Jacksonville Rodeo!

The Rodeo came to town!  This was our first time to go to the rodeo in the country!  Thursday nights are free so that was a win-win!  Lorna found a baby goat to meet.  The kids had fun watching the broncos and bull riders.  They didn't go chase the calves though.  It was pretty crazy to watch the kids in the arena with the animals!  It was a fun night!  

 

Birthday Girl Party!

For Lorna's 10th Birthday she got to have a friend party!  She invited 3 girls to Urban Air Jump Park and then got ice cream at Dairy Queen!  Lorna had a fabulous time with her friends!  The girls are all homeschooled, so it was nice to get to go out before the evening crowds too!  Lorna is just growing up too fast!

 

Elder Again

It is time for Talmage to go back to Utah.  He is ready and excited to get back and serve!  It has been a learning experience together as he has been home.  We are so proud of the hard work he has done to get to go back out and serve.  It will be hard to have him gone, but we know he has other people to serve!  

 

Fantastic

Mother's Day weekend was filled with date nights!  It was great to spend so much time together!  Jeff and I even got to see the new Fantastic Beast movie.  It was good!  

 

Photo Op!

It is time for Talmage to head back to Utah to finish his mission.  We have just a few days before he flies out.  We decided to take some fun ranch photos of him before he left.  The Elders come over to serve on the ranch, so we invited them to join us for a photo shoot.  Let's just say that some of them were very surprised when the camera came out!  They were good sports and had fun taking photos with the hay (the only good lighting in the middle of the day).  

We are so grateful for the Elders coming out to serve on our ranch!  We have gotten so much done with their help!  I know they have other work to do, but the time they serve us is so appreciated!  Thanks to our photo subjects:  Elder Kleinman, Elder Maisey, Elder Brubaker, and Elder Owens!

 

Date Night

Jeff and I went out to dinner together.  We took Talmage and Brynna Link out to Barnes and Noble and then dropped them off at Gateway to bowl.  During their bowling time Jeff and I went to Outback.  Unfortunately, the bowling was super busy, so Talmage had to call and have us pick them up and drop them off somewhere else for dinner (IHOP).  Jeff left me at Outback while he chauffeured them around and made it back in time for our meal.  It was a crazy night!  We were happy to help Talmage get to go out before it was time to report back to his mission.  We are glad he made a friend, even if it made things more complicated :)

 

Itty Bitty 10 Year Old

Our baby girl is 10 years old! She has grown so much it's crazy! We love our little Lorna Bug! She loves friends, horses, goats, singing and our dogs! She is a joy and we are so happy to see her growing up, even if it hurts at the same time.