REUNION time!

Well, some of you may realize that we took a brief hiatus from our missionary memories. Actually- it looks like it's been a whole month. Wow!!! Where has the time gone? The past two Sunday's was because we were actually with our kids, the other two weeks who knows. I think I was in a crisis of some kind or another. With the passing of the 4th of July yesterday, we realize that we are really on the downside (and downslide) now.

We really enjoyed our family members being here with us and being able to share in the special spirit we get to live with here on Ensign Ranch.

Not just the beauties of nature, but some of the activities and meeting one of the local families and sharing in some of their family activities and traditions. My pictures for the week will be from those times.

Two of my brothers and their wives and my sister, Kriss and her husband joined us, as well as a few nieces and nephews and their kids.

The weather was warm and sunny with very little liquid sunshine.

For people that weren't here I wanted to explain the first annual David Kenney blind fun run. Ben and Maisie were in charge of it. We had the perfect location of the 1 mile path around the lake. Everyone had a running partner and each person took a turn at being blindfolded and then holding on to their partners arm. The partner would have to communicate about the trail and what was happening. This was in memory of David and of his running cross country with his blind friend, Eric Carrillo. Me? I just rode my cute bicycle around the lake two times. It was getting way too hot for an old lady like me to be exerting herself in this way. (Picture included)

This past week we had Camp Helaman that was comprised of over 500 young men of Priest age from the state. The missionaries were invited to their closing dinner. It was powerful to hear these young men sing and then they had all those that had received mission calls come to the mic and introduce themselves, where they were from and where and when they were going. It too was powerful!

Perhaps that will be my favorite mission memory.

We are getting back in the groove and when I went grocery shopping this week I spent almost $1800. We were out of a lot of stuff. It was tricky getting the milk and cold stuff back in over 100 degree temperature using the back seat and open back of the truck.

All is well up here in the north country of Washington- love you all - Sister Kenney