Groundbreaking

Recently we went to the groundbreaking of a new "stake center" in the Rd. 68 area of west Pasco. It is a really nice site in a newly developed area. One of our stake members had some influence on naming the streets, and the bordering street will be "Parley's street". The weather had been rainy and cold for the previous days, but it cleared and was a really pleasant evening. It will be completed in about a year and a half, and the stake will then be divided. The stake also created a Coyote Ridge branch in the prison in Connell. We now have about 18 units in the stake. One thing about the new branch is that Tyra and the other members of the young women's pres. will probably not have to visit there for ward conferences!

7 to 2

That's the score on the number of boys and girls of the Wells grandchildren with the arrival of Jhett Specht on May 2, 2009. Grandma Wells left us here to survive for two weeks. We did make it as you can tell. But there were some tough times. We really are glad that she can go and help with these little ones. I know the moms are happy to have her there.

Spring has finally arrived after faking us out a couple of times. I am not sure that our garden has figured it out yet. The fruit trees look good, but the ground crops are not getting much of a start. Blaire and Laryn participated in track and had a successful year in a new sport. They finished so close to going on to state. Blaire was one inch shore of qualifying in the javelin and Laryn finished 5th in the 800 meter run with the first 4 runners going on to state.

The hay is ready to cut for the first time this summer. Corn is popping up in the surrounding fields but will be absent in our garden as our neighbors are growing seed corn again. How I miss fresh corn on the cob. I am starting my last session and will finish my master's degree at the first of August if all goes well. Tyra is preparing for girl's camp in June and we are hopefully going to Utah and Arizona after that. However some unfortunate news may change those plans as Grandpa Webb has been diagnosed with cancer and will be needing some help. So our summer plans may be not so planned.