Celebrating the 24th and beyond!

Even in Ohio we found a way to celebrate the 24th...since the gathering all started here it was right to remember it. We had a picnic at Morley Farm and a great game of wiffle ball!
We were happily surprised when Valorie Snow visited the site with Lacy and Brian.

We also enjoyed having the Orchard families and Susan and Ron Garner spend a couple of days in Kirtland. It is always so much fun to see familiar faces.
We joined some of our fellow missionaries at a Captains baseball game. It is the local "A" league team and we had a wonderful time with the entertainment between innings.



You may think that we party all the time after all of these pictures...but here we are having some more fun at horseshoes and croquet when we met with the Community of Christ workers.

Summertime fun!

OK...this is the third time I have tried to get my blog on and each time I have had to leave for something else. So...We are having a great summer here in Kirtland. It is finally hot and sticky and tons of people are here every day. The buses have been rolling through and we have decided that we enjoy the individual families much better. Anyway...some of the high points of the last few weeks.

We spent some time with President Uchtdorf one morning when he brought his wife and grandson's to visit Kirtland. Later they came out to the Morley farm and we got to have a quick visit again.

We also enjoyed having Marci and her friend Joanna stay with one night.

This picture is for Jeremy...I know how much he likes old buses and thought
he would enjoy seeing this one from Geneva on the Lake, Ohio!

We also spent some time on the beach which is the nicest we have seen.
And then there are the big toys!

The Train...The Submarine

And the big ship!
We spent one night at the Cleveland Indians ballgame and had a great time.

Wednesday night a water main broke up the hill and flooded the sawmill and ashery area. It is kind of a mess right now and off limits.

Well...it may seem that all we do is play...but P-Day is the only time we take all of these pictures. The rest of the days are good missionary days so...that is pretty much our life for now!