some on sunday

i don't even know where to begin...i have been gone for too long!

1) hailey on her last day of school, just before dropping her off at work!


she ended the year with 3 A-'s in english, spanish, and humanities; a B+ in honors biology and no grade in geometry. (a job i now have, to get that straightened out.) oh well, she had an awesome year. she worked really hard and stuck with it, even when she was sure she was failing in everything. you did good miss hailey!


the sunday after school was out, she dumped all of these papers from 9th grade. she was ready to be done with these subjects!


the monday after school was out, memorial day, may 31, she left for las vegas. she will be in and out of town as she attends girls camp, efy, goes to the ranch, heads to the outerbanks, goes to newport, maybe back to the ranch, and then home to santa rosa just before school begins again. She has already been on her 4th year canoe trip down the colorado river. she had a blast! so far so good on her days away from her parents! :)

2) we had some very fun visitors on memorial day! michele and mary (jon's sisters) and melanie (our niece who is just finished with her first year in law school, helping judge jones for the summer). it was a really sweet visit! we laughed, we talked, we shared, we skyped (grandpa wayne and margie), we filled bottles with consecrated oil for zone conference...we did as much as we could in a very few hours! it was great to be with them! these are a couple of my favorite pictures!



3) we got the coolest gift from one of our missionaries and his father. our very own CSR branding iron! now i've got to think of something i can brand and give to all of them. any ideas?


4) sadie was here for about a week (almost). i didn't really take any good pictures of her while she was here. bummer. we had a lot of fun with her though! she got me to the gym (i have totally been slacking), we went for a hike/walk, we saw a couple of movies, we tried a new hamburger place (pretty yummy!), we checked out some more scenery in sonoma county, we talked, we laughed and we made some more santa rosa memories! she attended our first leadership meeting the morning before she left. as jon was teaching the doctrine of christ (2 Nephi 31 & 3 Nephi 11), i wondered if the sprirt would be working in her about becoming a missionary herself. her answer, "i don't think so!", "there is so much to do." her eyes are definitely more open than they were a year ago. she is making a difference in her role as a member missionary i would say! that is important!
these are the photos i have...


introducing sadie to the redwoods!



our chipmunk friend...so cute because he was tiny!


as we were traveling from guerneville, ca toward bodega bay, we followed the russian river. sadie couldn't resist this photo of this vacation paradise. she thought it reminded her of cancun. :) (with trailers)

5) since sadie left on wednesday evening, jon and i have been empty nesters. we are ok together. don't worry about us! :) my cute husband keeps exploring new ways to exercise ALL day on saturday. he spends several (more than two) hours doing cardio, lifting weights and sitting in the steamer, at the gym. about a month ago he added swimming laps. yesterday he added riding his bike. no wonder by the time he crawled in bed last night his head was pounding. luckily, he very rarely gets a full saturday to have his p-day. usually he has meetings saturday afternoon and evening. we'll see how his new program works out for him!


6) tod is coming on thursday! i look forward to his visit! i have missed his face and his sense of humor. it will be a fun father's day weekend!