24 May 2015

The elders showed up to dinner this week in this truck.  We've never seen missionaries driving a brand new truck before and we think they're pretty lucky.  Human nature being human nature, our elders are jealous of another companionship in our area who get to drive a jeep!

Gibson missed 2 days of school last week because of a horrible cough and slight fever.  He tested positive for pertussis and his doctor started him on an antibiotic right away.  Gib has been immunized for pertussis, but sometimes the vaccine isn't strong enough.  We live in an area where lots of parents choose not to immunize and the doctor asked us to keep Gib home until he finished his antibiotic.  He missed all of school this week.  Luckily, Becky could easily arrange to stay home, too, and she had fun being with Gib.  However, Gib is bored with home and eager to go back to school.    

After the first day on an antibiotic, Gib felt much better.  He still had occasional bouts of coughing, but otherwise he seemed normal.  He helped with lots of yard work.  Here he is digging a hole so we can transplant a bush.

Abe and Helen helped him build a kite using instructions from his Wolf book.  The kite crashed on its first flight.

He practiced his golf swing every day.

Brandan took Abe and Gibson to play miniature golf when Gibson was feeling better.  His practice payed off-- Gibson beat Abe by one stroke.  We're thankful for a doctor dad who insisted Gib get tested when Gib's doctor wanted to wait 10 days (can you imagine!), vaccines, antibiotics and Gibson cheerfulness during his quarantine.

Our temple reserves Friday nights for families to use the baptistry.  Our friend, Tiffany, arranged for us to meet her family at the temple this Friday.  Abe, Malakai and Ashton are all 12 years old and went to the temple together for the first time.

Sofi did baptisms, too, and Brandan was able to baptize and confirm Sofi and Abe.  It was a rich and blessed experience.