My Best Friend!!!

This post is all dedicated to my best friend in the whole world! Caleb Ball!!! He just received his mission call too Sydney, Australia!! We couldn't be there to watch him open it in person and because of the time difference we stayed up til 1:30 to see it and it was so worth it!! I am so excited for him, the only downside is he won't be reporting to the Provo MTC which means I have to go 3 years without seeing him! CB has been my best friend for the past 4 years. I have known him for a long long time though. We are both in the same ward EXCEPT he lives in New Zealand. Me, Taylor, and Caleb spend hours skyping and laughing and just having the best time, im pretty sure one time we even had family prayer over skype haha.This kid has the craziest life ever. He's only 19 and is already a world traveler! Not only does he live in New Zealand AND America (kinda) he's stayed in China and Australia and I honestly don't even know where else cause I can't keep track of him. After freshman year his family had to move out of the country because his mom's visa expired (she isn't American) so they moved to NZ. He was only supposed to be gone for the summer and come back and go to school here in America but that didn't happen so he went to school there and came to Mesa High for Junior year second semester and Senior year second semester. So pretty much for 3 years we could only talk over Skype and Facebook. Then after Senior Year last June Caleb had to go back to New Zealand and we all had to tell him goodbye for a long time. We miss him soo much but he does have a pretty awesome life huh! Caleb is my best friend and I tell him basically every single thing that happens in my life. I will miss him being a skype call away but he is going to be the best missionary. Plus, he is gonna get a pretty sweet Australian Accent.... BONUS! I LOVE YOU CALEB!!!! 

         I've met a few friends from NZ through Skype. These are some new ones from last night.

                                                                           YAY!

                                                                He's so nervous hehe

 This was when we had to say goodbye :(.... In case anyone is wondering Caleb IS a ball baby.

          The night before he left or should I say early morning... getting in all the time we could!

 Graduation... I'm surprised he was actually in America for this AND that he graduated!! He had to do              a lot of online school because of credits not transferring. GO CALEB

                                                            Seminary Graduation

                                                          He was the best Prom date!

 When he was here this was pretty much what we spent every weekend doing. Going to all the basketball games supporting our favorite team!

This was when he came back last January for school. Taylor, Callyn, and I surprised him at the airport and hid from him he didn't know we were coming. All of us were pretty much peeing our pants with excitement on the way to the airport. 

 Calebs 17th I think or maybe 18th Birthday Taylor dressed up in a gorilla suit and we waited for him to walk by to go home and she sung some song his mom wrote for him. It was AWESOME!

This is freshman year at a camping trip for Youth Conference when we were little awkward children dancing away hahah.

I can't wait for July 2014! My goal is to plan a nice long trip to New Zealand or whatever country his family is living in then for his homecoming and TRAVEL!!! YAY!! So happy for him!!! :)

Quarter of the way!

Dallin hit his 6 month mark and life is good! He is seriously the best missionary and loves it so so much and is so happy! The past 6 months have flown by but gone slowly at the same time. I finally feel like i'm getting closer to seeing him again. I love receiving his emails and letters and learning about the people he is teaching and watching him grow. For his family "emails" he sends voice messages so I get to hear him actually speak about his week and it is just awesome! I feel so spoiled that I get those voicemails,emails every week, and letters too. He is in Mukah, Malaysia right now and is opening up that little town with his companion. When he first got there they had 20 people at church and now they have 80 including their investigators! How awesome is that? They even have to build a new building because of how much the church has grown there. It is amazing and I don't know how he has the time to teach how many people he is but he is doing awesome and I am so so proud of him. He has helped me strengthen my testimony through the experiences he has shared with me and I am so glad he is where is right now! HAPPY 6 MONTHS!!!

Birthday Boys!

February is an exciting month for me! I'm so happy it is here.. This month my 3 boys all have birthdays 3 days in a row!

Tylers birthday is Today the 12th. Last night for his birthday my sister an I went over to his house and brought him some treats.. I told him I made them just for him but they were really made a few days ago and he knew I was lying haha. Anyways we brought him a birthday hat and sang happy birthday. He told us he wanted us to do his laundry for him for his present. Easy enough! When he still lived at home I would fold his laundry literally every day he has more clothes than Sandra and I combined, I know he has missed that. So we did all the laundry and even color coded his clothes hanging up haha. We had a good time. Happy Birthday Ty I love you!

Dallins birthday is tomorrow the 13th! For his birthday he got a package full of goodies from me and lots of letters from my family and a birthday card I also sent him this picture of christ framed that he loves. I loved putting it together and I was so excited for him to get it. He was supposed to get it the weekend before his birthday but made it a week early so he couldn't wait to open it I'm so glad he liked it all! He is doing great and has an exiting day coming up this week. Stay tuned for that post :) Happy Birthday Elder Parker!

Brandons birthday is on the 14th! He's my moms valentines baby. Were going out to dinner tomorrow for him and Tyler to our favorite family place Rositas! I am so excited to eat that delicious food. Brandon is the most kind and respectful 22 year old I think you will ever meet. He always does what is asked of him and doesn it with a great attitude. He is a good example and I love him so much! Happy Birthday Branny boy!

I love all three of these boys and I'm so thankful for them and for what they each do for me!