Our Handsome Spencer

This is Spencer at the beginning of 5th grade. He is now a Webelo Scout and loves it. He is working hard andis a great helper. I love you son.

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Our Model

Emma was in a fashion show for Standards night. She modeled casual/school clothes. She looked beautiful and had lots of fun.

With friends Lyndy (L) and Courtney (R)

Field Trip North Georgia

School has begun

Another year of homeschooling has begun. Andrew is in 1st grade, Spencer is in 5th grade and Emma is in 7th grade. For Spencer and Andrew I continue to use my own curiculum with emphasis in reading, math, comprehension, writing and science with current and past history. Also, anything the kids desire to learn about. Emma has begun BYU Homestudy. She loves it. She is currently taking English, Math, History and Art.

We went on our first field trip Friday. We visited Hillcrest Apple Orchards in Ellijay, GA. It is in the North East part of Gorgia and is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a beautiful place. We purchased a 1/2 busshel of Honey Crisp apples and will be making apple butter and an apple crisp (for John) this next week. We also visited the petting farm where the kids held baby chicks, petted and played with goats, a baby cow and loved the kittens. We also went on a wagon ride through the orchard. It was really fun. Then as moms part of the field tirp, we had a picnic and went for a beautiful ride through the mountains. We stopped at a few over views of the valleys and then a spot on the Applichain trail. It was cold and the kids were happy to put the heater on and watch a movie towards the end of the ride until we were home. Thanks John for the great adventure!

Esther update

First curlers
Cuddling with my brother Andrew
Helping mom hold my bottle
Smiling for the camera

Esther is 6 months on the 1st of Oct. She weighed 10 lbs 9 oz. and was 24 inches long at her check up in mid Sept. Her hair continues to grow and she smiles, has begun cooing, holds toys and likes to sit with help. She smiles at everyone and loves to arch her back and look upside down. Andrew likes to scare her and make her jump, Spencer loves to hold her and Emma loves to show her off to her friends. I love having another baby and seeing Emma, Spencer and Andrew enjoy her. What a gift she is!

jobs....jobs....jobs...are there any jobs?.....

What a trial of our faith the past several months have been. The job market for land development and for engineers with the experience that John has is not good. He has applied for several jobs here in Atlanta area and sourrounding states. The job in NC did not come through. He has applied for several jobs in Utah and sourrounding states. He has had several phone interviews as well as face to face interviews, but nothing yet...except he is flying to Utah for a job interview with Parsons-Brinkerhoff in Murray. He will be interviewing on Tuesday (Oct 1). We feel very good about this job opportunity. The phone interview went well and so we are hoping that our prayers will be answered and that this is the job.

In spite of all the difficulities and challenges that have come from no work, we have been greatly blessed. The Lord has sent angels and blessings from heaven. We still have our children, testimonies, home and marriage. The things that really matter have not changed, but our dependence on the Lord has increased and our faith has deepened. He has not left us comfortless. Please continue to pray for us. We love and appreciate all of you and we have felt your love and support.