Faithful Fall Colors

School starts and I am working in the classroom, learning and growing with them. Most important at this time is seeing Peter grow in the gospel and get baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Here we are celebrating Peters baptism.

 Blake is getting ready to leave for his Spanish speaking mission to New Mexico. head for  Albuquerque  

This is the Draper temple, very close to Dereks home. We tried to take a selfie there but finally ended up with this.

The new kitten is loved by,, almost all! He has not won over everyone yet. Nattie is cheering for Orem High now so we get to enjoy more local events.

Here are Karina and her girls, and look, they are almost all the same height! 

We loved being at Peters baptism, mostly because we have seen him grow and see what a great boy he is.  In a few days Blake will be off to the Mission Training Center to prepare for his Spanish speaking mission to Albuquerque.

Spending time with these two buddies of mine brings me great joy, They are loving bringing in the fruits of our labors, swimming in the hot tub, sharing toys,  and hugs. I am so glad that we get to share the fruits of  our life with so many of the grandkids. I love them and hope that they feel my love for them and for the sacrifice of our Savior.   

Mercado's and me in Michigan

Getting all the kids together smiling is  tricky, but we caught all the kids and got the smile and i

here are some of talents that I got to see during my visit.. violins and viola

cheering

dancing

triathlon

yoga/strength

cooking

EATING

Jason is one lucky guy with this red hot mama!

too bad, boys sleeping on the job!

Me and my pal Val, THANKS for sharing your love and time, I love you ALL!

Victoria's teenage trip to see us

Victoria arrived eager t see family, mountains, water, music and always dance. Here we are in our hot tub enjoying breakfast before all the other cousins woke up.

The hammock is a big hit with everyone

We had to line up to have Victoria do our hair

We played lots of games,

Cooled after hiking in the mountains

Water skiing, tubing and sunning

Trying to look ten years younger...well, at least I am trying

Getting ready for school, Nattie had her first football game and Victoria, of course did her hair.

I made all the kids do chores before I paid them off so I could rest

We made lots of gifts

Make over? Not, already beautiful

After my triathlon they are all tired!!!!

Family feast

Visiting the Provo Temple

BYU campus

We loved sharing time with Victoria, This morning we were hoping to be together with others but with school starting and Education Week, we had to cut our visit short, this time! We are hoping for more teen trips for the next group of teenyboppers

Mc Call Idaho with the McDonalds

We still havent figured out how to take selfies!  Here we  are on our way up to Mc Call Idaho. This is one view from Idaho at the Snake river. What beautiful views and places to visit! We need to go back.

We had races in the water 

We saw lots of wild life

We played lots of cards

We  went to the boat

We swam the lake, a least 1 1/2 miles to the Island and back

We ate lots of ice cream

More races in the pool

We did each others hair

We had beautiful sunsets

Here we are with the Mc Donald Grandkids, We  missed Andrew, He honored his job and took care of the new kitten. We had a blast and loved everything we did. THANKS MCDonalds