Oh you precious darling child! We are so excited for all your news! 

How did the moon festival end up? We've been having one of our own tonight! Just came in from seeing a lunar eclipse and a blood moon at the same time! Only once every 18 years!  AWESOME MCBLOSSOM!  We did not, however, barbecue for three days straight or set off fireworks. Instead we zipped up Seth and Annie in coats and swung them around and talked on Grandma Jello's lawn. 

I JUST CRIED AND CRIED WHEN I READ ABOUT THE WARD CELEBRATING YOUR BIRTHDAY! Can you imagine how that felt for us to have you so loved and celebrated when we COULDN'T BE THERE TO DO IT!  Please tell Willy and everyone how much we appreciate that!  Who made the kiwi cake?

How are all of your investigators?  Paul? Love the youzi pictures!  

LIFE IS GOOD OVER HERE!

• MITCHELL CAME HOME THURSDAY!  He looks absolutely fantastic!  His homecoming was today and he did fabulously.  He told a lot of mission stories and encouraged the boys to prepare. 
• Spen was asked to girls pref by PAIGE COWLEY!!
• It is fun to have Wesley here, he and Coy went on a double date Friday night! 
• It's so fun to homeschool the kids and remember doing k12 with you! i love you and miss you!  
• We've watched your Billy Blazes movie over and over.  The kids made one back with Billy holding signs of his own...but what are the rules about videos? It's so cute, the little signs that Seth and Annie wrote for Billy to hold...
• Coy got a job and loves school!  
• Spen started up basketball!
• Scout fights, mom and Joseph, trying to get his merit badges done, big smile
• We had a primary roller derby party
• Dad got a short consulting job for Skywest and did fabulously, saved the company 20% on fuel costs.
• Annie and Seth skipped school Friday (skipped homeschool :) and went to Fairview to try to get the trailer off the mountain
• Spen rocked a talk today on pride in sacrament. I LOVE  how that kid talks, he's got his own style.
• We had a wedding shower for James Larsen here on Friday. It was great. They are toting guns  on their invitation! 
• WE LOVE YOU! CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR NEWS!  

love you buddy.  It is so much fun to talk to Coy, I LOVE  having him here. He talks so much about his mission, about how the gospel of Jesus Christ is really the five basic things and they apply to and solve everything.  Oh, he is so sweet.