Hello From Romania!!!

Well Pat and I are here in Romania. The plane ride was amazing because the food was good. We also got free toothbrush and tooth paste and a pair of socks. I will always fly British Airways. Neither Pat or I slept though so when we got to Romania, it was hard to stay awake. We did it though and we went to dinner with Susie and Stefan. They are two members here. They were teenagers when I was here but now they are 23 and 21. It was I had Sarmale - the food I made for y'all. Today I spent all day at the library finding good books. the library here is different. You find the book you want on a computer and give some one the title and they go get it for you. Then you can't check it out and just sit at a table reading. They only have two working copiers so no copies because the line is so long. I take pictures with my camera and hope that it works. I went to McDonalds for lunch. Yes pats first day here and I take her to McDonalds. It was around the corner and I couldn't be gone long. Tonight we went to an activity at the church. I saw some members who still remember me. Two were Gaby and Coca. Mom and Dad may remember them. We went there - It is the girl who has a leg problem and can't walk very well. Glad to report she has a cane now and gets around alittle better. Tomorrow I go back to the library but at 11 I am meeting with Iulia who is one of the people I was baptized. She moved from Buch but a member at the activity had her number and I called her and she is in Buch for a day. Does that not show the love of God or a tender mercy. She comes to Buch for one day and it is the day I am here.
Anyways the language is coming. I forgot alot but slowly it is coming back. I am speaking really poorly but man I am trying. It will get better. Oh the good news is Stefan goes to the art college here and spoke to his art history TA and he is studying Medieval Art and would love to speak to me. I am so excited. Anyways this is long enough. Stay tuned for next months blog to see the excitement of Romania. Love Mollie

PS This reminds me of writing letters on my mission.

Mom & Dad in April 2008

As normal, lots going on!!!! During April, mom was released as Beehive Counselor in the Ward Young Women's Presidency and called into the Stake Young Women's Presidency as 2nd Counselor. She hates the loss of the one on one relationships with the girls, but.... Dad was busy with scouts...as usual! There was NRA Shotgun Certification, Range Safety Officer Certification and too many other scouting activities to list.

Our major event was a six day trip down to Cancun, Mexico. We left Thursday the 24th and returned Wednesday the 30th. The weather was fantastic as you can see in the photos. This was both business and pleasure so it did include some (really very little) work commitment (but it was paid for so who's complaining?). We stayed at the Dream's Cancun Spa and Resort. The food and activities were great! Above is the view from our two story room - pretty tough to take!

We were able to participate in a number of activities that included:

• a day of golf for dad while mom had a spa treatment (after golf dad had a massage also).
• a half-day catamaran trip to a nearby island for snorkeling and a village visit...the homemade ice cream was yummy.
• a 4-hour pirate ship dinner and entertainment cruise (wasn't near worth the $200 master card cost), but the companionship was yes, "priceless".
• a full day trip to Chichen Itza were we saw the Book of Mormon ruins...at least that's what we knew them to be...the Mayan tour guide had another story that wasn't very convincing.
• visiting one of the 8,000 sink holes in the Yucatan
• watching all the girls in their bikinis (that was dad's activity...oops, that's not correct, at least that's his story, he was really studying the tattoos not watching the girls.
• another spa treatment for dad...he was really worn out from all the hard work.
• of course a trip to the shops downtown for some spending of the peso's.

We got home Wednesday evening and had no leaks or other damages to the home...ye ha! Oh, the day after our return it snowed all day in Denver...when will this *!#@ winter end? And dad drove the vette to work and it got snowed on...oh no, the world is coming to an end!

Here's a couple more photos of the trip to enjoy. One is of the catamaran trip and the other of Chichen Itza.

Another Busy Month

Jaxson is growning up way to fast. He follows his older brother and sister around all the time and is the biggest momma's boy you will ever find.

Jadyn went on her third trip the ER this year for three staples on the left side of her head. She decided to throw the all time fit of the year and hit a chair.

JJ has done it!!!!!!! #2 has happened!!!!!!He was so proud of himself, smiling from ear to ear.

Jill and Josh remain as busy as ever. I know this one is short but crazy things are going on and I must go :) Joy to the children :)

The McVeys of West Jordan

Hello all! Well the McVey family of West Jordan, Utah is busy as ever. Madison, Abby and Robbie are all involved in soccer twice a week with dad coaching both girls’ teams. Though Tyler is not on a team I believe he kick the ball more then the other three kids combined. Besides soccer Madison is also doing gymnastics and piano and is doing quite well at piano. Abby is our little gymnast and loves to go to practice and learn new moves. The boys’ stay busy as will playing cars and trucks and generally being boys.
Mom and dad are trying to keep up with the kids and enjoy going to their events. Tiffany finished with H&R block about a month ago and loves the time away from work. She is still playing basketball once a week and a form of indoor soccer called Fotsal. I’m busy with year-end stuff at school and Seminary. This will be my last year at Brockbank Jr. I was just hired to teach Seminary full-time (Seminary is a release time church education class for 9th -12th graders). The family is excited for the change though we do not know where I will be teaching.
We hope and pray that all is well for all reading and thank you for you support and love.

Love,
The West Jordan McVey’s

Hello Fam!

Dear Family, I wish I had tons to say but I really don't. School is over and I made it through my first year of the masters program. I got all As this semester which is shocking but I will take it. I also leave for Romania in 3 weeks and I can't wait. Not much really happened in April. I was busy with school and social life but the latter led to nothing exciting. Oh I did have my mission reunion that was alot of fun. I got to see Sister Reeves, one of my MTC comps and I have not seen her in a year. I am sorry this is so short. Love Mollie

Bone's Bunch

Hello Family-
I hope everyone is having a fun beginning of Spring. We are enjoying the days that are warm, but the random snow is pretty annoying. Also, our family has had endless runny noses and ear infections - so needless to say, Spring is not treating us too well. Even though I am sick of wiping noses and medicine, we still had a pretty good April.



Kaylee- Kaylee has been pretty busy with school and playing. Her biggest news this month is being in gymnastics for about 3 weeks. She loved the first class, but the coming lessons were DREADFUL. She would cry the entire time, find a corner to sit and sulk, or come running up the stairs to find me. A gymnast with dreadlocks would take her out of the class and work with her one on one, but it would take her 40-45 minutes to warm up to him. She just hated it. It was not fun and it intimidated her. Anyways, at week 4 we told them we were done. They understood and Kaylee was relieved. Luckily, they gave me credit, so we will try with Nicole when her arm is better. She wants to try ballet again when summer is over.
Of course, Kaylee is still coloring non stop and coming up with art projects. This month she has made a dinosaur village, family portrait wall, and Highschool Musical notebook . Her imagination never ceases to amaze me. She is getting better and better at snow skiing. This past weekend, Warren went up with some other men from our ward and they all took their kids. Kaylee kept up with the 10 year olds and was pretty proud of herself.

Nicole: Nicole's biggest news is her cast is off - BUT, she now has a new soft cast. It is alot smaller and not as heavy. It had to be white, so we decorated it with flowers and glow in the dark beads. She picked the beads off one by one, but she still likes the flowers. When she got the cast off, she did great. I couldn't believe how she just sat there as they sawed, took the pins out, and wrapped it back up. She would look up at the technician and say "I'm done and I need my Daddy." She would than start to smile and laugh. She is also doing great at school. Her teachers say she is opening up more and more. A couple of weeks ago she brought her basketball to show and tell. She showed everyone how to dribble, kick, throw, and best of all - dunk. She loves to dunk a ball. Warren and Nicole like to play catch and act like they are dunking the ball into each other's arms. Her favorite new show is a Leap Frog movie about the alphabet and the sounds the letters make. She goes around singing, "The A says AHHHHH. The A says AHHHH. Every letter makes a sound. The A says AHHHHH." She loves it.

Taylor: She is being adorable!! We all love her a ton. She is becoming an expert crawler and getting very fast. Poor thing is on her 3rd ear infection and getting her molars. She has her moments of sadness and crankiness, but is doing pretty well. She has absolutely no interest in walking on her own. She will walk behind her walker, cruise along things, and walk when we hold her hand,but when we let go - she sits down and crawls as fast as she can. Her favorite things to do now are color on anything she can find, pull down a basket of toys from a bench and than sit down, scream at her sisters when they get too close, say "Ruff" to any animal she sees, wave bye, and scrunch up her nose when she smiles. We love watching her personality develop.

Warren and Kim: Besides being sick, we are doing fine. Warren went on a trip with boys to Moab and came back in one piece. He has been working hard on shelves in the garage and those are finally done. We have been watching alot of basketball playoffs and were pretty sad that the Dallas Mavericks lost - but we will now root for the Jazz. I am doing fine, just keeping myself busy with the girls. I have been running alot and starting to work in the yard. I am surprised at how much I enjoy gardening. Elder Holland is coming for our Stake Conference in a couple of weeks, so our Stake is buzzing with excitement.

This is pretty typical. Nicole loves to jump on the little trampoline while Taylor is peacefully sitting.

We love y'all and hope you have a great month.

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Honestly, John and Patrick make a better couple...

This month has been a little more eventful for us. Winter Semester is over and spring is here, although you wouldn't know it from the freak snow flurries every couple of days. John is taking a law class with emphasis in construction for the Spring Semester. So far, the class is good, but the reading is long and wordy. There is a lot of writing involved, so John hopes he will do well.

As far as work goes, the summer season for alarm companies has officially started and we are as busy as ever. In Pi'ikea's department, they broke many records in the first week. On Saturday, they received over 10,000 calls, the same amount of calls the company took last summer during it's peak. One can only imagine what it will be like when they hit the peak of this season. Great for the company, but more work for John. This past week, John applied within the service department for another job, and was hired to takeover the Home Damage Repair position. He and one other person make up the department. They take calls from homes damaged by technicians, access the situation, and write the checks accordingly. It's a tough job being practical yet fair to the customers, but he's enjoying it.

Pi'ikea has been playing in a city league volleyball tournament with her Islander friends this past month, and last week they moved into the number one seed in the tournament. They ended up winning the whole thing! What made the championship game even sweeter was that their 4 players beat the other team's 6.

Until next time...