Sunday Afternoon Moos

Clayton will be working for 9 months overseas.

And Stuart, our dearly beloved oldest child and sibling is working here on the farm on the hay chopping crew. He's commuting back and forth from Pocatello.  He is doing well too.

This morning I heard the neigbor's rooster crow down over the hill about a 1/4 mile away.  It was a great sound knowing it wasn't under my window. 

I think the scene out my back door is incredible! I can see forever down the valley.  Our new extended green lawn that looks out over the pasture below. The grain fields about to burst into head and the potato and beet fields vying for the most leaves on their hidden morsel of seed. What could be better than standing out on the porch in my pajamas with the freshness of a slightly cool Sunday morning breeze and fluffly white clouds to enjoy?

Lima Beans were the fare for Sunday dinner this afternoon.  Boston set the table and layed out cheeses, apple juice and toast ready to break our fast all after gathering fast offerings from the far corners of Raft River. The total area consists of about 25 miles. 

Howard lies lazily on the front porch with nothing to do but drool in this lazy Sunday afternoon heat.

We are doing well with great news on all fronts:

Kendrick and Megan welcomed little George Kendrick Webb into the world on Tuesday.  Hopefully you saw pictures of how beatuful he is.  The name George comes from George Washinton Hill and Webb. Two great grandparents on the Hill and Webb lines.  G.K.W. are his initials just like his grandpa.

Kendrick also graduated from U of I in Plant Science just days before George was born.  They will be moving down into the town of Kendrick in a month.

Anna and Steve have sold their home and will be moving out this week and back into the condo on the avenues until they finish purchasing a home in Lafayette, Indiana where Steve will start pharmacy school at Purdue in August.

Clayton has flown oversees for work in Afghanistan for the next 7 months while Jessica holds the fort down in El Paso Texas.  We're excited to see what kind of work he has to do and what the country looks like.  Prior to his leaving Jessica and Clayton were able to take a cruise up around Anne of Green Gables and Prince Edward Island along with coming down through Boston before flying home to Texas. 

Larsen is doing well in Mexico and speaks very much like a Mexican. I didn't recognize his voice during our Mother's Day call.  He was privileged to baptize an  older gentleman who has had missionaries for dozens of years. 

He says," He has been a fun investigator to teach as he has many life experiences, but has stopped the habits he had early in life.  His wife was was baptized shortly after their marrage but stopped attending due to the lack of support at home and problems with members.  Her husband has chased of the missionaries all of his life, but suddenly has changed.  I like to think it happened when a little red-headed, sun-taned, greengo, Elder Webb showed up at his little gate and he let us in."

Hayden and Madeleine are busy studying at BYU-I.  He will take an internship in Montana in July. We've enjoyed some fun weekends with them. 

Boston just ended another school year.  He went to State in Golf .  He came in third in the school and was glad for the experience.  He is on the swathing crew for the summer and enjoying seeing the beautiful terrain of the farm as the hay comes down.

Gordon and I are preparing for the Trek to Martin's Cove.  We are Ma  and Pa.  I don't know about this whole effort to go and pretend but will humor everyone by doing our best.

The farm is doing well.  A month ago Gordon took the last of the infected cows to market so the herd is relatively clean and the dairy is in the process of building the herd back up. At the last DHIA recognition dinner Webb Basin Dairy was at the top of several lists for production of milk.    

That's our current update.  What's your's?  We love and miss each of you.  We look forward to seeing each of you as time permits. 

Love Paula