Michael on a Mission

Incase you didn't know, Michael left in March to serve a mission for our church . He is serving in the Houston, Texas area. Here are a few pictures we took the night before he left.

L to R:
David, Michael, Daniel & Drew. Just missing Thomas who is serving in the California San Fernando mission.

L to R: Shannon, David holding Coleman, Michael, Ginny, Drew, Daniel with Addilyn, Katie

Spring in our Back yard

Thought you'd like to see a few pictures of our yard. I didn't really get to the weeding last fall, so boy did I pay for it this year! 24 hours of weeding, hauling in mulch and planting in 7 flowerbeds has thankfully produce a pretty yard. And we have had a cool spring with some great rain showers, so the plants are getting a great chance to get established!

Our deck and flower bed in the backyard

Part of my garden

My Frog Band was a mother's day gift from Daniel & Katie! They actually gave me a certificate for an outing to the Garden Centers with my loving Son (Daniel) to pick some garden decorations. I couldn't resist the Band!

This black and white koi is about 12 inches long--we call him Hoover--when we feed the fish, he just comes up opens his mouth and sucks in the food off the top of the water. He's a big pig!

This is part of our back yard.