Halloween at the office!!!

we were asked to dress up like cowgirls, i do have some country roots in my family
hopefully I pulled it off like a i should have.  It was fun, and yes those are real pony tails
in my hair, i am not sure i have ever had hair long enough to do that. 

Wil.ly- update

 

Elder Thomas is so handsome.  He is quite the stud!

He is doing fabulous this week.  He is staying busy and focused on what is

important.  He has such a positive attitude and tries to make the best

out of the situations he is in.  He said that he loves the area and is glad that he is there.

Keep up the good work!!!  We love you Wilster!!!

optical illusion!

When we were driving home, there was a river that looked like it was going uphill when we were driving down hill.  It was really cool to watch, we parked and went down and played by the water.  It was cool. 

checkers anyone!!!

We went to Cracker Barrell in Billings Montana, the boys were playing checkers on the big games outside.  They love checkers, this was the favorite thing to play with Great Grandpa Morrison. 

Who are you calling a DIP?

We thought this was a funny sign.  We were driving through a town in Montana.  Rhubin took a picture of us.....I think he was tired of us all in the truck with him!  We needed a break anyway!!!

Crazy Horse Memorial

Worlds Largest Mountain Carving---still in progress.  There is an Indian Museum that you can walk through and see many different things about the culture, and traditions.  It was really educational and interesting. 

Payton-Forbidden Mind!

This was Payton's favorite 3D gunslinger game we did as a family!

Mount Rushmore Cave

This was down inside the cave we took a tour of.  It was really cool.  We learned alot of interesting facts.  Awesome time at the cave!

Noah-Zombies

This was Noah's favorite 3D gunslinger game we played as a family, This is the one that made Rhuibn very nauseated!!!!!  He was not a fan of it!

Mount Rushmore!

We loved Mount Rushmore, it as really cold though.  It was nice to wander around and look at the different things they had.  The kids had more fun walking around the trails ----i think they were happy to be out of the truck. 

Mount Rushmore walk way

We went on a walk by Mount Rushmore and we loved the back ground.  All of us trying to squeeze into the picture.  Lucky that dad has long arms!

3 day mini vacation!!!!

Well you know us and we do not do things in a normal manner, so we did a mini vacation this past weekend.  We have a family friend that needed to get a trailer from North Dakota to Driggs Idaho.  Wednesday night, Rhubin went to Idaho Falls and picked up the windows to take with us, then Thursday after the kids were home from school and JoLynn got home from work, we started our venture.  We drove to Salt Lake City to pick up a  cabinet from Crown Cabinets.  Then headed towards South Dakota.  We drove all night, we drove through snow, hail, rain and many blizzards.  We got to our first spot an hour ahead of schedule, so we just got out and looked around a town.  We then went to the Crazy Horse Memorial, that was neat.  There were so many buildings and a movie to watch that told of how it came about.  Really a neat place.   Then we went to Mount Rushmore.  That was really cool also.  It was quite cold but it was neat.  Then we went to Rushmore Cave.  That was awesome.  We love caves, so it was informative, and we had a great tour guide.  At this place there was a 3D gunslinger game that you sat in these chairs and you had to shoot at different things, the chairs moved, your hair blew it was like real life.  We did two different ones, the first one was a cute coal mine ride that you had to shoot at skeletons.  Then they decided to do a Zombie one.....That was crazy, in fact, by the time it was over, Rhubin.   was ready to throw up, he ran out and hung his head over the railing.  Motion sickness must have kicked in.  The boys loved it.  We had a great tour guide that took us in the cave, it was a great and educational tour.  After that we headed to North Dakota, we got to drive thru Sturgis....(way cool).  We got to Steve in Stanley North Dakota about 9pm Friday night.  We did get to bed about 1am.  We stayed in a great hotel, it was so warm.....it was cold there.  I was amazed by all the "man camps"!  Crazy how many people are there working!  I went to a store to buy some soda, well, i grabbed 2 twelve packs.....they were $7.99 each, we did not buy any more soda there!!!  Really???? We got a good night sleep, we did not want to get up but we did, Noah and Rhubin went to Steves and then came back for me and Payton.  Then we started our journey homeward.  We ended up stopping in Billings Montana for the night.  We had a great day, and we were tired.  We went to Cabelas for about an hour and half, then we went to dinner at Cracker Barrell, then back to the hotel.  The boys went swimming, and JoLynn soaked in the hot tub!  Then it was bed time.  We slept amazing, we did not get up until almost 9 am.  Had a great breakfast at the hotel and then loaded up and headed home.  We drove through some crazy weather, the wind was awful in Bozeman Montana.  Then we hit a horrible snow storm, and the roads were scary!  After we got through it was clear and sunny, then when we hit Idaho Falls it was raining.  We were happy to be back in Pocatello.  So we drove about 2441 miles, and we were in the car about 45.30 hours. We are looking forward to sleeping in our own beds!  We had lots of fun, good memories, and  lots of laughs!

Willy - Update

Willy loves mail.  He is doing super, this was a picture that he  took and sent home.  I think he is wanting us to write more.  Please write letters to him if you have time. 
He is trying to stay motivated, sometimes companions arent as motived as the other.  He is working on his exercising so he will be better prepared when he comes home and is back in the national guard.  We love you Willy.  Keep up the good work.

Homeless Stand Down

For Noah's Eagle project he collected items for Hygiene kits to give out at the Homeless Stand down.  Today we arrived at 7am to get set up and then the event started at 8am.  There was a huge turn out.  We planned for 150 bags, we had 162.  They had over 200 people show up, we were able to round up some other items and throw stuff into some dontated insulated coolers.  It worked out perfect.  This was a good humbling experience for them. They had a great time.  Now Noah will finish his final paperwork, and we can do a Eagle court of honor!!!  Great job.

look at the plane!!!

I like this picture because we are all looking at the sky rather than the camera!!! 

NOAH-PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN

TODAY THE MOVIE WAS PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN!

NOAH PULLING OFF A SIMPLE JACK SPARROW!!!

NOAH-GREASE

THIS WEEK AT HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL IT IS HOMECOMING WEEK,

THEY ARE DOING A MOVIE A DAY, TODAY WAS GREASE....NOAH

WENT DRESSED AT JOHN TRAVOLTA!!!

WILLY-UPDATE

WILLY IS DOING GOOD!  HE IS ALITTLE HOMESICK RIGHT NOW, THIS IS HUNTING SEASON IN IDAHO.....THAT IS ONE OF HIS MOST FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WITH HIS DAD AND BROTHERS.  HE HAS HAD ALITTLE STRUGGLE, BUT IS DOING GOOD.  HIM AND HIS COMPANION ARE EAGER TO GET THINGS DONE.  HE LOVES HIS MISSION AND IS GLAD HE WENT. 

FAMILY FUN!!!

FINALLY TOOK SOME TIME TO GO AND TAKE SOME FAMILY PICTURES....FALL IS MY MOST FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.....LOVE THE COLOR OF THE LEAVES.....FUN FAMILY PICS!!!

Brothers!!!

Hunting with these two is always a treat.....they are never serious!!!  At least they are getting along!!!

Payton is 13!!!

Happy Birthday Payton!!!He could hardly wait to get on the mountain hunting!!!

Willy-update

Willy is doing great.  He did not get transferred.  He did get a new companion.  He is a BYU football player.  He is hoping that they will help each other stay in shape.  He is doing great, staying positive.  He does miss home, (it is hunting season).  Keep up the good work!!!!

Willy - Transfer day

Today is transfer day, Willy is going to be staying in the same area, he did not know who his new companion was, he was excited about staying where he was.  He is doing super.  He said that there are times that he really misses home.  He is learning and growing every week, and has enjoyed the mission!  It was one of the best things he has done.  Keep up the good work!