OH MY.....BABIES!

My Heidi and babies had a day with the family Holmes on Monday. My sister in law Kayla brought her camera for a little photo shoot.....Oh My Goodness...could I be more in love with these babies in these pictures! AMAZING KAYLA!

Surf's up!

Monday July 6th at Huntington.... Brendon and Skyler heading out.

So the ONE THING that was a must for Brendon on his California holiday was to spend a day surfing. Being the diligent one, he prepared for the day with a workout regimen that would strengthen the muscles so as not to waste the day...so he was victorious over the waves!

His cute wife Steph was diligent in taking the pictures of his prowess of the day. We missed the big ones.

then we are on to our Beach Babies! Jackson was thrilled with being able to throw sand liberally!! Especially with Aunt Jana Coaxing him on...as you can see he loved it! Don't worry this little white boy was well slathered in Sunblock...(a few times!)

Jackson loved the digging.... And running with the dudes And having his first Surfing lesson!
A our littlest Beach Babe Daphne took it all in in the shade of the infant seat & basking in the cool under the umbrella and her cover-up... ahhhh......

good day in the surf and the sun!

Sunday July 5th....

On to family dinner and fireside. I was busy, so didn't get as many pictures as Iwould have liked, but here is an idea of what we did with our time together.

Brendon, Daphne and Jackson getting some lovin' from Auntie Jana!

Auntie Julia faking sleep, cuz she knew I was catching her dozing with Daphne.

Randi and Jackson have some yummy summertime watermelon with our dinner.

Jana, Randi and Tara, always put a smile on my face~And Great Gramma Geri Pitt getting some love time with Daphne Jill

Sooo....Starting with the 4th!

After processing and recooperating from a bit of worry here and there over my boys, our out of town kids began to arrive. (Elder Holmes is fine, and after 10 days, Garen is home from the Hospital. You are all awesome for your prayers in our behalf).

We started at LAX the morning of July 4th, and had to wait an extra 2 hours since Heidi was sitting on the tarmac at Denver International with two babies by herself. Way harder for her than us. We went to my sister Jana's house for her blockparty in Lakewood. Thanks to Dejah for this photo collage.


After this adventure, we picked up Brendon and Steph in Ontario, and enjoyed the fireworks from our front yard with our kids. Great day, with more family time to come!

What a WEEK! and it's not over yet!

So we start the week with Cody and his excitement in Honduras...get calm about that, then yesterday Garen headed out to the Riverside County Medical Center due to a large absess on his back, and had been off his blood pressure meds for a few months. So we don't hear from him and I finally hunt him down at 8:00 pm. He has been there since 10:00 am, and is just now getting admitted. His heart rate decided to go off the charts. So he is now in the Critical Care Unit being monitored and trying meds to regulate it better. Myyyyy Goodness. Mother worry doesn't stop when your kids grow up....sorry you young mommies. So lots of extra prayers going up this week thanks for joining me there.

Elder Cody Holmes - comforting response!

Thank you for your love and support ! Sheryl

Here is Cody's email today.....

"I'm back in the world again! I'm sure most of you have heard of the situation with Honduras and its political problems. Well these last few days have been interesting with being on lockdown and everything. And the one thing that went through my mind this whole time was whether or not I would be able to see these people ever again or if I would have to finish my mission in some other place... What I realized is that I truely do have a love for these people and now that we've been let out to work again, it's given me hope that I can finish my work here where I belong. But who knows, anything could happen in these next couple of weeks. All I know is that whatever does happen, we're in the Lords hands and it's all in his wisdom. I really do thank everyone for the prayers that were given, every single one of them helped us out. Everything is great, it feels soooo good to be back out and working again!

I love you all!-Elder Cody Holmes

Our Elder in Honduras

My phone rang at 7:20 this morning, and on the other end was our Elder Holmes. Cody told the President, if he didn’t get to call me, and didn’t hear from him today, he knew I would be making many phone calls, so we spoke for about 10 minutes.

If you have seen any news this weekend, you know that the military has overthrown the current President. This picture is of the military during this coupe on Sunday. The President is a scary guy, in consort with Cuba and Venezuela. So….the missionary force is on lock down today.

As Russell and I spoke with Cody, he said it is eerily quiet there. I would think most citizens are choosing to stay in as well. Cody and his companion were allowed to go out and get supplies, and meet with members on Saturday, but as of yesterday, church services were called off and they are not to leave their homes and apartments. They have been asked to study their emergency procedures, and they are praying for things to be peaceful. So as the mom and dad of our Cody, we are asking for your faith and prayers in behalf of our Cody, and the others who are serving in Honduras.

When I arrived at home from work, there was a message on my machine from the Mission Home in Honduras. Letting us know that our son is fine, has food, and every precaution being taken. thanks to all who responded to my email....Prayers are everything!

We will update you as we hear.