What A Summer!!

Dear Family, this has been a very intresting summer for Mom and I. We have had Stephen and his family live with us.. We have gotten to know our grand kids a lot better and that has been fun most of the time.. They love our dog Lilly and really enjoy playing with her.. In fact if Katie could she would keep her in her bed room all the time, but her dad told her she could not shut Lilly in with her in any room.. Part of the reason is, Ryan like to tease the dog when Katie is playing with her..I know when they move lilly will really miss all of them very much.. This summer Mom traveled to Colo to be there when Jesse was ordained a deacon, and watched him pass the sacrament for the very first time.. They had a great visit and took Mom on a short but steep hike to see a pretty spring and waterfall.. She really enjoyed the hike, and thanks to Jesse and Dave,she made it down safely but tired..On that trip she found an other place to sell her jewlery in a resort town of Idaho Springs COLO..In fact she has about ten pices there now, that she sent up to him about three weeks ago.. When we go over to Colo. for Pages baptisem we are planning to stop there and see what success he has had..Stephen, went back east to take his board on the 21st, of Aug.He and his buddie got to stay with a member family that spoiled them..He feel so much better about this time around taking the test, and is sure tha he passed... But he stll won't know unil sometime in OCT.which is still tough to take because they are really anxious to get into a place of their very own and set some roots for their children.. Katie started school this Aug. bet you all can't guess what she like most at school...Mom and I are doing good.. Mom is busy at work and getting her jewlery going; infact she signed up to do the Wash. Co fair for 3 and a half days it turned out to be a great learing lesson for her.. she did okey but it was a lot of time sitting and waiting for something to do.. She has been ask to participate in the Art Show on The Main, this nov. This is a good way for her to unwind form the pressure of work at Zionsway and me a way to hele her a little.. My blood is staying up.. I go in the 15th of this mon. for a blood draw, and then again in 30 days, and don't see the Dr until Nov 10th. we will just all keep thinking positively.. Love evryone and always enjoy seeing or talking with each of you.. LOVE DAD..