They died after dinner

And mom thought she was the only one that could knock the boys out with a good dinner...Mom and Lu are in Israel, so Dad and the boys are bach'n it. We also have John B. here. We're looking forward to Dana's arrival from Oklahoma to add a little feminine touch. Lu went to Israel for her work and talked mom into tagging along. It wasn't too hard to convince her since it has been a life-long dream of hers to go to Israel. The only problem is she didn't take dad with here.

Happy Day

We were happy to see Nate, but, he was a little apprehensive about leaving the mission.

2 Years

Well after two years of humidity Nathan has finally returned from his mission in El Salvador!! Our family was lucky enough to go and pick him up. It was such a wonderful and humbling experience to meet the people Nathan has grown to love and know and whom have grown to love him for his service. One of Nate's first families he taught, the Cotos, were so grateful for his hard work and finding their family. The sweet mother cried when we left. It was a great experience for us all! We are very grateful for Nathan's hard work.

(Nick and Dana weren't able to come. Nick moved to Oklahoma to start dental school while we were gone. And Dana is currently student teaching and unfortunately wasn't able to take time off. The lady in the picture is a lady from Nathan's ward who snuck into our picture.)

Our Dad

Ok, once again this is long after Father's Day, but like I said about our mom, we have a wonderful dad. We are blessed with two of the best parents!!

Our dad is a very kind person. He is a soft spoken person, but a wise and strong person. One of his strongest characteristics, that I believe all the kids admire about both parents, is his testimony and unwaivering faith in the gospel. My dad is a great example to learn from.

Our dad has also given a great example of a hard worker. He is a hard worker who is honest and loyal to his work, whether it's a company he's working for or a church calling he's fulfilling. He always puts more than 100% into his work. However, he still realizes that family is so important. He was at all of our extra curricular activities. He was sure to always be there supporting us in our activities.

Our dad is GREAT! And we are all so blessed to have him in our lives!!