Relaxing Time!

Silly Hunny

Sandra can fit into my kilts that Jeff had sent me from his mission.  She is growing up too fast!

Daddy and Lorna cuddling and playing with her stuffed animal Star!

Summer Pack Meeting

For the summer pack meeting we got together at the Wallace's home for slip and slide fun!  The kids had a great time!  I had a nice time visiting and making friends while the kids played.  Pack meeting fun begin!

Temple time

Tiffany and I were able to go do some initiatories for Grandma.  It was a nice morning and we enjoyed a nice treat before we headed home.  Happy Temple time!

Nauvoo

The stake put together a Nauvoo trip for the youth in the stake 14 and up.  Talmage and Grant got to go!  It was a pretty quick trip, but they went through Independence, MO, Liberty Jail, and Nauvoo.  They even got to sneak in to see the British Pageant as well as the Nauvoo Pageant.  I'm glad they have gotten to experience some amazing church history!

buddies!

Friends!

We have really enjoyed getting to spend time with the Hull family this summer.  We have been taking turns hanging out at each other's houses each month.  I love seeing the kids become closer!  I think it's even better because Amanda and I are such good friends and now our kids are building great friendships!  

I think Savannah fits right in with my older kids.  Welcome to the teen years!

They had this silly toy that all of the kids had fun with!

Lorna and Annabella

Clark and Lucas

 Grant... being Grant!

By the time we made it home everyone was exhausted!  

Biopsy Time

Jeff got a PET scan back in June.  The scan showed that he has a growth on a lymph node in his low back, spine area.  He also has a mass in his right lung.  Before the oncologist will move forward with any treatment he wants to investigate the masses to see what we are dealing with.  There are a few options.  1. They are both the same testicular cancer from a year ago.  2. They are not the same cancer, but something new altogether.  3.  They are each something different.  We would like them to be option 1.  

Time to go under!

Some faces before he gets wheeled away!

Poor Hunny!  Has to have grippy socks to help him not fall.  

Time to wake up!

Let's just say that it took a lot of convincing!  Poor guy doesn't like getting put under! After a few hours we finally got him awake and into the car!  It took him at least a day before he was feeling somewhat normal again. 

***Update:
The mass in Jeff's back is the same cancer and very treatable.  The lung mass had inconclusive results.  Unfortunately that leaves us a bit in the dark.  The Dr. wants to know what it is before he starts treatment.  Jeff will talk with a thoracic surgeon before deciding what treatment plan to do.  

To the Dump to the Dump...

to the dump, dump dump!  This was the second trip of the weekend to the dump.  I tagged along this time.  It is sometimes amazing to me how much stuff we have cleaned out of our house!  We have branches, cabinets, metal yard dividers, lots of leaves and brush..... and left over construction stuff!  We ended up going to the top of the dump and in that area you have to have safety vests and hard hats.  We had brought Talmage and Grant to help, but they wanted the helpers to be 16.  After getting 2 sets of hats/vests that left it to Daddy and Grandpa to empty the full trailer.  They did good work in a hot stinky environment!  Now our yard and home is much cleaner!