Our Clan of Celtic Offspring

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

The Wash, Hunstanton, UK, North Beach

Here are some more adventuresome pix.

Adventures

The past few months have been crazy adjusting to a new house, new school, new ward, new country. But things are going well. We are finally getting everyone's allerg

ies and asthma under control. We have had a few adventures so far. We have been to Great Yarmouth and Hunstanton to see the North Sea. W

have also been to Dover to see the Castle and look out across the Channel to France (it was really too foggy that day to see anything, but it was fun trying).

And we have been to a few little

places around here exploring ruins and the local culture.

Geoff is deploying in November to Qatar and will be gone for 6 months. We a

re all

nervous, but sure the time will pass quickly.

The kids are glad it's summer and look forward their birthdays and to finding more places to play. We are enjoying having playgroups and library story times and other activities to fill our days. Mac and Daeglan are excited for kindergarten in the fall. And Brody is

excited that they will be all going to school together. Poor Emeryss. We are trying to find a preschool program for her too.

Well, that's life for now. On to adventuring.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

We Made It!

Well, we made it. On Sunday, March 24th we landed in London and it's been crazy times. We came with a broken arm and a broken foot, add to that asthma problems and a few more accidents of crazy boys and we spent our first few weeks here at the hospital.

We moved into our new house on April 18th and are just now getting truly settled. Though we purged before we came, we are still finding stuff to get rid of. I never realized we had so much crap. The kids love having a fenced in backyard and are constantly in and out. The love having a driveway big enough to enjoy their bikes and are finally admitting to themselves that this is their home. Mac keeps asking when our house is coming. I guess since everything else came on a boat or plane he figures our house should be coming soon too.

Geoff is working days with the Delta flight and is enjoying a more relaxed and laid back atmosphere. He will be deploying in November and is looking forward to taking his turn and doing his duty.

All in all, things are coming together and this summer we look forward to exploring this part of the world.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

A New Year, new adventures/experiences!

Well, we have kicked off 2008 as busy as we left 2007. We are getting things ready for our move to England, trying to keep up with school, Geoff's gone for training and we have had one visit from family and are awaiting another.

Last Sunday, Geoff left for Texas for his level 7 training (no idea what that means). Two days later we picked up my Grandma Bell and my Aunt Glenna (my dad's family) from the bus depot. We had such fun with them. It was great for the kids to spend enough time with them to

really get to know them. We took a drive out to Vedawoo yesterday and it was beautiful. We dropped them off this morning and we were sad to see them go.

Geoff will be home next Sunday. My mom and Aunt Sandy are coming to see us the first week of February and the second/third week of February we are going to Idaho to see the Marrott's. Then the first week of March we will be leaving

Cheyenne, driving across the country and setting out for England.

We are so excited for the move. However, time is going so fast and before we know it well be there. It seems impossible that we will get there, we still have so much to do.

Here are some pix of our year so far.

The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles

As we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ two millennia ago, we offer our testimony of the reality of His matchless life and the infinite virtue of His great atoning sacrifice. None other has had so profound an influence upon all who have lived and will yet live upon the earth. He was the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New. Under the direction of His Father, He was the creator of the earth. “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). Though sinless, He was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He “went about doing good” (Acts 10:38), yet was despised for it. His gospel was a message of peace and goodwill. He entreated all to follow His example. He walked the roads of Palestine, healing the sick, causing the blind to see, and raising the dead. He taught the truths of eternity, the reality of our premortal existence, the purpose of our life on earth, and the potential for the sons and daughters of God in the life to come. He instituted the sacrament as a reminder of His great atoning sacrifice. He was arrested and condemned on spurious charges, convicted to satisfy a mob, and sentenced to die on Calvary’s cross. He gave His life to atone for the sins of all mankind. His was a great vicarious gift in behalf of all who would ever live upon the earth. We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem nor concluded on Calvary. He was the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the world. He rose from the grave to “become the firstfruits of them that slept” (1 Corinthians 15:20). As Risen Lord, He visited among those He had loved in life. He also ministered among His “other sheep” (John 10:16) in ancient America. In the modern world, He and His Father appeared to the boy Joseph Smith, ushering in the long-promised “dispensation of the fulness of times” (Ephesians 1:10). Of the Living Christ, the Prophet Joseph wrote: “His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying: “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father” (D&C 110:3–4). Of Him the Prophet also declared: “And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives! “For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father— “That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God” (D&C 76:22–24). We declare in words of solemnity that His priesthood and His Church have been restored upon the earth—“built upon the foundation of … apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone” (Ephesians 2:20). We testify that He will someday return to earth. “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together” (Isaiah 40:5). He will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him. Each of us will stand to be judged of Him according to our works and the desires of our hearts. We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles—that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son. © 2000 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. English approval: 12/99. 36299