Yay! It's Monday. I get so excited to hear from our boy. He had another great week. Transfers are at the end of this week so it is the last few days with Elder Churchie! They spent their week working hard. He had a lesson with Shawn, lots of door knocking, dinner with Gerry where he tried Tofu. What? He also had lunch with Joyce and played cards. Today he got to go to hang out with Elder Myers while Elder Church got to go to the Statue of Liberty. Love these pictures!
Joey has to go to Poland again and left yesterday. So sad that he is no here so we can celebrate him. We got him some presents and cards: cologne, some new shirts, and some treats. He seemed to like them in all of his Joey enthusiasm. Joey got to chat with Luke today which was so special for him. I hope that Joey knows how grateful we are for him. Joey is such the perfect leader for our family. He leads with kindness and an amazing example. He is so funny and laughs the hardest at his own jokes. He loves to hide and scare Har and I. He just makes life fun. Happy Father's Day to the best there is! Next year we are going to spoil you!!
Today was the big day! Nash got his braces off. He had to wear his braces for almost 3 years so he is super excited! His smile looks amazing and he looks so old. He will go on Aug 2 to get his gums lasered and Dr. Horsley said his teeth will look double the size. His smile looks wonderful now so I can only imagine how great it will look after the gums are done. He will be rocking the perfect Horsley smile for his 9th grade year. So handsome!
This week our missionary hit the 6 month mark! He is 1/4 has completed 1/4 of his mission. So crazy! I have felt his absence every day but when I look back, it does seem to be moving quickly. This week Elder C got to meet his new mission president and his wife- President and Sister Durrant. He said that they seem super cool and funny. I am so glad! Change can be hard but hopefully he will like the new president as much as the Rolfe's. Luke worked super hard one day. He talks about calling 83 people and only 8 answered. That would get so old. He had quite a few lessons and Ada made it to church. He is doing amazing things and I am so proud.
Nash made a decision a few weeks ago to go to Trek. His friend Dylan said that if Nash went his uncle would put them in the same group. He was excited to be in a family with Dylan and Parker. Trek started on Wednesday June 7th bright and early. They were not allowed to take their phones so I did not hear from him until I picked him up on Saturday. Thankfully, Dylan's mom Kelly was there and she sent me photos everyday. Bless her! The first night they got rained out and almost decided to call it. Thankfully the waited out the storm and besides a little mud, they were back to trekking the next morning. Nash worked hard and had a great attitude. He talked about the spiritual experience that the women's pull was and how he got to square dance with a couple of cute girls! So proud of him for going and so thankful for the amazing experience that he got to be a part of. He was so ready for a shower when he got home!
This week was another great one for Luke. He spent the week preaching the gospel to the people of New Jersey. He had lessons with Reginald and Jackie. He also was able to spend some time with Gerry. He took them to IHOP to thank them for all of the help they have given him lately. Such a nice guy. Luke also heard that Kamari was baptized this week. So amazing! Luke also finished the Book of Mormon for the first time in the field. He said it was the first time he truly studied. When he finished he knelt down to thank Heavenly Father for allowing him to be a part of His church on earth. What a perfect example Luke is to me. I love reading him emails and testimony each week as it continues to strengthen mine.
Luke is 19!! I seriously cannot believe it. So weird to not be together to celebrate but we did our best to make it special for him. We sent him a package full of gifts and asked him to wait to open it until we were on the phone together. He got a cotopaxi fannie pack, a new shirt, some pre-workout, sock ties, some protein bars, and some treats. He was super excited! We also sent him a pie, candles, ice cream, and monster drinks. I made a cake and we sang to Luke before all having some dessert together. It was so good to chat with him. He has grown so much in the last six months and I just know that this year is going to continue to be the same. Hope you have the happiest birthday Elder C! We love and miss you so much.
This year was a party year for Gray. He decided that he would love to go see the new Spiderman movie. He invited Easton, Kai, Sam, Erik, Tag, and Nash. So nice of him to invite his brothers! They all went to see the 3:20pm movie and then everyone came back over for pizza and donuts. Gray's friends were all so generous and Gray got $85. So nice! I am so glad that Gray has such great friends and felt celebrated as he goes into his life as a legit teenager!
Nash has been thinking about getting his patriarchal blessing for a little while now. Harlee told him of how they did a devotional at HXP b...
