Dixie is funny!

Happy Halloween!!

Shellie got her 1st letter from Cody!!

Shellie has been waiting and hoping she would get her own letter from her big brother. And she did!!!

My 40th Birthday

Waiting for The Lion King to start.

Birthday Dinner!

What a great Birthday!  It started on Friday at work and last all weekend. Friday morning was not so great since I backed into Mike's truck.  But it got better at work. We had great food and fun!
Saturday morning Mike took me to The Coffee Cup Cafe in Boulder City that we had recently seen on Diners Drive Ins and Dives. It was yummy! Later Mike took all 3 of us girls to see The Lion King at Mandalay Bay. It was so good! Then we ended the night at BJ's for appetizers and desserts-my favorite kind of meal!!  I was missing my Cody all day but when I got home I had a card from him waiting for me.  It was wonderful.  It made my birthday complete.  Thanks to my family and friends, I had a great 40th birthday!

Cody's Mission Blog

eldercodygronning.blogspot.com

Cody is in the MTC now!

Let me start by saying dropping Cody off at the MTC was absolutely the hardest most emotional thing I have ever done.  I am so glad I only had one son because I seriously do not know how I could ever do that again. It was raining all that day and it felt like it was raining inside the truck on the way home too! Melissa rode up with us and she was sick with the flu poor girl.  But she was a trooper and was there to support Cody. She is awesome! 
We got our first email Monday and it felt like a huge weight was lifted off of me. My cute son was doing great and having a good time. So relieved! Even though I expected nothing less, I still needed to hear from him to be sure.  What a special young man he is.  We are so blessed to be given such a choice son of God to be part of our family. Cody is a wonderful example to us!
Here are a few of the pictures he sent us from the MTC:

I Hope The Call Me On A Mission-Cody's Farewell

Cody got his mission call the first of July and opened it while on Skype with everyone.  Washington DC South here he comes!!  He reports to the Provo MTC on October 5th,  He will fly to DC on October 26.  We are so excited!! His soon to be mission President & wife keep a cute blog- www.armiesofhelaman2.blogspot.com.  Check it out-Cody will be on it soon!