Porter and Grandpa / Fall colors

Porter and Grandpa.

FALL IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR. I LOVE THE CHANGING COLORS. These are trees at the Portland Temple.

This tree is a Japanese Maple right in front of our pump house

These are called Autumn Blaze. These trees are by our driveway.This year, like every year I am in awe of the beautiful colors all around us.

Fall Colors

I LOVE FALL. I love the leaves changing colors, I am always amazed each year of the brilliant colors all around to see. ( oops, As you can see I keep forgetting to rotate the pictures before I upload them to the blog.)

This year I have collected a hundred leaves and dried them, I plan on making a collage for my wall.

Kyle's Mission Call

October 14, 2010 Kyle got the big white envelope in the mail. Brazil Belo Horizonte Mission. Kyle and Brent reading his call.

Amy holding the phone with Brock listening, Lisa holding the phone with Carissa listening.Lisa, Blake, Savannah and Porter looking at Kyle's mission booklet.

Kyle and Todd

Brent and Porter

This was an exciting day for us all. Kyle is excited, anxious and a bit nervous, but happy to serve where the Lord calls him too. February 16, 2011 Kyle reports to the Brazil Mission Training Center were he will learn Portuguese. He will actually leave the morning before so he will be able to arrive on the 16th.

Trip to Utah

Brent, Kyle and I went to General Conference. We had a great time. One of the places we went was Welfare Square. It was very exciting to see how the Church takes care of the world in time of need.
This picture is a quilt hanging inside Welfare Square.

Here we are at the end of the tour.

Here are our boys heading off to General Priesthood meeting.Picture of Brock at work. He works at BYU Library part. It was fun to see him at work.

We love to go to Conference, as always it was a wonderful Conference, I can't wait for the November Ensign to come so I can read it. We stayed with Shawn and Carissa, we always feel so welcome staying at their house. Thank you.

Five years since...

In John 3:16 it says,"For God so loved to world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
It has been five years, (yesterday) since Jared's accident. This scripture gives me great comfort, knowing that "I know that God lives", and that Jared knows "that God lives." I know that Thur our faithfulness we will have everlasting life in the Celestial Kingdom.

This picture was taken 10 months before his accident. Carissa, Jared and Ben, one of Jared's good friends.

Days after the accident.

A few years after the accident.

Last year

A few days ago.

Football Season

Brock was home this week-end. Here is a picture of my boys all watching Football. I love this picture, we were only missing Shawn to truly be all the boys. Porter likes being with the boys.

Brock, Porter and Jared, we were all at Jared's house to have breakfast and sing happy birthday to Jared. A picture of Porter and Jared.

Grandpa and Porter, as you can tell Porter gets full attention from grandpa and grandma and Kyle while he is here. Porter likes being with his Daddy.

Nobody got hurt

This is Kyle and his car before he headed off to Provo for the summer to work.

This is Kyle's car after a car ran into him

This is the other car that hit Kyle's car.
This is Kyle's car now until his mission.

Kyle and the other driver walked away from the wreck. Kyle had some bumps and bruises and was very sore for a couple of days, but very blessed.