With All Our Love

Dear Tanner and Hunter,

What a fun thing to talk to you tonight! We miss laughing with you! You didn't tell me about your dinner invite and leftovers, though! Glad somebody is always thinking of you! God bless Marie!

We didn't have any balloons land in our backyard, as I had hoped, but we did catch a few on the airport field. There were a LOT of people that came to see the balloons. People in Granbury LOVE to get out and do fun things! There were a few booths selling trinkets, and a stage with music equipment. They turned on a nice, slow, old country song, and it was too good to pass up. Your dad and I danced in the middle of the field, with our children's mouths hanging open. We laughed and laughed, as we danced and danced. And even though no one else joined us, I'm glad I have a husband who is willing to put up with my eccentricities.

And wouldn't you know it was get a free coffee (we got hot chocolate) all week long at the Race Trac gas station, all week, but we stopped by after watching the balloons fill. Your siblings LOVE a good freebie ;-)

We invited a family over for crepes tonight, who have children the same age as everybody here except Breyer. Porter spent the entire afternoon cooking a quadruple batch of crepes, in his festive Hawaiian attire. He's your father's scoutmaster.

While your brother was cooking, Cooper had everybody else in the library building a fort. Can you see the tunnel? It goes to the back corner. Porter got in there to read scriptures, and became the "mystical voice" while he was reading them out loud. Entertainment is so easily found over here!

After this week's incident involving a missing Cooper and the sheriff's office, we now have ensured every child has our phone numbers in their backpacks. I'm glad Cooper tried calling you, It was unfortunate you were in class, and your number was the only one he knew. I probably will have a thing or two to say to the athletic department about not having any cross country schedule available on line or in print. He had no idea it was happening until he showed up for school.

Basketball officially begins next week for Porter. I think there are try outs still, but he's hung in there thus far. He got a pair of basketball shoes from the school - last year's model - in his size. Introducing his Nike 2013 Hyperdunks!

I was reminded of the story of Ananias and Sapphira, in the Book of Acts, who sold their property, and held back a portion of the value in their tithe. They broke their covenants in lying to God, and paid the consequence by "giving up the ghost." Never hold back, be honest and true with yourselves and others.

We love you dearly. Thanks for being happy together, and loving us as well. 

Mom