SNITCHEL DAY

Once a week the AP's take orders for the Weinersnitchel. They think it's the best of all dining so we humor them. Of course we have to have the foot long dogs. Mine is chili-cheese with onions. From left to right, Me, Sister Abrath, Elder Burr, Elder Milburn, and Sister Deeben. Elder Deeben's diet forbids hotdogs so he ate his lunch in his office and answered the phone. The rest of us are in the President's office. He is seldom here, but the AP's called and tried to get him and his wife to order up and join us, No Luck!

More Madrid

Here I am at a soda fountain in Madrid (Wild Hogs) where we had lunch. What a place!!

Below are pictures of the sign coming into Madrid and one of the lovely homes we visited. I can't seem to get them in order so you decide which is which.

Sister Abrath

This is my companion, Sister Abrath from Othello, WA.

Posing

Here I am posing with the statues at a country

club. Actually the statues look pretty good to the side of me. We were out doing a homes tour and our guides, the Ackerman sisters wanted me to see these statues. All the homes we toured were Pueblo Style with lots of tile. Very nice. We are going again this Saturday. It's the last weekend for the parade of homes.

The Mission Picture

This is my MTC companion and me doing the point to the mission thing. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to post on this new laptop. This is a trial run.

Some of the production.

I caught this much of Kelsey's dance. It was a pretty amazing production and cameras just can't get the real granduer of everything that was going on all at once.

2600 Dancers

Kelsey & Skyler in costume

The Youth Celebration August 23, 2008

1050 members of the choir. Where's Waldo, er, I mean Skyler?

Twin Falls Temple Dedication

Skyler, John, Kelsey, and Kelli just leaving for our session of the Twin Falls Temple dedication August 24, 2008. We attended at the Oakley Stake Center. The Twin Falls Temple will be the 128th working temple as of this date.

July 24th visitors

Skyler, Ethan, Kelsey, Millie, and Kade playing on the trampoline. Fun was had by all! After Bonnie dropped Ty and Josh off at the airport Thursday, she and Becky & children came to Oakley for a couple of days. Lorilee and Millie also came down Thursday. Since this is the 24th of July celebration weekend, Bonnie helped me man a water stop for the Goose Creek Runoff this morning before she and Becky left for home. Lorilee & Millie & I went to the program at the church featuring LaVell Edwards. We also had to bake potatoes for the bbq
at the park so we stayed for lunch. We are just hanging out now until time for the parade.

Burch Family Reunion 2008 - May Family Ranch

Mel preparing his dutch oven bbq pork. Yumm!

Floating the Salmon River.

Kade, Hailey, Millie & Kelsey hanging out in the landing pond.

Brian's one run down the water slide. He ended up at the clinic in Challis for stitches in his hand.

Brian & Millie heading to the fishing pond.

Ty & Josh whittling to overcome texting addiction. No Cell service at the ranch.

Ethan & Millie peeking out the window of the little log cabin

Brian & Millie

John relaxing at the ranch

July 6, 2008, Sarah Leilani Toribau was blessed by her father, Isoa Toribau, in the Oakley 2nd Ward.

Welcome Home Elder Malloy!!

Eric, Darrell, and Linda Malloy - June 22, 2008

Proud brothers, Kade & Ethan

Here is Sarah Leilani Toribau, born June 17, 2008. I got to spend a few days with the Toribau family helping out. We are so happy to have a beautiful baby girl added to the family. Sarah is named after Grandma McHenry and is my 12th grandchild. Congratulations Becky & Isoa!

Brian, Millie, & Lorilee - June 15, 2008 Happy Birthday Lorilee

Bonnie's Girls (And Mel)

I spent a few days in Washington, Ut last week. I had a good time, scrapbooking, shopping, eating, visiting, etc. Thanks guys!

It has been a rainy Memorial Day weekend. We (John, Kelli, Skyler, Kelsey & I) took our coats and went to Glenns Ferry Sunday after church. When we got there it was 79 degrees and perfectly calm - beautiful! What a shock! Today we hurried up to the cemetery in Oakley between rains to decorate the graves. John & I went. We met Jim & LaRue up there. Nathan & Karlee were here for lunch. They have been camping up Trapper creek. It was good to see them.

Temple Day

I had a nice day yesterday. I rode the stake temple bus to the Boise temple. It left Pella at 6:45 a.m., picked up people at the Burley West Stake center and we were off. We arrived in Boise about 9:40 a.m. and had plenty of time to attend the 10:30 a.m. and the 12:30 p.m. sessions. We had lunch in the temple cafeteria and I got home about 6:30 p.m. It was nice to just relax, visit, read and sleep during the travel time and of course the temple experience was wonderful.

Mother's Day Weekend Visitors

Well, I can't seem to get my pictures up. Last Monday I made a quick trip to Lehi to get a haircut and help Becky move the boys into one room. Also to with Kade an early 6th birthday. I came home Thursday and Bonnie and Austin came to Oakley Friday. Austin and Skyler had a good time on the 4-wheelers and motorcycles while Bonnie and I and Kelsey loaded a pickup load of stuff from the Edgar house and hauled it to the roll off station. I had lots of mother's day wishes and gifts - thanks you guys, I love you.

More Visitors

Kade is on spring break so Becky, Kade, and Ethan came to visit for the week. I met them at Snowville on Sunday. Too bad the weather is so cold. The boys love to play outside. So far we have worked on the Fiji pictures and finally got them all in an album. That was a major accomplishment.

Fun and productive week

This week Deb, Hailey & Coltin came to visit during their spring school break. We tied two quilts, went to Becky's where Deb painted the nursery in preparation for the new baby, and I went to my checkup. We visited Mike & Peggy at Linda's in South Jordan and came back to Oakley on Thursday. Lorilee and Millie came to Oakley that day so we have had a good visit. (Brian is in Alaska on business). We sprayed weeds at the cemetery and got a little sun on our winter-weary souls.

Lima Peru Temple

I took this picture of the temple in Lima through the fence as the grounds were closed on Sunday when we were there in February.

Working on Mom's blog

Hi mom! It's Lorilee, I am working over your blog to see if I can make it work. Not much time to fool around because I am getting my new carpet today! Yahoo!

Testing, Testing, Testing.

Testing My Blog

Wilma is taking the leap to blog world. This is Lorilee trying to make it work...wish us luck!