as they can get. He said it is a lot of fun. We are so proud of the great missionary that he is. We love him so much.

This was Julie's first Mother's Day as a mother. Of course, and as most of you know she is still carrying our first child. We are so excited to become parents and have a cute little one of our own. It is fun to wait and see what our baby looks like this week and every upcoming week. We have already begun to prepare for the baby's arrival. We are fortunate enough to have such loving families that we are able to receive hand me downs from family memebers. We are loving every minute of it.

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