The year of milestones

Join us as we wish
Congratulations to Kaili

 

A Warm Welcome Home to Adam

 &  Bid a Fond Farewell to Dax

 

(I grabbed the mission related images off the Internet. . .they aren't mine) 

We will be hosting a bar-b-cue and pot-luck at our place-

110 Hilton Place Courtenay BC

The festivities begin at 4pm on Saturday July 12, 2014

We’ll provide a smoked turkey, barbecued chicken legs & hot dogs, dessert and something cold to drink. Please bring a salad or side dish to share. You are welcome to grab a spot on the deck, a couch, or even pitch a tent in the backyard if you would like to stay the night.

The revolving door thing is about to begin in earnest around our place. It looks as though the people residing in our home will be in a more-or-less constant state of flux for the foreseeable future. Adam will be home for at least a little while after two years in the mission field. Just shy of a week after Adam's arrival home, Dax leaves for two years.  Kaili is still unsure of her post high school plans. . . mission for 18 months, automotive tech school while still at home, or just striking out on her own to see where that path leads and Elizabeth will have just graduated from high school when Dax returns.

I guess we will get to throw another multiple celebration party then too!

Kaili is 19

Yesterday was Kaili's 19th birthday.  You would have thought maybe she was turning 6 by the gifts she received from us. Between our budget, her stringent taste in clothing/jewelry/shoes, and the reality that she buys most of what she wants for herself I was drawing a blank.

She really wants a sports car, so I bought her the Lotus. Since it was only a dollar, I decided the Porche would be nice too. She had requested apple juice and and an "owie owl".  I had shown her one of these owls on Pinterest the other day. They are stuffed with rice and you store them in the freezer for use on little owies, like bumps and bruises.

For dinner she requested fish tacos and Spanish rice . Then, since Kaili doesn't like icing, I made a cheesecake/cool whip/berry pie thing. It was a big hit, so I will have to make it again.

Elizabeth missed the festivities this time; after school she headed to the youth conference in Nanaimo for a couple of days.

Conference Bingo

We tried an experiment today. General Conference is always full of great talks and little gems for us to ponder; though it's not always easy for everyone to focus on what is being said for the entire time. Even though there are no "little" kids in our house. We tried "Conference Bingo" this time and everyone was even focused on the words of the hymns! I found these cards free online then printed them on card stock. When someone got a "bingo" (Elizabeth was the big winner) everyone cleared their cards and then got to eat the markers- no snacking on the treats until then.