Family and catch up...

Continue building lasting,

  loving relationships for all family members.

  Listen to one another,

 play together,

  be unified,

 work together,

study together.

  Live celestial principles together,

   serve the Lord together.

 Find those precious teaching moments with one another.

  Don't let them slip through your fingers,

but feed and nurture these special occasions.

Never let golden opportunities go by in your relationships with your family members that will help build eternal principles."

—L. Tom Perry

March 4-11

Jim Shaye Sawyer and Kedric came to visit...

The boys found out what snow is...

 Kedric

 Sawyer

 Ross Sawyer and Kedric

 Sawyer

Sawyer

Dad...Jim had to get in on the action.

He got that pile of snow pushed back.  

Thanks Jim

Beth Oliver and Edward came for the week.

They left Friday...

Sunday..

Chris' family...

Mary Joie and Gabby

Ben and family

Becky and family

Steve and family

Jim and family

AND

Mike

(Ruth's family was represented by Joie aka Diana Jo)

Came to church and dinner.

It was Sawyer's birthday Friday so we had a B-day party...

We included March and April's birthdays as well.

Fun times with family.

 Lots of kids and playing....

(Kedric)

 

 Of course where there is family there is food.

(Shaye's sister Cheyenne, Shaye Melissa Dani and Oliver's back)

 

 Beth and Jim

 Stan, found a quiet corner to eat.

 Ben

 Oliver

 

Eddie 

There are moments in time that are priceless...

This cyclone finally wore down...

 Creative ways of eating a banana...

Gloves are always a good choice in banana eating. 

(Shaye and Kedric)

One of my favorite pictures of the week.

 What a joy to have Mike with us...and of course Ben

 Natalie and Chase

 Steve pondering...

 Jordon (13) showing Dylan (9) how the hog eats the cabbage.

 Reigan and Chris

 Becky and Mary

 Angie and Reigan

 Birthday boy Sawyer '3' and Jordon looking on.

 

 

Daddy Jim helping with the candles for all the March and April birthdays.

The week of March 17-24

We tried to finish the office...

Stan got sick.

He doesn't do that very much.

So we certainly forgive his down time.

 Painting supplies

 Almost done.

 My next favorite picture...

Mike and Steve looking on at the work in the office.

What a difference a week makes...

The weather can turn on a dime...

Spring one day and winger the next...

 Spring is a constant battle between winter and summer.

 

 "The Atonement was made.

 Ever and always it offers amnesty 

from transgression and from death

if we will but repent.

Repentance is the escape clause in it all.  

Repentance is the key 

 with which we can unlock the prison from inside.

  We hold that key within our hands,

and agency is ours to use it."

—Boyd K. Packer