Matthew LOVES icicles!

Snow Day!

Last night we got 3 inches of snow. Apparantly at some point ice also fell from the sky.  They ended up canceling school.  It was a beautiful thing.  It's almost 5 in the evening and it's still snowing.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a snow day too.

A FaNtAsTiC SURPISE!!!

Last weekend I had a very nice surprise.  My Mom and Dad and Sister, Heather surprised me by coming to Kansas for the weekend.  Although things didn't go exactly as planned...Matthew and Ken had H1N1 and Matthew had pneumonia on top of that...we were still able to do some fun things.

The pictures below are on top of the Rock Monument in Pawnee Rock.  From the top of this Momument, you can see MANY of the surrounding towns.  The weather that weekend was pretty crumby, but it was still fun to go up there with Heather.  My Mom and Dad stayed in the car--they were FREEZING and had been up there before.

While they were here, we drove them around Great Bend and Larend so they could see where we used to live and where we go to school and work now, as well as just to show them where we call home now.

They were impressed with the fast pace life Kansans lead...20 minutes at Wendy's to get 3 frosty's and a milkshake. 

My favorite part of the visit was when we were just hanging out at their hotel and visiting while my Dad and I did a jigsaw puzzle together.  He mostly rearranged the pieces while I put it together, but we were a good team. 

They were able to go to church with us on Sunday and then Monday before they left, we went to Hoisington and ate lunch at a mennonite restaurant.  It was a fun weekend and I cried when they had to go back home.  Hopefull next time they come, we'll all be in better health and can spend more time together.

Thanks for coming you guys!  I LOVE YOU!

It's COLD outside!

I took this picture at high noon. It's actually warming up!

Kansas City Stars--Memorial Weekend

On Friday, May 23rd, my little sister, Gina flew into Wichita, Kansas to visit us for a week.

The next morning, we drove up to Kansas City, Missouri. That evening, we all ate dinner at The Melting Pot--a fondue restaurant, then we saw the Broadway Show "Wicked." It was AMAZING.

On Sunday we went to Liberty, Missouri and toured the Liberty Jail where Joseph Smith was incarcerated for 4 months. We learned about the history of the jail and talked about Doctrine and Covenants Sections 121-123, the sections that Joseph Smith wrote while he was in jail there. I've always had a testimony of Joseph Smith, but visiting that jail solidified it.

After Liberty, we went to Independence and saw the temple lot that Joseph Smith dedicated. Across one street from the temple lot is the RLDS temple. Across another street is the RLDS convention center. Caddy Corner from the lot is the LDS Visitor's Center. Inside we learned more of the history of the area and we also got to see "The Christus." Feeling the spirit so strongly in both Visitor Centers was a very special experience for our family and we were glad to have Gina come along with us.

Ken was supposed to fly home to Great Bend on Sunday afternoon, but because of the tornadoes in Central Kansas, his flight was canceled. Monday morning, we all drove back to Larned. It was a great weekend.