drives

we drove to salt lake today. longest drive EVER! but the clouds were gorgeous and mellow. you could say it was a great two hours of listening to Mindy Gledhill

 i absolutey love these mountains.

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camryn drew a jelly fish on my hand during math today. 

oh, and ritz are pretty tasty

the world we live in is gorgeous.

It's just beautiful outside {if you haven't realized it yet}! and i kind of take my camera every where i go, so a habit of my is taking pictures because of how beautiful it is everywhere.

 the walk home was absolutely beautiful

 owen's pretty beautiful, too

i'm kind of in love with the mountains that surround me lately.

 walking by this tree every day at timpview{walking home, and any other time} has made me focus on it, and it's just so beautiful in so many ways

 the best part of living right by timpview is that we can go sit on the soccer field and watch the sun go down. it's by far the best part of my evenings.

my favorite picture of the day.

i love life. it's so astonishing in so many 
individual and astonishing ways

tonight's journal entry?

So I always choose a different singer per night to listen to before I go to sleep. Tonight's hit is Frank Sinatra!

Oh, it so reminds me of Eli. It's one of the many singers we listen to, and frank Sinatra is one of my favorites. Today's been pretty groovy.. Well, it's 9•50.

xoxo,

grace olivia

Okay I'm irritated. I tried to post this YESTERDAY but apparently it didn't post, so here it is! 

Called To Serve!

Eli has been called to serve in the Tokyo, Japan mission! He leaves to the Provo MTC on June 18th! GAAAHHH! It's exactly where he's wanted to go! 

Dang, I'll miss this kid. I won't have anybody to recite all of little mermaid with, or have anybody to sing pink floyd with--

Oh, Japan's in luck for an amazing friend, and missionary.

 the whole clan

 Taylor-- elis friend since birth

 Taylor and Madison.

 Grandma Nyman. Only if grandpa were still here..

Oh my goodness. unbelievable. Eli is one amazing kid.

i don't know what ill do without him!

Mission Call Adventures

We got Eli's mission call while he was in California for A Capella tour

SO! Eli wouldn't let us open it until he gets back {late tonight!} and so we had a little fun with the mission call!

What mom + dad thought of is sort of mission call on a shelf {you know? like elf on a shelf?} so we just got creative and took pictures of it with plenty of different items and people. We've had plenty of fun with this project! so here of some of my favorite photos!

 what's "mission call on a shelf" without Eli's 

mission call on his shelf?

 a favorite.

 Mrs. Hula in grandma's car was a must for a picture 

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Mom and Dad took the mission call to timpview..

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Parker and Gavin taking a little fire to it.

Gabby Wright gracefully displays the call

Scott getting after it with his favorite supplies.

Rachel was a  must for a picture.

Pat Gerstner {neighbor and librarian}

scanning, 

 laminating,

and shredding. 

Terri said Eli's getting called to the U.

 Mr. Brower. One of Eli's most adored teachers

Mom and Dad hit the elementary and middle

 school while they were at it.

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edgemont + centennial

 Mrs Tromley. Eli's adored art teacher.

too bad i didn't have her.

 Mrs. Haigh. A family favorite

 The carpool had to get in on the action

 Mrs. Twitchell trying to sneak a peak

Christina  Broberg. Another failed attempt to open. 

Mrs. Conrad and Mrs. Bishop 

wondering where all the time went

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Nyman's ski shop

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 Pam and Scott wondering if there'll be skiing where you go

is that the mission call you're reading?

mannequins need a picture too!

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The Hospital

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mom and dad took a date to

the hospital for some pictures 

 we know how much it weighs!

oh you know, just checking for signs of life.

 its hard to see in this one, but pretty clever..

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essential idols

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 Barry and Debbie Bounous

Life long singing teachers for our whole family

 It's a sign! Gavin Grow {eli's scout master growing up} 

just so happened to be wearing a British tie!

 Lindsay Clark pretty pumped to hear where he's going!

Frank Christianson. All around great 

person and amazing neighbor!

Barbara Elison-- 

Eli's life long piano teacher and mentor. 

Our mail lady was caught delivering the mission

call, so we had to get a picture!

 Alan Lemon, and Bishop Marlin Christianson

Daniel Hawley. Eli's childhood friend! 

AKA D-Hawls

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familia

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 Grandma Nyman

I have no clue what i would do without her

Uncle Virgil and Aunt June

 Aunt Channie {chantelle}

gabe the babe... 

 the girls in their pj's that june bug made!

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I love you eli and i cannot wait for tomorrow morning! 

xoxo,

grace olivia