New Guests at Our House

Two young missionaries for our church, Elder Berg and Elder Damron have been assigned to River Falls and are staying in our home. Elder Berg is from Utah and Elder Damron is from Arizona and Montana.  We are enjoying having them in our home.  I think the Lord has special blessings for the missionaries who are working hard to share the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Flower Garden

May 10, 2013

June 6, 2013

June 22, 2013

We have been working on a new flower garden in our front yard.  Here are the results so far.  We've had lots of rain and very cool temperatures - good for the flowers and grass but it doesn't feel much like summer yet.

Visits to Family

Osceola, Wisconsin, in May for Grace's 4th birthday.

Cooper, Grace and Zach

Grace

Easter in River Falls with Mark's family.

Cooper

Zach

Grace

Nauvoo, Illinois and Missouri in March for a short vacation.

Mark Twain's boyhood home.

Patricia to Nevada and Utah in March for a "Girls Getaway."

Riley, Jana and Jasher

Riley, Becca and Jasher

Missouri in January for Eli's confirmation.

 

Lexi

Eli

Nevada and Utah in January

Jasher

Riley

Shae's Mission

On February 13, 2013, Shae left on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  After two weeks in the MTC in Provo, Utah, he arrived in the Oregon Eugene Mission.  So far things are going well for him.  After six weeks in Corvallis, he is now in Eugene.

The new missionaries arriving with Shae in the mission.

Shae with his first companion, Elder Fair.

Wedding of Kelli and Rod

On December 19, 2012, Kelli married Rodriqo Gonzalez in the St. Paul Minnesota Temple.  It was a wonderful, unforgettable day.

Summer Activities

Becca spent about a week in Wisconsin in July.  That was great.  She and Patricia went kayaking on the Kinnickinnic River.

Shae spent a couple of weeks in Wisconsin in August and went kayaking with Don on a different section of the Kinnickinnic River.

Don celebrated his 60th birthday with Zach, Grace and Cooper.  In primary Patricia asked the children how old they thought he was.  The range was from 29 to 100 years old.

Trip to Missouri - August