Random pictures

Updating the carpet in the back bedrooms, took the opportunity to make our mark
Ammon and Jacob enjoying the new carpet
Ammon in the sprinklers
Mom talking to James on the phone, James thanking us for the pizza coupons
Anthony and Sam smelting cans
Bryce Ritting (conductor of the Utah Valley Symphony) and LaReita after a concert where the symphony thanked LaReita for her 20+ years of service and performing
Inscribed cutting board given to LaReita in thanks for her service
LaReita and Families Mentoring Families friends, temple trip
Jumpin’ Jacob
LaReita and a horse

[S7E6] Birthdays and conference!!

I’m going to be honest, I thought that conference was going to have some cooler announcements(18 months for elders?? Iced Coffee is kosh?? There’s a 13th tribe that has been hidden on the moon??) But as they said, announcements shouldn’t take up too much of church time. Reflecting that they didn’t announce much in conference anyways. 

1: Happy (mildly disappointing) Birthday to me!! We had a lot of lessons set up on Thursday (my birthday) and we needed the car. So we tried to get the car, and it took a long time, as 5th ward was with the ZLs on the opposite end of the zone, and blah blah… We ended up waiting on a street corner for an hour, to get the car that we didn’t even really need. We pretty much just stayed on one street, but Elder Randall and I didn’t tell anyone that. Anyways, the majority of our lessons weren’t there. These things combined to a very unhappy me. Until I got back to our apartment and opened the birthday package. That really made my day better. That and a small cupcake/candle really made the day feel special. It ended up being a good day. Thanks for all the gift cards everyone!! <3 <3 <3

2: Don’t give 5th ward your car Come Sunday, after conference, we got a referral for someone at the opposite end of our area. 5th ward had the car so they could say ‘goodbye’ to some of the people in the area. It was raining, and we didn’t want to walk. So we called 5th ward, asking for a ride. They didn’t pick up. We called them again, they didn’t pick up. SO being the good missionaries we are we decided to walk an hour and a half in pouring rain. The person we wanted to talk to wasn’t there. I was angry, and wet. Bad way to end the day.

3: Oh yeah, transfers! So I am going to be leaving Sring-a-ding, and will be going to Coos Bay, For the SUMMER!!! I’m excited, I’ll be in a ward share with Elder Hyer, from our very own Oakridge!

4: Hey Bri! Let’s get some over-hyped burgers! So Bri came up from Roseburg to chat, and I heard that this one place called “Fins” was good. So we met there and had a pretty long chat. The burgers were… okay. Definitely over-hyped, but that’s okay I got to chat with a friend.

5: I like Frogs Frogs are pretty cool animals, and as a result of my appreciation for frogs I have drawn many of them. For no reason. So there.
Yeah, that pretty much sums up the week, kinda weird week, but still fun nonetheless.

Ya Boi

Elder Berky

Family Walk to Dog Park

Anthony and Ben toss a football back and forth across the street. Ammon riding his trike with Ruxpin in tow.
Ammon riding his bike with Ruxpin.
Jacob takes a turn on the trike.
Sam on the trike, Ammon on the scooter.

Family trip to Hoggle Zoo in SLC

Anthony, Ammon, Ben, Katelyn, Hailey (Ben’s friend and her sister), Sam, Grandma Grace, Jacob, LaReita
Kai and Julles
Sam and Anthony
Sam and Anthony watching a red panda
Ammon joins Anthony and Sam
Anthony, Sam, Grandma Grace, LaReita, Ammon, Kai, Julles
Dave, LaReita and Grandma Grace
Kai and Ammon
Sam and Ammon get up close with a bird
Julles, Kai, David, LaReita, Grandma Grace
Dad guarding the stoller
Ammon and Anthony in line for the merry-go-round
Anthony and Ammon riding
Dad and Ammon by the Red Panda Exhibit
Ammon and Anthony watching the animals
Ammon playing on a toy boat
Ammon, Mom and Sam
Red Panda (Jacob’s favoriate)
Red Panda
Ostrich
Gorilla
Old Orangatang
Bald Eagle
Elephant
Goose
Giraffe