One Year Later

OK so almost one year has gone by, and nothing new has popped up on the tanner8 blog. Here's a brief update on our family.
Dustin has been out for over one year now and is currently serving in Manhattan. He has had great success, met wonderful people and had quite a few baptisms. He is a district leader and has a new companion who is from Belgium.
Cassin just had his farewell on the 31 of May. He gave a great talk and it was a great day spent with family. Grandma and Grandpa Tanner came from California, Jo and Shane from Rexburg, Brett and Adlina from Idaho Falls and Tera and Wade from Twin Falls. The Idaho family wins for best support. We just had a great time together and the weather was beautiful. We are leaving on Friday to head down to Utah to get some missionary things before he goes in on the 10th. I just heard on the news tonight that it is now curbside drop-off at the MTC due to swine flu now hitting there. WOW I'm glad I found out before I got there next Wednesday. That would have been a shock. Now the mom will have some time to prepare herself. Cassin is excited to be going to the Nashville, Tennessee mission.
Brandon is turning 15 in a few weeks and has decided he better hurry and get his learners license. Better late than never. I even saw him with a book studying the other night. Will miracles never cease. He is busy playing soccer and saving up for a new bike.
A.J. is always with friends. I think I feed the masses either lunch of supper every day almost. He is playing soccer too. There are some nights that I am at the soccer field from after school till 9:00 at night watching my kids play but I'm glad they like it.
Maddi has been keeping busy playing soccer, attending achievement days and doing art. She won first place in the grade 1-3 art category for collage. Then she took overall 1st place for the whole school because her picture was the best example of the theme, Earth Explosion. She won an art desk to go in her room. I think that makes 3 desks she's got.
Kaitlin finally gave in and tried soccer this year and found out she loves it YEAH. She is one stubborn cookie. Trying to get her to try anything new takes creativity and shear force of will. Actually it really takes a lot of patience because she just has to work everything out in her head. She got first place for her watercolor painting for grades 1-3 in the artec. I was really proud of the girls for their efforts.
Jeff and I won't know what to do with only 4 kids around. This will be a new experience for us all. I am glad the warmer weather has finally come. Jeff planted a garden and put up a fence around it to keep out the dog. I like just being out in the yard and planting flowers. Hopefully some will be alive when we get back from taking Cassin to the MTC. next week. I know Jeff is looking forward to going down and getting a little break from work.
LIFE IS GOOD