16 December 2018

 Hello everyone.

Nana asked that I send out the weekly email message today as she is busy and was not sure when she would be able to.  Pretty busy week for us.  I flew to Washington DC on Monday, attended a meeting on Tuesday and then flew back to Boise on Wednesday to finish off attending some sheriff's meetings that finished up on Thursday. On the way home on Wednesday I had the opportunity to visit with three missionaries who had finished serving and were on their way home.  Two from the Washington DC South mission who were both headed to Arizona and one from the Minnesota Mission who was from Meridian.  It was great to visit with them and learn about their missions.  
Yesterday Johanna and I went to Idaho Falls and attended a session at the temple and then went to Smitty's Pancake House, the same restaurant that we went to after we were married.  Food was great and the inside of the restaurant was just the same as it was 41 years ago.  We finished the day with a little shopping and watching a show.  I want you all to know how grateful I am that 41 plus years ago, Johanna accepted my proposal to get married.  She changed my life and I cannot imagine what my life would have been like without her, or without all of you.
Aimee, Ben, and Sam should have all received boxes from us for your families.  We will deliver the Boise packages in person as we plan on going there on Friday and staying for Christmas.  We hope that you all have a great Christmas this year.  We especially look forward to hearing how Stephen is doing with his first Christmas  in the Brazilian summer.  There is nothing quite like Christmas with 90 degree weather.  
Hope to hear from all of you.

Love

Grandpa, Dad, Len



Hello All!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!!! I will ALWAYS be so thankful that you two found each other and got married. You gave us a great life and continue to set an amazing example for us. We all love you so much!

Thanks for the email, Dad. Sounds like you did have a crazy week! Our week was not very normal either. Sending Stephen off was big. We're fairly used to him being away for a couple of weeks or even a month, so things haven't felt too strange yet. It will be nice to talk to him on Christmas! 

We got a lot of cleaning out done this week. I sorted through all the toys and kids books and got rid of a pretty good amount of stuff. And we got a couple of closets cleaned out and organized. James and Spencer went for a 3 mile hike yesterday, and it did not wear Spencer out! Noah went to a birthday party, and Naomi had a couple of friends over to watch a movie. 

And we are all excited about the latest announcement from the Church. Noah is very excited to become a Deacon! What an exciting time to be a member of the church!

I'll include a few pictures from the last couple of weeks. Cutting and decorating our Christmas tree, Stephen painting Star Wars stuff in the boys' room, and some of the new missionaries at the MTC this week. His companion is Elder Walker, but that's all I know.

Love you all!! 

Aimee


















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