Elder Kyle is HOME!

Elder Kyle Morgan arrived at the Ontario Airport after a few delays in his flight, but he made it home safe and sound.  Kaylee waited at the bottom of the escalator for about 15 minutes waiting and staring at the top of the escalator.  We let her have the first hug.

Kyle is happy to be home, but I think he would much rather be back in the mission field.  It wasn't easy for him to be released and he was emotional when the words were spoken.  It was a beautiful experience to watch and know the love he had for his Heavenly Father, his Savior, and his mission experience.  We are so proud of his honorable service for the past 23 months.

Now, we wait until August for Elder Chris to return from Houston, but for now, this is our 'almost complete' family picture.

New Mural

Our new mural was installed today.  This is Eddie from Artistic Edge.  He is the artist and we are extremely pleased with the finished product.  He decided to paint it on canvas instead of directly onto the wall so that if we ever moved (oh gee, I hope not) we'd be able to remove it and take it with us.  We love it!

Caden's 15th Bday Party

Caden's birthday was a huge success thanks to his wonderful friends who came out to support him.  

We are so grateful to Miss Skyler Day, our awesome friend, who shared her talent with us with a performance in our new (work in progress) theatre/entertainment room.  Enjoy her song "Fireflies" on the video clip.  Skyler writes all her own songs and will be huge talent in the near future. 

 I think everyone had a great time even though his friends can't sing.  Ha ha.

Albertsons.com

Okay - I finally did it!  I ordered my groceries on Albertsons.com and had them delivered.  Now that we've moved and I'm not living next door to the grocery store, I thought I'd give it a try.  It was AWESOME!  I have to go into Ralphs now and see if the prices were as good, but for a flat $12.95 delivery charge (the driver won't accept tips), I figure with gas, my time, and the stuff I DON'T buy on impulse, I'm probably ahead.  It was sooo cool.  And you get to pick the delivery time.  How's that for service?!  The produce was well chosen as well as the roast I selected.  I'm so excited!  The trick is to get enough at one delivery that your delivery charge is worth it.  I'll still have to drive to the market if it's something I need that day or if it's just a few items.  But, of course, I'm the one that goes into the market for a few items and comes out with $150 in groceries, so maybe I should just add to my food storage when I need a few items... he he.

"Hobo Mansion"

Caden and his cousin, Chandler, (and minimal help from Kaylee) decided to take all the boxes from the outdoor furniture that Caden set up Friday and Saturday (took a total of about 8 hours and an extremely sore back and fingers) and turn it into what they call a "Hobo Mansion".  It has a kitchen and a bathroom and bedrooms and even skylights, chimneys, and windows.  Pretty cute, huh?

Yes, the pictures are taken at the new house.  They built Hobo Mansion in the middle of the center courtyard.  The wall tiles sticking out of the wall in the top picture are part of the fountain I designed and is still a work in progress.