02 July 2009

. . . fifteen/nine . . .

. . . raise the roof for that teeny, tiny, 
single-digit second number up there, 
shall we? . . .
. . . this month's post celebrates all in the family . . .
. . . cousin zach is coming home next month from 
brazil porto alegre . . .
. . . cousin brad just left for 
washington tacoma . . .
. . . cousin justin is going great guns in 
the west indies . . .
. . . cousin kyle is spreading the word in 
california . . .
. . . while drew is holding down the fort/pueblo in 
mexico city north . . .
. . . next up is cousin josh . . . 
. . . as of 30 september 2009, he'll be serving in 
{drum roll, please} 
mexico city ~ wait for it . . .
. . . west . . .
. . . so close, and yet so far . . .
. . . molly is merely reacting to the fact that 
josh is the oldest of five boys . . .
. . . she'll get to do this four more times, at least . . .
. . . because who knows? . . . 
. . . little sister angela might want to serve, too . . .
. . . congratulations, cousin joshy . . .
{in other news . . . please say a little prayer for drew's dad 
who's undergoing emergency surgery 
~ involving chipping and drilling ~ 
this morning. 
that darned mrsa infection is back . . .}


8 comments:

vicki said...

Molly's face says it all... I feel her pain AND happiness!
Our prayers are all about Bill today.

JULIE said...

Thinking of you and Billie with a prayer in my heart!

chris+amber said...

Molly's face made me cry. I'm dying with the idea of sending two boys on a mission...she has to send FIVE! Yikes... Josh will blend right in. I hope Drew gets to see lots of him! Give Dad loves from us!

The Wells Family said...

Wow... lots of cousin missionaries serving.... 21 days and Logan will be home..... Can't wait. Good luck to Bill, my prayers are with your family.

pj said...

We are wondering how things went today... In Utah so out of the loop. Hope all is well.

Sassy said...

I so understand her face as do so many mothers....what a handsome boy he is.....he'll probably have a lot of girls wanting to convert...LOL and what blessings will come to all of your fam having so many worthy young men serving our Father in Heaven....and oh my stars.....you poor guys....we will absolutely keep Bill and you in our prayers...hugs to you Stephanie...you are an amazing pillar of strength...you're my idol for sure!!!!!

Brad's Mom said...

Bill is now in our prayers. Prayers work!!!

Amber Veater said...

Can I please make you dinner? Or dessert even? We love love love you guys and would love to do something.. please :)