Happy Birthday Sam

Here you are! Finally 19 and a little more than 5 weeks away from your mission! We as your family are all so proud of you and excited for you to be on a mission serving the Lord. We all love you and will miss you when you go! Here's a picture of you and your favorite nephew Cameron in St. George. He'll miss you when we go down there.

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM!!! Go get em!

Where are Sam's friends?

There are 7 boys Sam's age in his ward. They are all going on missions and it's great to see them serving at the same time, all within about 8 months. Go boys!!!

Chase Farrington - Riverside, California (Spanish)
Sam Rudd - Birmingham, England
Shane Harris - Vera Cruz, Mexico
CJ Pendley - Pusan, Korea
Josh Hawkes - Hartford, Connecticut (Spanish)
Greg Metcalf - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Garrett Jensen - Paris, France

Still here...

...and just waiting to go. He leaves in 6 1/2 weeks. He has all his suits, his luggage, he's turned in his visa and passport stuff and he's getting excited! Here are a few things he's done to pass the time.

He received his Duty to God award a few weeks ago. Way to go Sam!

He lost his brain and decided to go out and snowblow the snow in SHORTS!

Our family went to St. George this last weekend and are planning to go again in 3 weeks. He's got to get in all the golf he possibly can before he goes!

And he's going to have a birthday next week. We'll post more about that on that day!