A Few Pics from Saturday before Father's Day

Flowers that Kennedy and Leo planted with Mom for Mother's Day

Bekah Sue

Kennedy Joy

Maija Liisa

Leo Lavon

RE: Take Care

Hi Mom,

Well, I certainly didn't mean for an entire week to go by without an email but I have been so busy with work! I'm just trying to be prepared for my week up in SLC. We leave Fri night and I will work my 6 long days and probably won't be back until Nov or Dec, if at all this year. Owen will take a vacation (finally) and play golf and hang out with friends. He'll watch the kids for a half day or so everyday, too. I hope he doesn't worry about the shop too much. June was a bad month for the shop, so he's been hard on himself.

Anyway, thanks for your encouraging words of gratitude for being a part of the family. You have always made me feel so a part of it, and I am really proud to have you as my mother-in-law. I'm also really proud of you on your mission and people in the ward always ask about you, Woody, and your mission. How is it going? Are you keeping all the rules? Kim said that sometimes it's hard for you to tell the members of the ward "no" but you can always use the statement that it's the mission rules. Just a thought. Kennedy and Leo tell me almost everyday that they can't wait to be 6 and 4 years old to see Grandma and Papa Woody again. They really do love and miss you both so much! Kennedy learned about her "family tree" in Sunbeams today, and she was so proud of her tree, and she even mentioned it in her prayers that she really liked her family tree. On Friday, Owen was just feeling crummy about life in general and was apologizing to her for not being a very good dad. Her response was, "It's ok Dad, accidents happen!" :) Owen was reminded today how much both kids love him for who he is, a great dad. This was after he was chasing them around or having them chase HIM around the house. They love that physical playtime that I find hard to muster up the energy for these days.

And yes, with the warmer weather, I wonder how women get through pregnancy in AZ! I find myself swimming a lot with the kids. In fact, Kennedy is now an official swimmer without the use of floaties and can take deep breaths from one end of the pool to the next, just streamlining it! She took 2 weeks of lessons, didn't pass that course, so I took a 2 week break to work with her at home (she would swim 3-4 times a day for 45 mins to an hour each, Mom!) and when she started the lessons again last week, she was a different kid. She is SOO confident, and she REALLY loves it. Her ice-skating, dance and even art classes aren't as fun for her as swim. Leo, on the other hand, daredevil as he is, just doesn't really like it or just can't seem to pay enough attention to listen to the instructions all the way through to do what he is supposed to...

So... I am glad that you have had a chance to look at the blog. Like I said, you can post things yourself or just email me and I'll post for you. I'm sure that any young missionary there can show you the Permissions under Settings so that you can view who is invited to read and/or write on the blog. I made it private and only open for those invited to be able to view it. In the long run, this should be a great way to record all your mission "adventures!"

Last thing, I have an appointment to see my OB this week. We had an ultrasound done in June that indicated some potential abnormal heart thickness that might predict that the baby has Down Syndrome. We will be doing another ultrasound soon (likely this week or right when we get back from SLC), so we are praying that his heart is just fine. He also has some cysts in his brain but both Kennedy and Leo did too, and they resolved later. It must be the way my body grows these babies--I don't know. So, just keep us in your prayers that the baby will be just fine and healthy. For about 2 weeks, I was really worried, but after a lot of praying and pondering, we feel pretty at peace that everything will be just fine. No use worrying, right?!

Well, we love you, miss you, and we wish you happy early birthday! Kim said that you should get your Vonage phone this week or next (probably next).

Love,
Jeannie, Owen, Kennedy, Leo and we-can't-think-of-a-name-for-the-baby-yet

Take Care

Hi Jeannie,

Thanks for all you do and have done for us in the Farnsworth Family. I'm so glad you are one of us!
I'm glad you went to Snowflake and had a good time. I hope Kristi & Mike are doing better and the kids are OK.

I just got on the Blog and did see what you have done it was special to see and read what Jack put on it I got on and created an account but with my cox e-mail account. lindasue@cox.net with the password being lindasue10 I was on but when I went to get on to do something It said one and it had Google and some other signs and I couldn't get any farther.

I think my gmail account is
Screen name is XXXXXXXXXXXXX [X'ed by Jeannie for privacy]
Password XXXXXXXX [X'ed by Jeannie for privacy]
Password Hint: Who is your favorite singer George Strait

I have never used it, not sure how to get to gmail, but I know Chuck & Scott O'Dell set me up with one and this as the info. Call Chuck 480-XXXXXXX [X'ed by Jeannie for privacy] Chuck will know I think if he remembers the last night at Bonnie's house. I will keep trying to see what happens

Jeannie you must be getting bigger and with the heat in Tempe Please take it easy. Is everything going OK so far. I feel bad this is the first time I won't be there for you when the Baby comes. I hope all will go well and everything will be OK. I will be sorry to miss it.

Love you always
Kids the kids for me
Love Owen and take care of yourself
Love Mom & Grandpa Woody

Well it's hurry and wait today. It's also a good thing bad thing day. The nursing home called and said Diana's Mom fell and hit her head and had to take her to the hospital, then just after that call Denise called and said she went into labor and in the same hospital, does it ever end? Well I know where to find everyone when I wake up. We hope Diana's Mom is ok she was having headachs and dizzy. I'll keep ya'll posted on Denise and get some pic of the baby and send them on to ya'll. Well I'm off to bed, one more month and I'm out of SWA, hope it works out.
LOve ya'll and keep up the Lords work and know you are in ours prayers.

LOve
Jack & Diana & Mia

Ok, let's try this

Hope this finds you well. I'm trying to see how to use this thing. I've had couple of them for about a year and never used it. Maybe it will be easer than Face Book.

RE: Pictures

Linda & Woody,
I love these pictures! They are so great! Leo was just asking me tonight about when the next time he can see Papa Woody so he can be tickled on his belly with his head (he must really like that). I thought that was really sweet. When he was sitting on my lap and saw your picture at the map, he said he wanted to "go there RIGHT now!" It's so difficult to explain to a 2-year old the logistics or to even think that I can reason with him at all...

I'm so curious if the family you first met in George really is that big of a family! Wow!

Anyway, it's late and we just got back from Snowflake, visiting Kristi. It was a fast-paced weekend (2 days and 1 night), and travel with 2 young kids and being pregnant is not fun. You'd think 3 hours is not very long, but it felt like forever, trying to keep them entertained while trying not to feel sick. But it was still good to see Kristi and her family. Kennedy and Leo played well with her kids; Kennedy was a totally different child than a year ago when we were up there last--she absolutely loved being around Jenna, Kimmie & Tara who took her for a horse ride. I was glad for the cooler weather, too!

I'll have to write more later tomorrow. As far as the blog idea, tell me your gmail user name and password and I'll set you up. Please know that when we write, we mean for the message to go to you AND to Woody. You are so lucky to have a man willing to serve so far away and be away from family for so long. I thought it was so beautiful when he put it into such basic words of his gratitude to God for such a good life and that he felt he needed to serve so far away so that he wouldn't be distracted and do a totally good job of serving Him. I think that is an amazing example of gratitude, and I think you are so lucky to have found him and to have this experience with him. It's rare to find such sensitivity in a man, too, so I really think highly of Woody. We love you Woody, and we don't want you to think we have forgotten about you or that we don't love you either! We know that Linda probably wouldn't be in South Africa serving a mission if it weren't for you!

XOXO,
Jeannie & family

Pictures

Hi Jeannie & Owen
Thanks for the e-mails and trying to get the blog, I will try to get someone to help me. Now here are some pictures from us. See, I can learn something new!
Be Happy, Love you all, take care.

Well let's see if these pictures come through to you.


1. Woody and I at the Map in the Mission Home.


2. First Family we met when when we first arrived in George


3. The Missionaries we take care of in our Branch