Chey and Cali got their mission calls this week! They submitted their papers on Sunday of last week and then excitedly fretted about whether they would get the anticipated email on Tuesday of this coming week or if they'd have to wait another entire week to the Tuesday after! Joyous day when the email arrived Tuesday morning! They invited all their friends over to watch them read their calls that night. We read them in the yard because they were afraid we wouldn't all fit in the house! They also couldn't decide who would read first so they decided they would read them aloud to the critical point, then read it to themselves. Our YW president was the lucky gal who got to read their destinations prior to the event and make posters to reveal the destinations at the same time once they both had borne their testimonies and knew for themselves. My kids know how to do high drama!

Did I mention that McKay sang "Preaching the Gospel" first?

Kevin recorded the whole thing.

It was hard to see her reaction and not know ourselves!

Friends listening to testimonies.

Now she knows and won't tell us, either!

So, then they pulled off the front posters to show us where they were going and all their pent-up emotion exploded! They are both going to Taiwan! One will go to the north of Taiwan, to Taipei, and the other to the south, to Taichung. It is a dream come true for Kevin because he also served his mission in Taiwan. He couldn't resist rushing in to hug both! In all the commotion, high emotion, and exuberance, Chey even got injured with blood and everything! These things can be dangerous! But even that didn't dull the excitement of the evening. I'm so proud of the both of them, for their love of the Lord and their desire to give 18 months of their lives to teach anyone about Him, no matter where in the world they were called to go. It's just a special, lovely bonus that they get to go to Taiwan--kind of together.

These are Chey's friends from college. Most of Cali's aren't in Utah anymore!

The whole crowd!

So, then we went on living our lives. I got a colonoscopy the next day. What an ordeal that is! I was glad to have the other happy events to think on! The good news is that I'm all clear and I can wait 10 years before having another one!

Bethany had her last track meet of the year on Thursday morning. She had a great time being at the track with all her friends! She ran 100m hurdles and did the long jump. She did great in both!

That afternoon, Cali got her wisdom teeth out. Ouch! She was pretty miserable the first couple of days and is still very swollen, but she is feeling more like herself again. We had pizza together right before as her "last meal!"

On Friday, Kevin and I went to see Hello Dolly! We went with some friends from Kevin's work and we were on the second row! The dancing was amazing and so was the singing and we just really enjoyed it.

On Saturday, Kevin and I worked on the basement and a garden bed. The basement is getting very close. We really just need to get those baseboards up. They're all cut now! So that sounds like one more step but its really at least three steps: attach to the walls, fill nail holes, repaint. Ugh. But then I'd get to put everything back and that would be awesome!!

I also watched Avery a couple times this week. She is so cute!

This is how Avery does weeding.

What a great helper!

And a video of the mission call reveal: