Hooray for Mother's Day!

Jared arriving to the MTC. The last pictures before we say goodbye!

Mother's Day is on Sunday, and as well as celebrating such a wonderful holiday with my mother, I get an additional bonus... My little brother is calling home!!! Jared has been serving in the Indianapolis, Indiana Mission for nine months now and having spent Christmas with Shane's family in Washington I was unable to speak to him at Christmas. I am so proud of the decisions he has made and can't believe nine months has already flown by, and I can only hope and pray the other fifteen do as well! I miss him like crazy, he is the funniest person I have ever met. He makes some of the craziest faces and expressions, and can rebound any comment with sharp wit.

This is the family back when I was in ninth grade! We've all come a long way from then!


This is the whole family for Memorial Day 2007, the last big hoopla before Jared leaves for his mission!