Cody and Stephanie, and Tim

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just wanted to post another blog today and bring everyone up to speed on the “kids”. I think I am getting the hang of this.

Cody and Stephanie just finished (as of yesterday) another semester at Brigham Young University. They really enjoy school there. Steph enjoys the academic stimulation and Cody enjoys the fishing at Utah Lake! For the month of May they will be staying with us. Cody will be welding with Carl Menck. He really loves that and makes a handsome sum of money to “save” for college. With every paycheck he thinks he should buy a new gun, but Steph and I won’t let him. They will be leaving for an awesome adventure to San Salvador, El Salvador at the end of May. They will be there the remainder of the summer. They will be doing humanitarian work. What a great opportunity. We are proud of them and all they are accomplishing.

Tim is in Cajamarca, Peru serving out the last 4 months of his LDS mission. We love getting his email each Monday. They are filled with amazing adventures and inspirational stories. Cajamarca is a town of about 125,00 people that is located about 5 1/5 hours from Trujillo, Peru. It is the sight of the largest gold mine in Latin America and is the second largest in the world. The town is one of the last strong holds of the Inca civilization which was taken over by Francisco Pizarro. As we are headed into spring and summer in Wyoming, Tim will be heading into fall and winter in Cajamarca. There are a lot of opportunities for missionary work in Cajamarca. Tim is very excited to be there and serve the Lord and the people of Peru.

Machu Picchu

Hello everybody. I decided to start a blog to share some of our South American adventures. We are not the most exciting family in the world but we are definitely spread around the world. Matt and I traveled to South America (Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Peru) for most of the month of March, Tim is still serving his mission in Northern Peru, and Cody and Stephanie will be leaving at the end of May to do humanitarian work in El Salvador.

This is my first try at a blog. I hope I can really get it working. The picture I am including in this first attempt is Matt and I at Machu Picchu. We really loved the majestic mountains and raging river of Machu Picchu. It was incredible feeling to be walking the same paths as the ancient Inca culture. There is definitely no other place like it on earth. I can see why Machu Picchu was named as one of the “New” Seven Wonders of the World.