Pioneer Trekking Through Southern Missouri

 Vern volunteered as head of security, Chantel worked as one of two nurses.  119 youth and several dozen adults trekked through hilly farmland just north of Springfield Missouri dressed as pioneers and pushing/pulling pioneer handcart replicas. 

Cody Gets Her Endowments

 Vern and Chantel were blessed to be able to accompany Cody when she got her endowments.

How to Hug a Chicken

 

Our rooster loves to be held.  We named him Matty (started out Matilda...but changed once we found out he was a boy).  He has a weak crow, and as long as it stays that way he can stay.....otherwise, we might have to eat him.

Outside, Finally!

 The chickens finally got to go outside.  That made everyone happy.

Kittens!

 We had the opportunity to foster 3 little kittens who lost their mother at 8-10 days old.  We cuddled them, bottle fed them, and loved them till they went to their new home.

The Strawberry

 We traded Victoria's car in, gave Victoria the Saturn, and bought a Fiat.  It is little, quick and is averaging 36 miles to the gallon in hilly Missouri.

And the boys look pretty cute in it.

We Are Moving

 Moving Victoria out of her dorm...hopefully for the last time.

As the Chickens Grow

 A little bigger

The Jury is in

Cody sings at her voice final.

Did I Really Eat the Whole Thing?

 Cody made mom a sunflower cake.  It was very Yummy!

The Game of Reading

Jared wanted a new game, but we told him he had to read one whole book first.  So he read, out loud for 3 full days while awake, and even got his sister to read to him for a little while.

Wait....Where are we?

 I have six years of pictures that look just like this...but that was in Minnesota.  This is Missouri!

 The snow was so wet and heavy that dozens of tree branches snapped just in our yard.  One taking down the power line to our house.

 What do you do with all of this snow?  You build a snowman!