Called to Serve

On March 10th Landon's mission call came to our house in the mail. He was in Boise at the time, and had to wait until Saturday the 11th to open his call. Talk about a LONG day and night. I called Landon after I got it from the mailbox, and his response was..."Wow, I guess this is getting real." He said he was so excited and so nervous too.

When Saturday afternoon came and it was finally time to open his call, we got out the map and circled and signed our names on the place we thought he would serve.

When our predictions were made, we got the camera ready to film and sat down to see where he was going. We just opened it with our little family. Landon didn't want to have a large group watching him open his call.

I am glad that Landon chose to open his call with just us. It was a very special experience, and it was neat to just share it with just our family.

How excited was he when he read that he would be serving in the Tegucigalpa Honduras mission. We ran to the map and figured out where it was, then went to the computer to look up everything about Tegucigalpa.

Later that night, Landon set up facebook live and invited some friends over to see him read his call for a second time. It was fun, he got to celebrate his mission call with his close friends and family.

It is funny, I was so nervous and stressed before he opened his call, but after he read where he was going all the nervousness I was feeling went away. Jeff and I both commented on that, and I truly believe this is where he is suppose to serve. I am so excited to watch him grow as a person, and have experiences he never thought he would have before.  Landon is so excited, and I know he is going to do a great job serving the people of Honduras.

Family pictures

It took me a summer of convincing, two long tries, and an exasperated husband, but I got my pictures. These pictures were important to me, Landon's senior pictures, and our family picture together for a while. We had fun, the weather cooperated, and I think they turned out great!

Winter 2017

This has been the snowiest winter in history in these parts. We seriously get at least 10 inches every snow fall. We haven't seen the grass since November. The kids have been out of school for five days now.  I have never remembered a winter like this. I think I'll move to Australia!

Christmas 2016

Christmas 2016 at our house was special. It was pretty near perfect. Everyone got what they had hoped for, it snowed all day...holy white Christmas, we got to go to some pretty great concerts throughout the season, but mostly it was just a great time spent with family. This year was our last Christmas as a family for a couple of years, and I wanted it to be special, and it was. We really got to spend some great quality time together. Jeff had the week after off of work, we got snowed in, and we just chilled. I am grateful that my kids love to spend time with us. We always seem to have a great time together.

Life lately...Amity

Miss Amity had such a fun fourth grade year. She had a great teacher, Mrs. Hill, and loved going to school and learning. She was so sick on her last day of school, but we got her picture anyways.

She tumbled again last year, but missed her spring performance because she was so sick. She did have plenty of trampoline time though. You can always find Amity out on the tramp doing flips.

She had a great summer playing outside and at the park. She loves to play, run, jump, anything that is active.

 We have driven past this monument with stairs that lead up to nothing forever on our way to Logan, we decided to stop and let the kid's climb it. Here's their great selfie.

 Amity had a blast in Florida this year. She loved all the theme parks and even wrote a story about how brave she was riding the Mt. Everest ride.

 There's Amity jumping off the diving board. She loved taking swimming lessons this summer. She wants to go back next summer and learn more.

First day of fifth grade. This is Amity's last year in elementary school. I can hardly believe it. She has Mr. Humphrey as a teacher, and loves him. Her favorite subject is math, and her best friend is Meredith.

Eleven years old. Wow...when did that happen? Amity had a great birthday, and had a lot of fun with her friends having a late night.

Life Lately...Danica Wray

I am in the process of catching up this blog. I did a post on Landon, so now I am going to get caught up on the happenings of Miss Danica Wray.

 Danica loved middle school and was sad that it came to an end. Her favorite subject was Choir. Mrs. Bailey was her favorite teacher. Getting ready for High school was exciting though.

 Dancia loves fashion, and has found out she loves make up. "It is like art for my face!" She has a cute sense of style, and always looks cute wherever she goes.

 First day of High school....such a fun day for Danica. She was ready, and excited. I am so glad she had Landon to help her find her way. They are such good friends, it is going to be hard for Danica next year when Landon is gone.

 This is out of order, but I had to show Danica in the pretty blue dress she got to wear for Franklin singers. I love watching Danica perform. She comes alive on the stage, and has a very beautiful voice.

 Danica's highlight for the summer was her trip to Hogwarts. We went to Disney World this summer and to say that Danica is a Harry Potter fan is an understatement. She had the best time ever, and it was fun to see how excited she got.

 Danica turned fifteen this October. She got to spend her birthday morning at Grandma's house. My mom made her a delicious breakfast, and she got some great gifts. I can't believe how fast time is flying.

 I have another driver in the house. Danica started driver's ed this summer, and I am not going to lie, I am not a fan of driving with teenagers. She is a pretty good driver though...we just need to work on her parking.

High school is going well for Danica. She is doing great in all her classes. She loves science, math, english, and of course choir. She got to sing in the Christmas concert, and looked beautiful in her red robe. She really is loving her science class, and has expressed an interest in being a neuro scientist. Wow, you go girl!

Life lately....My boy

Landon. What can I say about this boy. I was going through some pictures on my computer and thought to myself how fast time is flying. I wanted to post some pictures of my boy and write a little about the happenings in his life lately.

Landon turned 17 last April. He had a fabulous birthday at home and a party with his friends that weekend. Landon loved his Junior year of high school. He did very well in his classes, and had a great time with all of his friends.

He went to girl's choice and prom last year with a couple of nice girls. He has made some great friends at school, most of which graduated last year.

I was excited to be able to host prom dinner. I made chicken cord on bleu and got the dining room all decked out. It was a fun group to host.

After school got out, Landon went to Utah State's engineering state for the week, and was able to receive a presidential scholarship (full ride) for his high GPA and ACT scores.

He was so excited! So was I!!!!! Landon is accepted and ready to go to Utah State in 2019 after his mission.

We are excited to have a fellow aggie in the house.

 He also worked hard last year and tried out and became a drum major for Highland's marching band.

He had to attend a summer camp, and was ready for a great marching season.

This kid had the time of his life! He loves music, band, and his teacher. This was a great experience for Landon, and he worked very hard. The band had a great season and won plenty of awards.

After marching season, it is concert season. His last Christmas concert at Highland was great. The music was beautiful, and I loved watching Landon perform.

Even though most of his friends graduated and moved on, he still has some great friends at school. He just went to a fun dance last weekend with a cute friend he know from his calculus class. They had a great time together.

Life is moving quickly for Landon. I am so glad he is having such a great senior year. He is a good boy, a hard worker, and is kind to his sisters and friends. It will be fun to watch and be a part of all the fun and exciting changes that are going to be happening with him soon.