Hi from Mom and Dad

It has been a very busy month for us. Dad, of course had his knee surgery on July 3rd, so we had a very quiet 4th. I will try to add pictures so you can see how beautiful his scar will be. He took it easy for a few days, then back to work. He was very sad, because he could not drive his car, he thought, but he discovered on the 13th that it was easier to get in and out of his car, so from then on, he drove the little red corvette. On the Wednesday the 16th, our friend, Jan Lancaster came from Houston to visit us. We drove up to Peaks Pikes on Thursday and then visited Kim's house, where Kaylee showed Jan the house, especially her room and the basement playroom. On Saturday Julie Anderson and Sally Pando came from Salt Lake to join us. We had a great time. We saw Mama Mia, went to St Nicks, a year around Christmas store, and Tom fixed us Rouladen for dinner. On Sunday we had friends over for dinner that knew Sally and Julie in Logan. On Monday we went to Breckenridge and then to a Rockies-Dodgers game (we lost). Tuesday, Julie's sister-in-law Rae Louise, joined us for the drive to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. We had a wonderful time visiting, playing Scrabble, and shopping in Breckenridge and Estes Park. On July 22 we got the sad news that Rod had passed away. Even though Rod had been very ill and not expected to live much longer, his death still came early for all of us. So on Thrusday dad and I drove to St George for the funeral. We were glad that John, Piikea, and Mollie joined us there. Then we went to Orem for the burial on Saturday. We were able to spend a couple of days with John and Piikea and also a few days with TJ and family. While in Salt Lake, dad and I took Madison and Abby to visit Temple Square. We had a great time, especially being able to see Dave and Merle Rumsey. We all had lunch at the Joseph Smith Building and had a wonderful time visiting. They are having a wonderful mission. We drove back to St George and picked up Grandma and she is staying with us to rest and think about what to do next.