Busy times.......

Spencer is doing well in Florida. He made it through transfers without being moved. He is adjusting to the spanish and the heat and humidity! He says he gets soaking wet through all of his clothes. He also said he is enjoying rice and beans more. lol

Avery turned 16 years old last Monday. I can’t believe our baby is 16! He wont get his license for a while because he doesn’t have enough driving hours. He has spent a ton of time this summer long boarding and not a lot of time driving. He also started High School. His birthday was also the first day of school. “Happy Birthday, go to school!” We celebrated Sunday with the family here for dinner. He will be set apart as a Priest in the Aaronic Priesthood on Sunday!

Sarah started her first teaching job. She was hired just a few days before school started. She worked hard and fast to get her classroom ready and is a 1st year, 1st grade teacher. Her classroom is cute! It was fun to watch her as she was nesting into her room. She is at a great school! We are excited for her! Josh has been busy working all summer and is started school back up in the fall. He has two years to go in his Engineering Degree. Sarah is in the Stake Young Womens as their Secretary and Josh is in the Ward Young Mens. They are busy and loving life! Hard to believe they have been married for 7 months.

Jack and McKell are making a move to Salt Lake. They have moved several times already but hopefully this will be a move where they can stay for a while, set their roots, etc. The home they have been living in was just temporary and they lived there for six months but are ready to move out on their own and set up a place of their own that they can call home. This month they celebrated their one year anniversary. Life is good and they are happy and cute together!

Amanda has had some exciting things going on in her life lately. She met and fell in love with one of her best friends, brother, Mike. They have had a fun couple of months getting to know each other. Unfortunately, he decided some time ago that since he had nothing exciting going on in his life, that he would go to China to teach English. He left on Wednesday to China. He will be gone for a year teaching English at a University. She has been really sad. What do they say, that “absence makes the heart grow fonder!” They will be able to speak via Skype and phone and mail. It will be a good opportunity to figure out if they want to be together. She is also making a job change and finishing up on her Master’s Degree, so she has lots to think about and to keep her busy.

Ken started up the new year at school. He is also involved in a play that will be starting up in September and will run September 3rd - September 30th. He is playing the captain in “Anything Goes.” It is playing at the Centerpointe Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 W., Centerville, 84014, (801) 298-1302. Come watch him if you can, he would love it! They have two casts, a M-W-F cast and a T-Th-Sat cast. I am not sure which one he is in.