Mud Run!

Over the last few months, Ben has been designing a mud run course at Pope.  It's a 5k that includes sections of big mounds of dirt and pits of waist-deep water.  We brought Lillie along, thinking that I would leave with her before the actual run.  Things didn't exactly work out that way and we both stayed for the whole thing.  After we'd watched the last people run through the final mud pit, Lillie took off and dove in!  It was so deep she had to swim!

I think she had more fun than any of the runners!

So gross!

In preparation for our trip to Korea, Ben had to get a whole bunch of immunizations.  The anthrax, TB, and typhoid made him sick for days, but worse than that was smallpox.  Warning:  this post is not for weak stomachs.  Be warned.

So Ben wanted to show off the nasty, festering sore that IS the smallpox vaccine.  I can't bring myself to post a giant picture of it, so if you want to see it bigger, click on the picture.

Eeewww...

busy.

Things have picked up around here... In the last two weeks:

• We found out we're moving to Korea - and in just a couple months!
• My life's dream of seeing a Beatle came true!  Ben and I saw Paul McCartney in Charlotte on Wednesday and it was AMAZING!  Best show I've ever seen - by far.  Next time, I'll pay the extra money to be on the floor.

• We were host parents for 4 girls during a youth conference in our church.  Such a fun time!
• I realized that we're actually MOVING TO KOREA!  So much to do!  Renting out our house and selling both cars (one down, one to go) and sorting through everything.  It's about to get even crazier!

Youth Conference.

Last Friday and Saturday, Ben and I were host parents for youth conference.  Ben had to work Friday, so I enlisted the help of my friend Anna to help me shuttle the 4 girls around.  We were partnered up with Sis and Bishop Mann, along with their 5 boys.  Over the two days, we had two huge service projects, various games and activities at the stake center, and a slumber party.  It was such a great time - a real spiritual pick-me-up.  And it was so fun hanging out with carefree teenage girls!  Here's our group after Saturday's project:

(That's a nest they're holding.)

 

And look how happy we are!