Our stake president is probably one of the most generous people I know. He has a sincere love and interest in every person in this stake and has a way of making everyone he comes in contact with feel loved. His son is heading to my mission in June (Manila, Philippines) and so we went up to their house to talk about the Philippines and ended up on their four wheelers for a couple of hours. You'd have thought that the kids had died and gone to heaven!! It was the talk of our house for days afterwards. They also let the kids ride the horse, fed us a great BBQ meal and had us all roasting marshmallows out in their yard. I want to be like this family, generous with all I have and eager to serve others. It was the perfect day.
Here is Lady K with her dad. She was so worried when she first saw that we were going to ride 4-wheelers that she started crying. After watching for about 10 minutes she decided to get on one and after that she couldn't get enough.
Mr. M driving a 4-wheeler for the first time with President Hopkins on the back.
J Man was all excited about the 4-wheelers until someone offered him a ride. He eventually relaxed and had a great time riding around. This is Tommy, Pres. Hopkins' son-in-law.
Little L was our most adventurous one. She kept wanting to go faster and to jump the road. Jesse (the soon to be missionary) was her favorite driver.
Baby R had no fear. She may turn out wild and crazy like her big sister. Look at this view they have from up on the hill their house is on. It is one of the prettiest locations I have ever visited.
Today we went with our friends to pick raspberries. I made some great little berry picking buckets out of milk cartons and all of the kids filled their containers at least once. It was sooo much fun. The weather was great and all the kids really enjoyed themselves. And just look at the setting. Have you ever seen a more beautiful place? After picking, my friend Marci taught me to make raspberry freezer jam. It was quick and so easy. A perfect summer day!!!!
This haircut looks great, but it is what you can't see in this picture that I am most excited about. Baby R is POTTY TRAINED....FINALLY!!! Wahoo, I think this calls for a celebration. No more diapers at our home. Dad said he is so excited not to ever have to change a diaper again. He is hoping someone at church will ask to borrow a diaper just so that he can say, "WE DON'T HAVE DIAPERS ANYMORE!!"
The card was made by Little L.
We invited some fun friends to go on a hike with us yesterday. It was a short 1 mile hike down by the river. From the start I didn't see the kids at all. They took off. My friend and I kept wanting to stop and look around but we thought we ought to catch up with the kids. We were done before we knew it. I kind of wished it was a longer hike and that it could have been a little slower but it's all about what is fun for the kids right! We had to call them back on the trail to get some of these pictures. We all had a great time.
J Man and one of his favorite buddies (who says he was pretending to be watching TV while I took the picture.)
Mr. M has been working very hard this year in Webelos. He has already earned his Arrow of Light award. It is the highest award that a cub scout can earn and the only patch from his Cub Scout uniform that he can put on his Boy Scout uniform. Pretty special. We are so proud of him. 
J Man was all excited about the 4-wheelers until someone offered him a ride. He eventually relaxed and had a great time riding around. This is Tommy, Pres. Hopkins' son-in-law.
Little L was our most adventurous one. She kept wanting to go faster and to jump the road. Jesse (the soon to be missionary) was her favorite driver.
Baby R had no fear. She may turn out wild and crazy like her big sister. Look at this view they have from up on the hill their house is on. It is one of the prettiest locations I have ever visited.
Last month the oldest two participated in the Hershey's track meet. It was a lot of fun to see them compete. Here are the results:
Here are two highlight videos. I love my little athletes!!!
