Andie & Layne

Okay, yaa, I know, I'm pretty bad.  Life has been nonstop lately and our heads don't seem to be anywhere close to our bodies these days.  We're still here at the "ranch" but our house is on the market.  No Idea where we will go if it sells, but with the amount of attention our home has been getting it doesn't look like we will be going anywhere soon.  No one has been to see the house in about a month.  We kind of hope it doesn't happen.  I'm looking into boarding horses here and I don't know if that will go down too well with potential customers.  Layne has been interviewing and sending resumes but no one is biting.  He's working on his business and looking into buying an agency or something.  
 
Our time has been full of baby horse and trees.  Sage had a beautiful little colt 3 weeks ago.  He is sweet and adorable and looks just like his mom.  The name debate has raged for weeks but it looks like he will go by Antares.  It is a large red star in the constellation Orion or somewhere and means the rival of Ares (I guess because it's red like Mars).  I still like Cowboy or Little Jake after William's character in the play we were in (he reminds me of William) but Nicole wanted something more dignified and majestic sounding.  As far as the trees, the pine beetle has struck our place and all of this area pretty well.  Layne bought a chain saw and has cut down, with Loren's help, about 50 trees, and has been spraying the rest with some anti-beetle stuff.  Wev'e all been hauling trees down the slope and loading them into a trailer and then unloading them at the dump.  We've done about 10 loads so far and have 2 or 3 more to go.  What fun.  The hardest part is keeping everyone moving!  The play was great fun!!  We made lots of friends and did some new things and hopefully left a good impression of a Mormon family with the rest of the cast. 
 
Loren is at Takashin leadership camp for boy scouts.  This is his 3rd and last year serving on staff.  He's senior quarter master this year.  He loves it.  Its a two week gig.  The first one is set up, the 2nd week is when the participants arrive and they (staff) get to teach them how to be leaders.  It was kind of neat when I dropped him off to see the respect the adults and other staff had for Loren.  He was a leader there.  Weird and exciting to see him growing up.  After camp he's home for a day and then we're off to EFY.  The plan so far is for the little kids and I to hang out in Utah for that week so I hope we get to see mom and Keith and Jeremy and whoever else will be in town.
 
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.  Love the Kertamus Crew

Hyrum, Nicole and friend

William and cast mates from "Annie Get your Gun"

Antares

Sage and Antares

Arizona Connection

This will be our last report from our mission.  We leave early Thursday morning and head for Monument Valley, Canyonlands and Arches National Park.  Then on to Salt Lake.  We will be traveling on Father's Day so will be out of reach by phone. Yesterday we had a great day with several couples from our little branch going to the St. George temple.  We traveled home by way of Zion's National park.  I am continually amazed at the beauties of this world!  I will have to do a whole album just on them. Tomorrow we clean our humble home, on Tuesday we send more things home by UPS up at Page and while there, visit Antelope Canyon.  On Wednesday we say our final goodbyes to the people we have taught, then pack up the car. We will arrive at Bryce's home Sunday evening.  For the first 3 days we will do more sight seeing and visiting the Family History library to visit with Keith's cousin and a third cousin of mine who is the niece of Elder L. Tom Perry.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed!  Wow.  That was quite a discovery.  She said that my great grandmother and his grandfather where brother and sister.  When we get home we want to start working on family history so we are taking advantage of these few days to mingle with those who know our histories and hopefully get copies of whatever records are available.   We will celebrate Niel's birthday with him and Christy on Thursday June 25, then join with the Walburger clan for a much anticipated reunion.  We got word today that David Walburger is being deployed to Iraq at that time so will miss the family get together.  He will certainly be missed.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone and going to the Ocher Mt. Temple  open house and getting reaquainted with those we haven't seen for a very long time.  On Sunday June 28 it looks like we will get to greet the older Westover grandkid cousins coming to attend EFY together.  How fun!!  And all eight are staying at Bryces. That may be our time to exit unless they need our help transporting them the first day.  This next week and a half will be crammed full of great memory making events and activities.  We hope our stamina is up to it! Our final goodbye from Inscription House Arizona, Elder and Sister Walburger

Casey and Andrea

Hello family. We are busy, busy, busy planning the reunion. Casey stayed home from church with a fever and sore throat. When I got home, he was planted at the computer, frantically scanning old photos in for the "grandma Bea and family" slide show. Tomorrow, he's meeting with Rawlin to get more pictures. It's a lot of work but i think he's secretly enjoying it. We've had a great month. Jillian turned 9, we spent a great evening at Papa's Pizza with Grandpa Mel, and for Memorial day, we went mini golfing and then to a BBQ with the Booren's. We also got the flu (the puking kind) all at the same time. That was fun. Casey is SWAMPED with work. He is working 14-15 hour days and then going to do Bishop stuff at night. (I think that's why he is sick today...doing too much) I have to remind myself that the busy season only lasts a few months and that it is very much a blessing even though we miss our husband and daddy. The girls get out of school this Friday. We are leaving the first of July for a 10 day stay with my parents in Utah. (Casey is staying home) So, we are sad that we will miss Grandma and Grandpa's big homecoming. Casey will be there to give you hugs for us though! I'm attaching a few pictures of the kids...one at Camp Putt, the other at Hendricks Park. The rhodies are in bloom!