yup, a mormon.

So... we've always been welcome and open to having missionaries in our home. Happy to feed these guys and chat them up about where they're from. Not always receptive to their message so it kinda threw me for a loop when my husband said that he was going to call the missionaries and have them come over and "teach what they need to teach" because he'd decided to get baptized. We'd been casually discussing church things and I'd try to explain what I remembered about the temple and basic Mormon teachings that I'd learned as a child but I was obviously rusty because I hadn't been active for about 11 years. Thank goodness he had a better "inside man" in our Brother-in-law Craig. Rob and Craig would spend hours (literally) talking about the Church, the Gospel and "policy and procedure" as Rob likes to call it, while working together.

Elder Mortensen and Elder Jensen started coming over and spending time with us, sharing the word as missionaries are happy to do :)

We've gotten so used to these guys being a part of our lives, we'll certainly be a little bummed when they aren't the ones dropping in to say hello and check on us anymore, but we'll be happy to befriend new Elders that come our way. So Arizona and Utah... when you guys are reading this about a year or so from now... you really made a difference in our lives. Thank You.

On Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 5:00pm Robert was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Craig. On Sunday, he was confirmed a member in Sacrament Meeting. We grateful for the love and support of our family and friends. We had an open house after the baptism on Saturday and were so happy to welcome people into our home. We had a lot of love present <3

We're anxious and excited to take all the steps necessary that will not only bring us closer to our Heavenly Father but that will make it possible to seal our family together for time and all eternity. I love my family so much and can't imagine forever without them. We are happy to know that now, we don't have to.

So yup, we're Mormons :)

summer swimming!

Nohea went in the pool for the first time with Daddy and Brother! She liked it!

Nohea 5 months, Daddy, Jack Jack 4 1/2

getting dried off with Mama.

We love the 4th of July!

This year we were spent the 4th of July at Robert's Dad's house. We BBQ'd some JAMMIN ribs and chicken and had all sorts of super yummy food as we gathered together to celebrate this amazing nation that we are privileged to live in. It was such a fun day! Jack, Abby and Judith had a blast swimming and playing with squirt guns. They were all waiting for it to get dark enough to fireworks! We played cards and ate. Listened to music and visited and had a great time together as a family. My parents came over with us which was awesome.

Nohea knawing on a rib bone! Yummy ;)

She woke up from her nap and went after my corn. I figured I'd let her taste the cob and the texture probably felt great on her teething gums

Little Booths

Here is Nohea with her Grandpa Booth! (she loves him, if you can't tell from her bib)
He tours with "Walking with Dinosuars" and so when he gets some time off, we LOVE to spend as much time as we can with him! <3

the kiddos were READY!

Finally it was time to start with the small stuff. A few sparklers and some firecrackers. Oochie (which is Lakota for Grandmother) brought back some AWESOME stuff from their visit to the Rez in South Dakota.










we lit off some loud old fashioned firecrackers!


he LOVES the 4th of July

Front row seats :) Nohea sure did enjoy the fireworks!

3ft sparklers for the grown ups!

a little Roman Candle action with some help from Robert.


Grandpa and Oochie came by for a visit the next day before he had to leave to go back out on tour. We love the time that we get to spend with our family and can't wait til he comes home again! <3