Monday, November 5, 2012

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Elder Sommers Update with Pictures

Here are the links for Maguel's latest letters!  Please also take a moment to look through the pictures.  Looks like he is doing great.





















Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Friday, October 12, 2012

Yana and Family Visit with Grandpa and Grandma

Yana and her family were in Casper and had the chance to visit with Grandpa and Grandma.  Here is are some fun pictures that they took.  Thank you Yana for sharing these!!  Anyone else who has some fun pictures or stories, please let us know and we'll share them!

The ones in the lawn chairs are when they were checking out the road construction on their street and Grandpa was playing catch with the girls. 
The one of grandma with the girls was while Damon and Grandpa we playing horse shoes- grandma was singing to the girls :)
I am pretty sure the ones of Grandpa need no explanation. :)
I just thought these were some fun pics of them that showed them at their best :)
Love ya,
Yana








Elder Sommer's Update

We wanted to let the family know that Raymond's mother, the Sommer kids' Grandmother, passed away this last Sunday, October 7.  Please remember them in your thoughts and prayers!

Click here to read October 1, 2012

Click here to read October 8, 2012

Monday, September 17, 2012

Wigginton Family Update!


Hello Everyone,

A lot has gone on the last several months. Some of the details I will pass over. But I’ll give ya a general low down with what’s been going on in our lives…

Gary lost his job the end of March! We were totally shocked and not expecting it at all! The guy who took Gary’s position really didn’t know the job or have Gary’s  knowledge of the business so he got Gary hired back  on in June( 3months time)!!
Ever since then Gary has been going non-stop! Sometimes he’s not able to come home on the weekends since there’s problems! Gary most recently has been working in Kansas City, Missiouri!  So sometimes Gary has not been home for a couple of weeks! Me and the kids miss him so much! He will be working in St. Louis , Missouri  as Project Manager.

PJ is still working at Applebee’s and living at home! He has his favorite customers and does know how to serve well! He’s talking about moving out at the beginning of the year. I know he’s looking forward to reunion!

Kara is going to college and looking for a job! She’s keeping busy between school and ward activities. She helps me by doing the grocery shopping and keeping the house clean.

AJ is going to school for a semester. He’s going to be putting in his missionary paperwork in- in a few months. So school is keeping him busy and school! He’s also looking for work!

Me…not a whole lot to tell! With Gary gone quite a bit I’m keeping busy with work, church work, working out and training !! I am learning to fly alone. If Gary can’t come home I’m going to be going to him!! I’ve done it once. I flew out to Kansas, City! Not too bad! As long as I get to the airport early enough and I know which gate I’m at- I’m good!  Hopefully, the next time we do this I’m not such a greeny solo  flyer!

As a family we do marathons…we did the Pat Tillman  5k in May! (Going to do it again) We’re doing a Bisbee 5k in October. ( our 2nd time) I’ve been training with a Melody( first time doing Bisbee)  I met her  on face book to get ready for the marathon. We run /walk 3 miles and then do 5 sets of stairs up and down a total of 2000ish ! Our time is not that bad 1:40!! I like it on Wednesday’s when I get home I can eat pretty much whatever I want!! In January I’m doing the Color Run with team Cray-Ola! Very excited ! This will be a first with no family! L

We do enjoy seeing Tara and Brian and the boys. It seems like we don’t see them enough!!

We are all looking forward to the reunion! Can’t wait to see you all again!!
Love,
The Wigginton Family

Brian and Tara Lowery Family

Hi Everyone,
I can't believe it's been a year since we saw everyone at the reunion. Time sure does fly. We have been keeping busy.
The biggest news that we have is our newest addition, Rederick Green Lowery. He was born at 5:01am,  on February 24, 2012. He was 7lbs 6oz, 20 1/2 inches long. He is now 6 months old and is following in his brother's footsteps.  He doesn't like to sit still or take naps. He either wants to be rolling around or standing up. GlenGary loves being a big brother and helping take care of him. We love having Rederick as a part of our family and he is a true joy. While the Lowery side was enjoying our wonderful bundle of joy we also had some heartache. My Brother and sister in-law who were due at the same time I was, delivered their baby girl stillborn, 9 days before we had Rederick, in Kentucky. They came back to AZ to lay their angel to rest. Unfortanatly I was still in the hospital but we were able to comfort one another when we got together. We are grateful to have the gospel in our lives that helps us through tough times.
Brian has been working hard to provide for our family everyday. The company he works for recently opened a new center right in our neighborhood, so the commute is wonderful during the week. He still works on Saturdays in Mesa which gives us a nice excuse to see family, and do other activities we want to.  Brian enjoys going yard selling, playing games, and wrestling with his sons. In April, we took a family trip to Utah for a wedding reception of one of Brian's friends from the Wisconsin mission (a convert he tracted into and helped teach and who served his own mission in Utah and married in the Idaho temple). We had a wonderful time. We went to the reception, attended church and had dinner with him. We also attended a luncheon with some of  Brian's mission buddies, and I even meet his mission president and wife. We are glad we went. Brian is a wonderful and amazing husband and father.
I have been a busy stay at home mom doing my best to make sure everyone is taken care of.  We now have some new pets added to our family. Along with our cat, Klink, we have have a dog named Cinderalla and two turtles. Most of my days are spent taking care of the kids, cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, grocery shopping and anything else that needs to get done. I have recently got a new calling as part of the activities committee for Relief Society.
GlenGary is growing bigger. He will be 3 in October. He likes to be very independent. Within this last month, we have really been working on potty training him.  He does pretty well but still has a while to go to be completly potty trained. GlenGary loves going outside, playing with his blocks, reading books and copying everyone else. Recently, we took a trip to the Arizona Science Center. It was a alot of fun and GlenGary really enjoyed it. He is very smart and is learning new things everyday. He loves church and attending his nursery class although it took him a little getting used to. 
Well, I think that about sums up our family for now. We look forward to seeing everyone at the reunion next year. We love and miss you all.
Love,
The Lowery Family
Brian, Tara, GlenGary and Rederick 






Monday, August 13, 2012

More News from Elder Sommer


Click here to read Elder Sommer's June 25th Letter
Click here to read Elder Sommer's July 2nd Letter
Click here to read Elder Sommer's July 9th Letter
Click here to read Elder Sommer's July 16th Letter
Click here to read Elder Sommer's July 23rd Letter
Click here to read Elder Sommer's July 30th Letter
Click here to read Elder Sommer's Aug 6th Letter
Click here to read Elder Sommer's Aug 13th Letter

I (Matney) would like to apologize that it has taken me so long to get all of these letters up on the blog!!  The summer is flying by and I haven't been as on top of things as I should have been!  I hope you enjoy Maguel's letters and I will be more diligent in getting them to the blog as I receive them!! :)

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Lewis Family Update

Wayne and Emry and kids


Happy Summer Everyone,

These few summer months are flying by and the kids will be back in school before we know it.  I'll catch you up a bit on what is going on in the Lewis household.

Hayden turned 11 years old on June 27th.  He was very low key about his birthday this year, didn't know what he wanted for gifts, didn't know if he wanted to have a party,  etc.  He finally decided it would be fun to take a few friends (actually all brothers) to Air Time.  They all had a great time jumping on huge trampolines, diving into the foam pit and playing dodge ball.  His dinner of choice was chicken tacos with black beans and rice.  One great thing about turning 11 is that now Hayden is in 11 year old scouts.  Since our ward doesn't have very many boys his age, he gets to meet with another ward in our stake.  He has made some new friends and had his first overnight camp out this past weekend!  The camp out actually took place in his leader's backyard and it was 100 plus degrees all night, so Hayden only slept about 2 hours he said.  All the boys were up swimming at 5 am.  An 11 year old boys dream!!  Hayden is SUPER excited for school to begin in 2 weeks -- summer boredom has hit the Lewis household:)

Chloe is looking forward to school beginning also -- says she's ready for a set schedule again, SEMINARY, and even her school classes:)  Her school begins next week, but she is going to miss the first 3 days, because she and Wayne are going to hike Half Dome with the crew that is going.  She wasn't sure if she wanted to miss the first few days of school, but decided that this chance might not come around again for awhile.  Chloe's summer has been a busy one filled with EFY in Flagstaff, Girl's Camp, and Soccer Camp at BYU.  If she had to choose a favorite of all of those, EFY would win hands down!  Cute boys couldn't possibly be the reason!!  Chloe is a great example for all who know her, she is a great friend and an even better daughter:)

Wayne is doing great and is working hard at running his business and serving as Stake President.  I really don't know how he does it all!  Coming up in the latter part of August our stake (along with other stakes in the area)  are to have a special priesthood training session with visiting general authorities.  Then another letter arrived informing Wayne that out of 27 stakes 3 had been chosen to have a special stake conference the same weekend.  Our stake was one of the ones chosen.  We don't know who will be visiting -- but another letter should be arriving soon with that news!!

I am doing well and loving serving in the Young Women's program as the one and only advisor.  It is fun to get to be with Chloe and the other young women.  Lots of projects are in the horizon for me -- organizing, food storage, sewing, a little bit of everything.  

We hope you are all well and would love to have any of you come see us!  

Love,
Wayne, Em, Chloe and Hayden


Gabe and Avah Family

I have to agree that this blog idea was genius. I am loving all of these pictures of all your cute families...who seem to be photographers or have one on hand. You will soon notice that I do not have such skills. Well I don't feel like our family has any real 'big' news to report on but I will fill you in on what we have been up to.

Gabe has been busy with work and school of late. He is ingrained with that hard-working Lewis/Comin spirit and seems to always be doing something to take care of our family. Currently he is working in quality control at probably one of the craziest production plants. His job seems to be always put to the test when he has to catch errors and make sure the company is not losing money because of oversights. I think it is perfect training for a career in medicine...where his mind will need to be honed into the small details.  This coming fall he will start his nursing classes up again. I know he is excited to get back to the grindstone and work in terms of school. 

He continues to run daily and is currently training for his second marathon this coming September. He is probably one of the most determined people I know when he has a goal set. I often find myself playing the devil's advocate telling him to take a break and relax but he is ever diligent and continues to get out there and run. I have tried following in his footsteps with running and have found that I really do love it. I am no where near him in terms of skill but I have enjoyed getting outdoors and building my miles.  

Our lives are really centered around our sweet children-Noah (4), Ember (2) and Adelle (8 mo.). We often wonder how such small things can have so much energy but they constantly keep us in motion and having fun.  Noah is mom's big helper in our house and loves his sisters dearly. He is starting up preschool again soon and can't wait. You can often see the wheels turning in his head as he is trying to figure out how everything around him works. We love to hear him think out loud and learn how his little mind is working. Ember is our wild child who has had more accidents this summer than I think Noah has had in his 4 years of life.  We were excited to get her cast off (from a broken wrist) before the family reunion and family pictures only to have her come home from the reunion with a rug rash down her entire face from falling out of a Jacuzzi.  Oh but she keeps us busy and smiling. She really is the cutest little thing and brings such joy to our lives. Adelle is our sweet little cherub. She is such a good baby and I can't stop myself from kissing her. She loves her big brother tons and can't help but smile or laugh with him nearby. They must have been terribly close in another life because there is a connection there that I can't explain. I truly feel blessed that my children are mine. Writing this I feel as though I am bragging and then realize we all must feel that way about our own children and how blessed we are to have and be a family. We love you all dearly and are grateful to be a part of such a loving family. 

Ember with cast

Adelle

Ember, Gabe and Noah

Jarom, Cole, Ember and Noah


Jason and Whitney 

Jason and I are still in Iowa City and loving it more the longer we are here.  Jason finished up his 2nd year of his PhD program at the University of Iowa and has about 3 years left.  Time is flying!  This summer was not as relaxing for him as one could hope as he has been working on his "2nd Year Paper" all summer long.  It was a long and hard process, but he turned it in on July 31 and feels like a new man!  I feel like a new woman too actually.  Jason has picked up long boarding this summer.  He liked to go out and ride when he got burnt out from doing too much math working on his paper and it helped him relax and clear his head.  

In June I finished up my nannying job and was very ready to do so.  That job was quite a challenge for me, but I'm grateful the experience is behind me!  Jason and I moved this summer into a new apartment and we are now the apartment managers here.  We just couldn't pass up on the free rent deal!  So this is my new job of sorts, but it's nice that I get to be home a lot and work with lots of nice people.  Right now it is a little hectic because the landlord is out of the country so Jason and I are in charge of everything during the busy moving in and moving out season.  We sure are thankful for such a wonderful opportunity though.  Man, what a blessing!  

Earlier this summer we had the chance to go to Wisconsin with some friends and had a blast.  Our favorite part was kayaking down the river one afternoon, we both loved it and thought Wisconsin was just beautiful.  In July, Jason and I traveled to Utah and visited both families while there.  It was great to see everyone and the drive out there wasn't too bad either.  We've discovered the magic of books on tape.  Being with family is wonderful and it's so fun to see how much all the nieces and nephews have grown and changed.  It was so fun to be there for Wesley's (Josh and Jess' newest) blessing too!  Jason's family was all in town for the first time in a couple of years too which was really fun.  

The day after we got back, we moved into our new apartment and started managing so we are busy little bees these days.  Jason will start school here again soon and I might be too actually.  With the new time on my hands I may go take some classes this fall and am really enjoying the thought of that.  The community college here has some great courses and I could become certified in something that may help me be able to work from home. We'll see.

Well, we sure do love you all and hearing about you.  Hope you are all doing well!

Jason and Whitney at the Wisconsin Dells

Elder Gavin Lewis

Gavin has been serving his mission for about 13 months now and doing really well.  He has been transferred around a lot lately, but has such a great attitude no matter what happens.  Currently, he is in area of Donetsk called Obyedinyoni with a companion, Elder Young, who he has served with before.  Here is a snippet from his most recent email:

"One of my favorite families is the Selutin family.  They are a couple with 3 children.  Last week he had a great lesson at their home about the role of the Holy Ghost in preaching the gospel.  We had prepared a lot for the lesson and we even had an object lesson to go along.  It went well.  This week we planned a follow-up lesson- about the role and importance of testimony in our efforts to share the gospel.  We had planned to give them some Liahonas to give to their friends and even have them practice with us, testifying and giving the Liahonas.  But, when we got to their house, something even better was in store.  Sister Selutin had a non-member friend over!  Afterwards when we asked them if they had intentionally had the friend there when we would be there- they said it was about half and half.  We were super glad she was there.  Her name is Lera and she is a work friend of Sister Selutin.  We taught the Restoration.  The Selutins really did most of the teaching, question answering, and testifying.  We couldn't have asked for anything more perfect.  Lera accepted a Book of Mormon and agreed to read, but was a little tentative about prayer.  Lera was out of town this last weekend and couldn't come to church, but we should be meeting with her at the Selutins' again this week.  It was an excellent example of how much easier and more effective missionary work is when investigators are introduced to us by members of the church.  Lera already has friends to sit with at church and who can answer her questions.  We were glad that the Selutins felt they could trust us with their friend."

Gavin is such a good example to all of us and we LOVE reading his letters every week.  We are planning on adding them to the blog now, along with Maguel's so everyone can enjoy them!





**Josh and Jessica's computer has died so we won't be having an update from them in this post, but hopefully soon!





Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Tod Comin Family Update


Button Family Update

Hello Family!

Can I just say that I am loving this Comin Family Blog!?! It's so great to keep up with everyone this way. And now it's your turn to catch up on us :)

We are doing great! The past couple of months have been quite a roller coaster. Ryan was told in January that he would be deployed to Afghanistan in June, a month and a half before our baby's due. I thought we handled it pretty well and we started getting ready. He was supposed to be gone for eight months, from June to February.  In the middle of May they said they made a mistake and he had to leave in two weeks, so we started scrambling to get everything he needed (which turned out to be a ton of stuff!) Three days before he is supposed to leave they said his deployment was canceled! Yeah, I was so relieved!

Oops, just kidding, he's still going. It went back and forth about ten times and finally he left for training in May. It was a rough week and then Ryan shows up at home on Friday. His deployment really was canceled! We are learning that nothing is for sure in the military and we need to be ready for anything! So things are good now, Ryan is home and will be here for when the baby is born at the end of July, yeah!

The kids are doing well. They handled all the changes pretty well considering but they may be really messed up when they get older! (Just kidding... I hope) Parker just finished up 3rd grade and LOVES to read. We set reading goals for this summer and we thought she could read 2,000 pages before school started in August. We've only had a week and a half of summer and she's only a few pages away from that goal. I think we are going to have to re-calculate.

Easton finished 2nd grade and is upset about leaving his teacher behind (she's very attractive, I think he has a bit of a crush on her). He's great with playing with his younger siblings and loves to do arts and crafts. He tells everyone he wants to be an artist when he grows up (or a scientist so he can make potions).

Creed finished 1st grade and is one funny kid. We gave our kids the challenge of reading The Book of Mormon by the end of the year. It's very slow going for him but he is so determined, it's adorable! Creed also never sleeps in, 6:30 every morning, he's ready to start the day so he has some quiet time to work on his goal.

Makay will start Kindergarten this next year and can't wait! She loves having the kids home from school and mostly drives them crazy with so much attention. She loves to help out around the house though and every single meal she is ready to be my sous chef. Every time she says a prayer she thanks Heavenly Father for the baby in my tummy and asks that one be a boy and one a girl. I have no idea why she thinks there are two in there because I have repeatedly told her there is only one but I really wish she would stop, it's making me nervous!

Beckham is almost 4 and FINALLY potty trained! This is the first time I have no kids in diapers in almost 10 years. Too bad it's going to start all over again in six weeks! Beckham also loves having the older kids home and they baby him a lot, he loves it! I wonder how he's going to handle the new baby.

As for Ryan and I, things are great. I'm just happy he's not getting deployed. To be honest I was pretty worried about being a single mom for eight months with a new baby. My calling (Primary President) is endlessly crazy and really keeps me both stressed and amazed. I'm enjoying having the kids home although it's a lot of work!  Ryan loves his job and is keeping really busy with it.  We love you all and can't wait to see everyone next summer!






Hi everyone. I know..this is a shock. We have an update here in the Ben Comin family!:)

I don't know the last time we updated everyone, but we are here in Las Vegas making it through the summer months and loving life.  We don't feel like we have any "new" news, so we will catch you up with what we do have.

On December 8th, Maizie got the best birthday present...a new brother!  Maxwell Benjamin made it clear that he wanted to share a birthday with his sister (I even prayed it wouldn't happen)..he showed up 8 lbs 4 ozs and has been such a joy in our home. He is UBER loved by his brothers and sister..read: he is poked, pinched, rolled and held non-stop.


He has the sweetest little personality...so calm and happy. Definitely a blessing in our crazy life. Looking at the picture above makes me giggle..I bet you can't guess what color his hair is.:)


Having 4 kids has been a blast. They have so much energy, we sometimes don't know what to do with it all, but wouldn't have it any other way.


 Maizie continues to be a little sparkplug. She has taken on the role of the earliest up in the morning. 5:15 comes early, but who wouldn't love to wake up to a sweet little "Good Morning, Mommy and Daddy" every morning? She LOVES her big brothers and follows them around constantly. She enjoys playing the computer, working on reading, and being the queen bee. She is obsessed with Hello Kitty, and has the most contagious laugh you have ever heard. (She even had our neighbor doing tricks with her dog, just so she could hear her laugh!) She loves to dress up and in the last 2 months has had 6 photoshoots to help me out with a contest I was in..and LOVED every bit of it.



The boys are best friends and connected at the hip when we are at home.
Booker is going into 3rd grade and is 110% boy. He loves sports..and just finished up his first season of soccer. He excelled quickly and loved playing sweeper as well as forward. He loves to MAKE his own versions of video games with blocks and figurines and has a natural curiosity for all things SCIENCE. He has been the best helper with Max and is seriously my best helper around the house.


Lincoln just turned 6 and will be in 1st grade next year. He still LOVES to read and often has 4-5 books going at one time. He loves to build new ships, houses, cars, etc with his legos. He usually has at least one funny joke ready at all times and loves to play little jokes on his brother and sister. He also loves to play on the computer and soaks up as much information he can while watching any science videos he can get his eyes on.

January 21st was a big day in our house as it was Ben's birthday. But this year, it also happened to be Booker's baptism and Maxwell's blessing. What an awesome day it was to feel the Spirit and witness the Priesthood in action. Grandpa Tod and Grandma Kim came and got to be a part of the big day and it was just so fun to be together as a family!

Ben has been busy with work as he started working for a larger firm here in Vegas and he has been LOVING the change.  He loves the area of law he does now (Corporate Transactional Law), which make the long hours while he is away much easier.  His favorite thing to do at night is come home and get wrestled by the kids. He lives for Saturdays (his one BIG day to be with the family) and is looking forward to hiking Half Dome this summer.

I (Kiki) have just been busy with all of the same....being a mom, a taxi, a nurse, a cheerleader, a cook, etc. I started a new website in May which has kept me swamped and motivated and am loving the summer with no schedule and my kids home all day.

We hope this finds you all doing well and look forward to keeping up with all of you on this fun blog.:) Have a happy summer!



Drew Comin Family Update

We are currently living in Lehi, Utah.  Melinda is teaching 5th grade at an elementary school in Provo, and I am working as an estimator for Progressive Insurance and finishing up my grad program at the University of Utah. Last weekend we went and watched Melinda complete her second marathon and we had the boys run the 1k for fun.  We have 3 boys, Sam, Isaac, and Lucas.  Sam is turning 9 in a few weeks and playing baseball right now and flag football later this summer.  Isaac is 5 and just started T-ball and is doing swim lessons again.  Lucas is 19 months and mostly just hits people and says “no” a lot.  Our big trip this summer is going to be a trip to San Diego to visit Tod, Kim, and the Pacific Ocean.  We also have some fun hikes planned and some mountain biking.  We love you all.










Tod & Kim Comin Update

Here is our blog for the month of June.  Too bad it has to be on the last day of the month but its here nonetheless!  The kids wrote their own so we’ll send theirs right after I send this one.  Thanks for keeping up our family blog. We do love reading it. So here goes:
We have had a great year so far.  Far busier than planned but we have to take life whatever way it comes to us.  Kim went back to school full time to get her CNA (certified nurse assistant) license. It was a 120 hours of class and 120 hours of work experience and a lot of study time for her old brain. Tod did all the cooking and cleaning for 3 months but it was so much fun that she considered going back to school full time but only for about 2 minutes.  She has a small job for the next two months visiting an Alzheimer patient. In January she was called as the Young Womens president – apparently there is no age limit on callings… but it has been fun and rewarding.
Tod and Calvin are having fun with their gun class taught by the SD police department training instructors.  They love it and love the time they get to spend together “improving their talents”.  Tod is taking a break from running since his meniscus tear and is looking forward to surgery AFTER the half dome trip.  That will be the highlight of his year.  It will take place Aug 7th-11th and will include a lot of your family members!  I can’t wait to hear the stories…
We find time to bike and hike a lot on the weekends.  Sometimes we take the kayak to the bay.  If we have to do that exercise thing to stay healthy it might as well be fun.  Tod stays busy with being High Priest Group leader, work, and helping me with my latest project, the garden and my sister’s family who live just around the corner.
We just finished a TC (that stands for Tod Comin) reunion with all our kids and grandkids.  We haven’t all been together since Drew left for his mission.  We rented a house where we ALL stayed for 4 days in the mountains (all 12 kids from 6 mo. To 9 years old and 8 adults).  We even still like each other! It was refreshing and so much fun.  Wish I could say we had a picture of the whole fam but we didn’t get one there.  Unfortunately Calvin had to work so he was only able to spend the weekend with us.  
Calvin has been working this summer in Kentucky with the same job he’s had but they closed an office in Florida so decided to send him out to finish up some jobs.  He loves racking up the miles since he gets to come home every other weekend.  It is hot hot hot and a bit humid there but the pay is great so he doesn’t complain. He also has had an eventful year.  He was sent to Italy to train a new Nuflow contractor and this guy took a liking to him.  He knew that Calvin wanted to go to the Ferrari museum and so he paid 100 Euros just outside of the museum to a company that lets people test drive one of seven Ferraris there on the property – Calvin chose the Ferrari California – go figure.  We watched the video they took of him driving and it was fun to see him re-live the moment and giggle when they let him “let it go.”   You couldn’t have given him a better gift- he had no speed limit…  But lest you think that life is too good for him, the next event was not so happy.  Earlier this year he bought a Pathfinder that he had spent a lot of time and money on fixing up the way he liked it.  Then he went camping with 4 of his buddies and on some tough off-roading – broke a motor mount.  They lost all torque so Calvin used some tie down straps to allow them to get to the highway.  They put a sweatshirt between the strap and the engine so the strap wouldn’t melt.  They soon found out that sweatshirts don’t melt – they BURN!!  Unfortunately, after gassing up and deciding the truck was doing fine at 65 mph – the truck caught on fire as they were headed up a hill coming back to San Diego.  All escaped without injury except for a small burn on one boy’s leg.   A few items of camping equipment melted after they got them out of the truck but they were still too close to the raging fire.  He is now car-less.  He will be starting school in SaltLake at LDSBusinessCollege in Aug.
We love you all and look forward to hearing the news of each family!





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