Principal Jones

Due to recent budget cuts, this is Steve's last year as principal at Territorial Elementary. On the last day of school he was presented with these two pictures along with a gift certificate for a round of golf (they learned early on about his favorite hobby). The first one has pictures taken by some of the parents during Outdoor School the last week of school. It reads "Students may forget what you said but they will never forget the way you made them feel." Steve had lots of fun with the kids. He has always been good at making a point to have memory making moments with them so this was a perfect gift for him.

This is the back of the picture, all of the kids at Outdoor School signed it.

The second picture is of all the kids at Territorial Elementary

with their signatures around the border.

Steve will really miss being their Principal but will be forever grateful for the time he had with them and the memories they have helped him make.

More Hannah Blessing Pictures!

We didn't get a chance to take pictures of Hannah in her blessing dress on Sunday so Kim dressed her up later in the week and did a photo shoot. These three pictures are my favorite.

The dress is made out of cotton eyelet with little pearls sewn on the body and hem of the dress.

The hat is also cotton eyelet with pearls sewn around the edge.
I just thought this picture was so sweet and it really shows the red tint in her hair.

Cute Grandkids!

Here's a few recent pictures we took that I thought were pretty cute.

Cooper with his Dad.

Janae and Kiera.

Hannah with her Dad.

Sahalie Falls

Last week we spent the day at Sahalie Falls. It was a beautiful day. We hiked the trails for a while and then had a picnic lunch. Days like this always renew my gratitude for the beautiful country we live in.

Surprise News From Kevin!

Kevin and his friend Erica came home from BYU-Idaho this weekend to participate in the blessing of Kevin's newest neice, Hannah. While they were here they surprised us all by telling us that they had both decided to serve a mission! The biggest surprise though was that Kevin had already received his mission call, on June 18th, ---- to the Czech Prague Mission! We cried, cheered and cried some more. He leaves for the MTC on October 14, 2009!


Erica will be submitting her papers within a week or so and is looking forward to her call. We are so excited for both of them; for the things they will learn, the experiences they will have and the spirit they will feel as they share the gospel with others.

Hannah's Blessing Day

On Sunday, July 5, 2009 we all went to Corvallis for Hannah's blessing. Chris did a great job giving the blessing, he is such a loving and devoted father to Hannah and husband to Kim. We are so happy that he is part of our family. Afterward, we went to Kim and Chris' house for a picnic. It was a beautiful day.