Family Home Evening (3/14/2011)

So tonight, for family Home Evening we played a game where every took a turn pulling an alphabet letter from a box and saying something about dylan that begins with that letter.

DYLAN IS AN...

A+

Brother

Cute

Daring

Exasberating

Fertile

Gangster

Happy

Inspiring

Jealous of Scout

Kind

Lemur

Malagasy

Noob

Ostentacious

Peacemaker

Questfully Quiet

Righteous

Studly

Tenderhearted

Undercover

Victorius

Wombo

Xuberant

You are the best

Zebra

Temple with Friends (3/17/2011)

Dylan got to be in attendance with a friend of is, who was going to the temple for the first time. It sure makes you feel a little bit grown up when your friends are all going to the temple. Especially for the first time. This friend of his, is also going to Madagascar on his mission, he reports April 27th. How exciting. Its not too often you get to go to the temple with your friends before your mission. I am very thankful that Dylan enjoys attending the temple, and takes joy in the service that he gives.

Mesa Arizona Temple

LUGGAGE! LUGGAGE!! (3/13/2011)

Thanks to Dylan's dad in Tucson, Dylan has 2 supercool suit cases. I guess you can't really pack without a suit case can you. Good thing they got wheels. I dont' know if I could pack for two years in two suitcases and be able to carry it. Dylan will become an expert packer when he comes back. So great, I say that he won't even want to unpack when he comes home. He'll just move right on out and in to an apartment....with a wife...within a few months...... (a mother can hope can't she)

Dylan's Room (3/12/2011)

Dylan, being the oldest child of the family has this insane thinking that he should get his own room. I don't know where he ever got this idea. Just kidding. Dylan actually has shared with his younger brothers and as he got older he did have his own room. Well this past fall we gave Dylan the option of sharing the large master bedroom with his brothers or having the teeny tinny baby room. Well you guessed it. He took the teeny tinny room. So when it comes time to cleaning he is the one who gets to honor of cleaning it. Lately, he has been doing good and keeping it semi cleaned. But the days are slowly dissappearing and so will he room. One he leaves it will revert to Taytes room (hence the jeep on the walls). Good luck packing all your stuff while in this room. :) We just wanted to be able to put up a before the packing and after the packing pic.

Letter from the MTC (3/11/2011)

So Dylan received a letter from the MTC today. Quite exciting as you don't think you'll really get any communications from them. But he received a letter telling him to get a flu shot. To watch a few training videos before he goes, and to remind us that only one car is allowed at the MTC and that we need to say our goodbyes beforehand and that there is little time to take pictures.  One of my fav videos of a curbside drop off.

One Voice One Testimony

I am just one voice

But one voice can still be heard

I have made the choice to seal my witness with my word

changed by holy fire, that has burned into my soul

Filled with new desire, that calls me down to go

I am just one voice, but one voice can carry far

along through the noise, of a world so deaf and dark

Shining bright and clear, to those with eyes to see

Honest hearts will hear, the truth that lives in me

One but not alone, a thousand voices sing

Praises at the throne, of our master and our king

With one voice

One voice

I am just one voice,

But a voice of light and hope

Grateful I rejoice as I share the gifts I hold

I will search with all my strength, for the humble and the meek

Praying, they'll receive the simple truth I speak

One but not alone, a thousand voices sing

Praises at the throne, of our master and our king

With one voice

One voice

He was just one voice, but one voice that changed the earth

Teaching love and peace to a lost and weary world

I am just one voice, but one voice that will be heard

I have made the choice to seal my witness with my word

Trip to Salt Lake City (3/10/2011)

One would think that it would be such a big hassle to plan some fun activites in between General Conference and reporting to the MTC. Well it wouldn't be if Dylan wasn't being set apart before we leave. But with trying to stay within the Missionary rules. So here is the plan. we are driving to Salt Lake City, then to Afternoon session of General Conference. Monday we are going to the Salt Lake Temple, Red Butte Gardens and then to the Clark Planetarium. Then top it off with dinner at The Roof and a carriage ride around the city. So Sweet! Then we are going to the Mt Timpanogas Temple and then to Thanksgiving Point. Wednesday we are going on a sunrise hike then a session in the Provo Temple, do pictures at the MTC, then to lunch then back to drop Dylan off at the MTC. It's coming so soon.

Mt. Timpanogas Temple

Salt Lake Temple

Red Butte Gardens

Provo Temple

Thanksgiving Point

The Roof Restaraunt

Carriage Ride

Clark Planetarium

Malagasy Language (3-9-2011)

So Malagasy isn't a language you hear everyday.  In fact when Dylan and I first listened to videos we were like- no way.  But Dylan found some software that helps teach his the language, so he has a feel for it before he is immersed in it. Dylan made some flash cards to help him memorize some phrases. The language is very basic but it takes a lot of letters to make one word.

GOOD NIGHT!

Pre-Shopping, Shopping (3-8-2011)

So tonight a member of the ward, wanted to get something for Dylan's mission. So he came by and took Dylan out shopping. Dylan had a very fun time and came back with 6 of the 9 white shirts he needs and some dress socks. When Dylan came in with two shopping bags I was, like WOW! thinking I can't believe they spent that much on you and with less than a month to go we have so much to do and we are running out of time. It was another WOW! moment to remind me that this is really happening and also that we have a great ward family. It is just going to snowball from here on out! Thanks and love goes out to this wonderful family that bought Dylan his white shirts!

DATE & TIME (3-9-2011)

So we just finished checking the MTC website and it is official Dylan's time to ahem... "dump and roll" (the term now being used for the new curbside dropoff)  is at 1:15 p.m. on April 6th.  He also will be having his Missionary Farewell Talk on March 27th at 8:30  a.m.