So far in May...

Just wanted to play catch up

for the month of May.... so far:

Toby turned 29! 

Unfortunately he had a big test 

the day after his birthday,

so he had to basically study

all day (fun).

But I made him take a break

at night and squeeze in some cake

and ice-cream with his family.

Also this month, Toby's brother

Crosby went through the temple for the

first time. Here we are at the Draper temple.

It was a rainy yet really great day!

Crosby is going on his mission in

2 weeks and I'm really going

to miss him. He is such a great guy!

And finally, last Saturday our ward

had a "Service Day". We focussed

on fixing up 3 homes of people who 

either financially or physically are unable to, 

and I have to say it was a really

neat experience to be a part of.

Over 300 people in our ward volunteered 

both their time and money to make

this day possible. 

And luckily, it was the one

sunny day of the week! Here are a few

pictures of the day.

Notice some of the young

men on the roof scraping off paint.

They were awesome!

This is our bishop trimming

trees. He is such a great man!

This is the home of the sweet woman I 

visit teach each month. I will post an "after" 

picture of this later so you can really 

see the transformation (still need to pour 

her a driveway and sidewalk).

This woman could not be more deserving

of the help and I am so happy that all of this

work could be done for her. 

I love this picture because this really is how

the whole Service Day went. Dozens of 

people working outside, and just as 

many working inside.

I feel so grateful to live in a

neighborhood with such generous

and kind people.  When the day comes, it's

going to be really hard to leave

this ward.

And I had to end with this picture-

Ellison, Emma, Claire, and Tibby

 after they finished

performing a play for us in

Grandma's yard. Too cute!