tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83770975680760695412024-02-20T01:07:06.130+01:00Holloway Family AdventuresFollow the Holloway family on their adventures through life!!Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-10708561464456485942012-04-01T08:38:00.002+02:002012-04-01T08:42:14.511+02:00To Our Family and Friends!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesLS5UISNndJkaH4mQij7Mv2wRxOz1az_19vKVg67BFsEcjturZkQzlJqsuFVooqcanCQ_mZen5Zk0BR0mJIMPqgSt78DjgqIcTlIdr9Z8zRFa7jIFNkx7kw50n9BUeejssIeR-WJ7UY/s1600/Zone+Conference+-+Aimee.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726318765852871586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesLS5UISNndJkaH4mQij7Mv2wRxOz1az_19vKVg67BFsEcjturZkQzlJqsuFVooqcanCQ_mZen5Zk0BR0mJIMPqgSt78DjgqIcTlIdr9Z8zRFa7jIFNkx7kw50n9BUeejssIeR-WJ7UY/s320/Zone+Conference+-+Aimee.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Dear Family and Friends<br /></div><br /><div>Can you believe it's been 18 months since our Aimee girl has left on her mission?! Yes, indeed it has been 18 months! I can't believe it! She will be arriving in Salt Lake next Saturday, April 7!! She has served faithfully the Vietnamese people in Cambodia. She was even able to get a tourist visa last week to go to Ho Chi Mingh City in Vietnam!! That was a wonderful birthday present for her since she went the week of her birthday, March 23. She had hoped and prayed that she would be able to go to Vietnam during her mission and the Lord answered her prayers. She was able to do a little bit of teaching with her companion who is from Vietnam. I hope she was able to see some of the city as well.<br /></div><br /><div>We are so proud of her and the accomplishments she has made over the past 18 months. She had her struggles, but she overcame them and succeeded!! She has seen many miracles during her service. She has grown in confidence and strength. I'm sure her germaphobia has been cured. And she has learned to love others and learned to serve in a more loving way. She has learned that she can do anything she puts her mind to as long as she has the Lord on her side.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>We would like to thank you, our family and friends, who have been so supportive of her. Your prayers, good thoughts, financial support, emails, letters and packages have been appreciated and loved! We hope that you have seen the blessings from the Lord while you were able to support Aimee on the Lord's errand. Our family has been greatly blessed, in ways we sometimes can't see and plenty that we can. </div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>We especially want to thank my Mom and Daddy for the love, support and guidance they have given to Aimee during our absence. The roof over her head, the food in her belly, and everything else they have been able to help and provide for her, and will continue to do so until we can return to the states! Thank you!!!!! We love you!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>We love you all and appreciate all you have done for her.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Hugs and Kisses to all,<br />David, Pamela and Kaitlyn Holloway</div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-45390631267961810572012-01-02T11:16:00.002+01:002012-01-02T12:07:28.190+01:00Out With the Old, In With the NewAs I look back to the past year I am humbled by the blessings and trials we have managed to endure. We found ourselves a family of three, instead of five, and in Belgium.<br /><br />Dave turned 49 and discovering that he's not as young as he used to be. After have a hernia operation, first one since he had his tonsils removed at 3, in July of 2010, he was still having a hard time doing some of his regular activities due to pain. The summer found him making several trips to the doctor, miliatary and civilian, to find an answer, just growing older and slower to recover. After several months of tests, x-rays, ultrasounds, and Priesthood blessings, things are back to normal and no clear answers. Most of the year was spent in turmoil at work due to a co-workers lack of professionalism and her desire to climb the ladder of success with no reguard of other people. After several meetings with supervisors and a trip to EEO with a folder full of evidence of her path of distruction, there were some changes made and Dave now has a new job and co-workers. He is enjoying his job now, sleeping better, and doesn't spend every hour worrying about what he has or hasn't done. He had to take a couple of TDYs, The Hauge and Luxombourg, during the summer and was authorized to take the family. Dave is still the Ward Mission Leader in our ward, a challenging calling to say the least. Our ward is made up of French and English speakers. At least half of our ward is African, about a quarter is American, and the other quarter are Belgians or other Europeans. It makes for an interesting mix of cultures, languages and ideas. Dave has been missing his bicycle since the last time he rode it the brakes fell apart in his hands. He's hoping to buy another one before we leave Belgium, but they are extremely expensive (at least the one he wants). He'll have to save his pennies or wait until we return to the United States. He probably ought to find another hobby too. His goals, hopes and dreams for the new year are many. One of them is to find a job back in the US before the end of the year, but it's in the Lord's hands.<br /><br />Pam turned 43 and after spending the majority of the year suffering from the affects of fibyromyalgia spends most of her time at home taking care of her family and home. She has been able to complete many cross stitch projects and crochet projects. The stash of baby blankets that were sent for Christmas and throughout the year are completed and ready to sell or give as gifts. Pam received a Kindle for Mother's Day and seems to seen EVERY where with it! She has managed to read over 100 books and loves it. She loves it so much that Kaitlyn and Wendy both received one as gifts this last year. Mysteries seem to be the preferred genre right now. Pam is currently serving as a Relief Society instructor teaching once a month. She finds it a challenge to teach to sisters who don't always understand the concepts that are in the manuels. She only has to teach for 10 minutes since she has to have everything translated for the non-English speakers. Family History seems to have taken a back seat, but we try to make it to the temple at The Hauge once or twice during the year. Her goals for the year are to continue losing weight, regain her good health, finish more cross stitch and crocheting projects, and to continue increasing her spirituality. Just some of her goals.<br /><br />Aimee turned 22 and spent the year in Cambodia serving the Lord and teaching the Vietnamese people the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She has grown so much in her love of Heavenly Father's children. Her testimony has strengthened. She left us a germaphob, but has learned that while serving the Lord she is protected. We receive weekly emails from her and have seen the incredible growth within her. We have had the privilege to speak with her on two occassions this year, Mother's Day and Christmas. She will be returning from her mission in April of this year!! We have a hard time believeing that 18 months is coming to a close. She has plans to find a job, go to school, and continue serving the Lord as best she can and where she can.<br /><br />Wendy turned 21 and spent the year in Utah working and attending University. She has been enjoying living with her grandparents and having the freedom to go and do as she pleases. She is always considerate and lets everyone know where she is. She made a couple of trips to Preston, Idaho, to visit friends that we met while living in Italy. Her testimony has grown and she has become a wonderfully beautiful young woman. She was able to get a job with IRS as a seasonal worker, which means she works during the tax season. She made a trip to Belgium for the winter holidays, returning to Utah just a couple of days after Christmas.<br /><br />Kaitlyn turned 12, started middle school, graduated from Primary, and started Young Women. She is becoming a beautiful young lady, very talkative and loves to spend time with her family. She misses her sisters and would talk for hours on the phone with them if we let her. She loves to draw Disney characters, watching movies, and playing games. She has many friends at school and loves to spend time with them between classes and at lunch. She made the honor roll for the first quarter of school! She has been enjoying her school year and found that she actually enjoys some of the subjects she previously hated. Kaitlyn is having a hard time with Young Women because she is the only English speaker that attends midweek activities. As a family we are working on the Personal Progress program, with the hopes that Pam and Kaitlyn will be able to receive their Young Women's Medallion together.<br /><br />We are so thankful to the Lord for His watchful eyes upon our family as we have been scattered throughout the world this past year. He has blessed our family in many ways, tried our faith, and is aware of our sacrifices. We, as a family, know that the Lord lives, that He is our Savior, and that He loves each us. We are so grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ.<br /><br />We pray for the health and love of our family and friends throughout the four quarters of the globe. May the Lord bless each of you with the righteous desires of your hearts.Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-52409658449299982062011-11-09T13:20:00.009+01:002011-11-09T13:38:15.513+01:00Pictures from our Favorite Sister Missionary<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Our family has been so blessed to have Aimee serving the Lord in Cambodia! We have watched her grow in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and share her incredible testimony of the Atonement of the Savior! We miss her and look forward to seeing her again. Hopefully we will be able to join her in Utah at the end of her mission.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Hello families!!!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>*flails around* mom you dont have to worry about us here in Cambodia. The senior couple is having all of the Viet missionaries over to thier house on Wed. to have a big thanksgiving dinner. Elder and Sister Snyder are the BEST! *flails around* i'm so excited for that! </div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>okay i'm finally sending more pictures home.... but only like 3 this time because i filled up my other memory card and i had to buy a new one. i forgot the old one at home.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672973032678813410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbYMUywqDkvm1_QvUmZNwXa-8TlCL8aW165rGzNJJR-0OM-4RO8ZcyvWFTTv3zwHL8uirEyzsxDZnU0y7M38CdURHXtyH3s1qDRHMwxzPUDyWxtPqv0qECjlX8tFwzWQzsKQsYBDcTcU/s320/DSCN0841%255B1%255D" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div>Pic1- me with Co Anh...a super strong member who helps us all the time. she lives alone and she does nails for her job. but Heavenly Father is blessing her so much because of her sacrifices to help us.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672972246610393410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXO9NTEwYP7RTLowPWyrmOWwaF20IudgNQY-Xk6heIaKl3N0BMzRI3s_OnS2kXhyphenhyphenZ2EOPuAxJ5Z9Zhe1Ro59u0mEoDI6DuclDDLjqVu-ykQwog6tTJJSDwAqe28ECBK00je_MJf_bq_WI/s320/DSCN0848%255B1%255D" /> <br /><div>pic2- Em Tha Nat...he's the son of one of our recent converts, chi hang. His birthday was on monday so we had a FHE with them followed by a birthday party. he is sooooo stinkin cute!!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672971800916848914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCiYI8sIBhcZsBGkxKgp5X7XKT-uQvU4dmp2sFM60CIPAqNZ8HHZ6zX5E9LYvKZhbpJ86saLON4H5WP9kucaWFPsfaFfOZ1xMzCT7sLzQFccshQzpyn9s2Pcl8HCbFVCVQioRvmhq7Ms/s320/DSCN0852%255B1%255D" /> pic 3 this one is from this morning. Co Kim is the branch president...she sells co'm xuong. i love co'm xuong. anyway she sells here and we bought some from her for breakfast this morning. ^-^<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672971319418200098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMHeW1A4VNpuX1fPJdRYzcX_D5QX0oKXfsoa9oXscNJuDbvt8bD-3T3b5H6DjXZP_XMn0_HWxAqFK7CT5YWwoYeB6oZcmsE-7c6GnAgUdT31P_Uw3_I55Ub8ShEr3pXKjVaEeoXi5E5k/s320/DSCN0839%255B1%255D" /> pic 4- a random dragon fly tied to a string..... yeah ^-^<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>So our week was so good! Chi Trinh went on exchanges yesterday so i was with a native cambodian missionary who doesnt know any vietnamese, (and i dont know any cambodian :) ) luckily she knew a ton of english. her name was sister un. she was so nice and sweet. ^-^</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>I feel like i'm finally hitting the prime of my mission. things are doing so well! we are having a ton of success, even if no one is close to baptism yet. chi trinh and i work so well together and we are happy all the time. :)President Smedley wants us to really focus on finding potential .....Mel..Kes..idic..(*struggles to spell this word...sounds out the word...retypes...gives up*) Higher Priesthood holders. and thier families. last sunday we fasted to find men with potiental and we have been really blessed to have like 8. some we are already working with and others we just contacted monday and tuesday. its so exciting. i hope they make it. Cambodia is in desperate need of worthy men. sometimes i have lost faith in the men here because we see so many unrightous things going on. but i know that if it wasnt possible the Lord would not have opened a mission here. In district meeting on tuesday we talked about faithful fathers. it really made me realize how essential worthy men are. literally. and also why would anyone want to marry a man who is less than a worthy priesthood holder? *rhetorical question*</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>This week i finished the Book of Mormon. I bought a Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine teachers manual to study with this next time. and i love it! i'm learning so much from it and i'm just barely studying lesson 1. ^-^ i've also started doing the same thing for the New Testament too. and i'm learning so much more. I'll admit i've struggled alot to understand the bible and the teachings in there. so i'm going to do better at that. :) All in all things are so good. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>I can hardly believe the holidays are here because the weather has not really changed at all here in Cambodia...except that it's stopped raining. but the sun is out more...and i've started getting sunburned again...what the heck?</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Also it sounds like your mission activity was super successful ^-^ congradulations! *looks over all the spelling mistakes in this letter*...my english is gone... i'm sorry. XD</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Anyway i guess i'm going to go. I love you guys so much!!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>*loveslovesloves*</div><br /><br /><div>Sister Holloway</div></div></div></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-1730506370361813522011-10-05T17:21:00.002+02:002011-10-05T17:27:11.045+02:00Sister Missionary UpdateSo I know this a long time in coming, but please forgive me...it's not my fault!!! Stupid blogger has been having issues and I just didn't want to fight with it. Any way, here is this week's update from our favorite sister missionary!!<br /><br /><br />Helloz familiez!<br /><br />This week was awesome because we managed to avoid all rivers this week! success!Except that we still get wet from the rain that is coming everyday. But thats okay because i have a 5 pound poncho that keeps me nice and somewhat dry ^-^No I havent gotten your package yet, :( sister snyder said last week that a package did come with a paper slip that had my name on it, but when they looked at the box it was addressed to an Elder Miller....in MEXICO! *fail* so i hope that the elder who got my box is smart enough to return it...maybe here in the next few weeks...i hope.On the other hand Wendy's package came it!! I was so happy when i opened the box and i found lots of hearts with messages from people back home! :) i started crying it made me so happy! I have them all taped to my wall above my desk! ^__^ Thank you everyone for the notes of love and encouragement!<br /><br />Sunday was a really weird day, for some reason i had started remembering all the things i had done wrong in the past and it really got to me. but through that experince I was reminded about the Atonement and how none of us are perfect. and I even found a really good scripture that talked about repentance. D&C 58: 42,43 "Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I the Lord, remember them no more. By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins- behold he will confess them and forsake them." I talked to president smedley about it too, and he said that sometimes Satan makes us think that either we have to do more than that, or that we will never be forgiven. I'll admit I have a hard time seeing why or how the Lord could forgive a person such as i...but then I suppose that's where our faith and our actions lead us to a hope of that. This week I am so grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for His infinite and eternal sacrifice and love. I know right now i cannot fully comprehend all that that encompasses, but i know that He is merciful to those who come to Him with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And after we repent all we can do is press forward with a smile. :) We will be watching conference this weekend! I'm so excited!<br /><br />I cant believe it will be my last conference in Cambodia! TT___TT I'm so sad! Everytime i think about going home i get all anxious and nervous...and not in a good way! >__< so i try to not think about it too often...6 Months ack!<br /><br />Mom. I'm trying to take lots of pictures. I guess i should take more. orz. maybe i'll do better. Today we are going to the National museum...i have no idea what is in there..but i heard they dont allow pictures and they charge 3$ *fail*<br /><br />As for our investigators right now. They are all moving so slowly. It's so hard to have patience sometimes with everyone here. I guess that would be the reason why i was sent here...to learn patience. Oh well thats an attribute i need for the rest of my life anyway. :) Lets see right now we are teaching Co Hoang and Em Vy. They are good. Em Vy is really good actually. She has been willing to pray and to listen and she understands what we share. Except she hasnt understood what she's been reading in the book of mormon so we need to help her with that. I'm afraid her mom, Co Hoang, might have lost intrest. She doesn't ever want to pray and she doesnt want to meet us if Em Vy isn't there. But she had tons of questions for us at the beginning...I dont know i guess just have patience.Chu Xu'o'ng is an older gentleman we have been meeting for about 3 weeks now. we had invited him to pray but obviously he didnt want to. so we let him get off the hook when he promised to pray at home. we came back but he was sick so he couldnt meet for 3 days. we finally met him yesterday and of course he said he hadn't prayed. we spent a while trying to convince him to pray. (i hate it when it we have to more or less fight them to pray) finally he prayed, but it just wasnt....you know.... what it needed to be... *shakes head* Anh Ca Chinh said that if an investigator wont even pray then odds are they will not progress. but have patience and maybe he will come around.We finally got an investigator to church on sunday too and the other sisters had like 4 investigators and the elders had 12. so many new people at church! our investigator...Co Cam. she was so good. she reads the bible she believes in Christ and so willing to meet us...but then on sunday at church there was an old man who came and shared his testimony. and in his testimony he said that no one here was rightous except for the americans and that this church was not true. I couldn't believe he said that! Of course all the members already knew that this certain old man was kinda crazy so none of them listened..but our investigator..our ONLY investigator at church listened to him!! *cry of frustration*...I dont understand how she would listen to only one man's false testimony and ignore the 7 or 8 other true testimonies (mine included) that was shared that this church is the ONLY true church on the face of the earth. *shakes head* I guess maybe she was only looking for something bad...but still why on that sunday did that only guy have to come! *shakes head* orz...satan....okay well i guess thats all the big news this week!I love you guys so much! i miss you all!<br /><br />Love Sister HollowayHolloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-68520268362532388042011-08-30T07:46:00.001+02:002011-08-30T07:54:42.222+02:00Stupid BloggerI have been trying for a couple of days to load pictures from our Luxembourg trip last week, but it won't let me for whatever stupid reason. So as soon as I get it figured out I will post about our trip and share our pictures.
<br />Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-73993603486625877412011-07-18T12:26:00.041+02:002011-07-18T14:42:02.731+02:00So Much to Catch Up On!Be prepared to enjoy many pictures since I have about four weeks worth and lots to catch up on. Most of the pictures were taken by Kaitlyn, she's turning into a great photographer.<br /><br />Several weeks ago we received a phone call from a family, the Johnson's, in our ward asking us if we would like to show them where a certain pond was that had turtles. So we got in the car a drove down the street to the African Museum in Tervuren. The complex itself is beautiful on the outside, we haven't yet been on the inside to see all the treasures there. But the outside is beautiful.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630651629597237858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-4JIhHPWiHG_st3YG1TWj3g3_2EhQaT5AT69Gs-zjbtPxdj5vdKh0Ya9vUCF3a_0EUiKLfu3xC9b3wOp-bMN2JewLHaBKrw_KC1DVBx6KYOwZcyH9ENO1CTAm0JmrWwUjsEc4EC-iII/s320/African+Museum+in+Tervuren%252C+Belgium.JPG" /><br />I'm sure that when it's up and running in all it's glory the outside is beautiful with all the fountains running and the lights lit. The Tervuren park is very extensive and is probably several kilometers long with a walking path all the way around it. It is also surrounded by woods.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA__QVd_jglxQxBgdIKzVgY97XGANEp_y6j0fOS9a_IS7-H8QZJNZHOMlXIwNdna_k0-LxHrVO65QoqSKu9X9Bj8pExYepOlReQAn0Ha87QAJb0lqFMQLlZYC8PaAo1ptb0El7Jl9C2T0/s1600/Pizza+Box.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630651354546793026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA__QVd_jglxQxBgdIKzVgY97XGANEp_y6j0fOS9a_IS7-H8QZJNZHOMlXIwNdna_k0-LxHrVO65QoqSKu9X9Bj8pExYepOlReQAn0Ha87QAJb0lqFMQLlZYC8PaAo1ptb0El7Jl9C2T0/s320/Pizza+Box.JPG" /></a> We were able to find a ChiChi's Tex-Mex closer to our home in Waterloo, rather than having to travel all the way downtown in the middle of Brussels. Right outside of the restraunt is a "Pizza'a Box," the most bizzare thing I've ever seen in my life. There is NO ONE inside to make your pizza, it's available 24 hours a day and makes your pizza hot and ready to eat in 3 minutes! Don't know that I would ever be brave enough to try it though.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDAkRv1zJKGqo69sapNm3Zic7fNiPLF5LBq0sU2JY_p-6TBgXY0crSrt8YX1a5JWDCoaRio8_E1i2AcZ979o16qchpqOXJG_fYgp3tm-3T8hsplaSxPz1dXmavPNfNeqgM3EhY7JLT5w/s1600/Happy+12th+birthday+Kaitlyn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630651098194754722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDAkRv1zJKGqo69sapNm3Zic7fNiPLF5LBq0sU2JY_p-6TBgXY0crSrt8YX1a5JWDCoaRio8_E1i2AcZ979o16qchpqOXJG_fYgp3tm-3T8hsplaSxPz1dXmavPNfNeqgM3EhY7JLT5w/s320/Happy+12th+birthday+Kaitlyn.JPG" /></a> Happy 12th Birthday to Kaitlyn, July 14!! I can't believe my baby is 12 and will be moving from Primary to Young Women! She has been such a joy in our family. After several years of heartache, trials and sadness, we were blessed with this sweet girl. Three years before she was born we were told we would never have any more children, so we thanked Heavenly Father for the two daughters we had already and promised to be righteous in order to raise the two children He had already called home. I'm sure that Dave's Mom and Dad pleaded with Heavenly Father to bless us with another child, and He saw fit to bless us with our last one. We love her so much and have had to work hard at keeping her here with us. <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjCZRCapdyH8TdN_6pLMNcUOyah8t1cxk3MfameB1NEfrP8DKWIowFyB_lWnpwVP-uLcER8UlorIEWm3wA0P8OFajsQTL1CvxxFEtPeRRwcbp_mNi_J5bd-1Uj4Lim12FuXWfSp-tqD8/s1600/12+year+old+Kaitlyn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630650736404128434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjCZRCapdyH8TdN_6pLMNcUOyah8t1cxk3MfameB1NEfrP8DKWIowFyB_lWnpwVP-uLcER8UlorIEWm3wA0P8OFajsQTL1CvxxFEtPeRRwcbp_mNi_J5bd-1Uj4Lim12FuXWfSp-tqD8/s320/12+year+old+Kaitlyn.JPG" /></a> Kaitlyn has been begging for a year or so to have her hair cut short, but Mommie thought that all little girls should have long hair. On her 12th birthday Mommie gave in and allowed her to get her hair cut into a more big girl style. Of course, Mommie cried to see that her baby truly isn't a baby any more!<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Dave had to go TDY for the first time the weekend of Kaitlyn's birthday, so he was able to get it approved for Kaitlyn and Pam to go with him to The Hague in The Netherlands. It's only a 2 hour drive but we were authorized to rent a car and spend the night! What a great way to spend Kaitlyn's birthday weekend!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We stayed at the Carlton Beach hotel in Scheveningen, Holland, The Netherlands. The hotel sits right on the beach of the North Sea!! We arrived to blue skies and a slight cool breeze.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEXlC15s9coLIsMn0V3FqAnqvWKeYgGLH_m2kU_gEk5xLJRccoJa-0UAz_G5Xxy7hkp08wP_LlbjmPE4bDF5UfR0c_Q7jra9RAbuq4JEbj5PjQBCSUFhA7TYUhNFCo2GTmB9oPmSJ5X8/s1600/The+Carlton+Beach+in+Scheveningen%252C+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630650288813307490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEXlC15s9coLIsMn0V3FqAnqvWKeYgGLH_m2kU_gEk5xLJRccoJa-0UAz_G5Xxy7hkp08wP_LlbjmPE4bDF5UfR0c_Q7jra9RAbuq4JEbj5PjQBCSUFhA7TYUhNFCo2GTmB9oPmSJ5X8/s320/The+Carlton+Beach+in+Scheveningen%252C+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands.JPG" /></a> We were unable to check into our room for several hours, so while Dave went to his meeting, Kaitlyn and Pam walked the boardwalk and along the beach.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge82Wu2TTIIz6gehw7sdOcMuS6gap48OqRhDODAlFJsHIUjD6RG6EFPKDFJ-WcmF6A7Q7JyoYjAXt_aiyPjFEKukK9XWAGE1SxPtvIOFEUJsMJ0XXNbOem9X-MaQKfsrlaSc47IwDQxEM/s1600/The+beginning+of+the+boardwalk+along+the+beach+right+outside+our+hotel.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630649866599525682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge82Wu2TTIIz6gehw7sdOcMuS6gap48OqRhDODAlFJsHIUjD6RG6EFPKDFJ-WcmF6A7Q7JyoYjAXt_aiyPjFEKukK9XWAGE1SxPtvIOFEUJsMJ0XXNbOem9X-MaQKfsrlaSc47IwDQxEM/s320/The+beginning+of+the+boardwalk+along+the+beach+right+outside+our+hotel.JPG" /></a> The beginning of the boardwalk!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAU2P3H89a-tkIye1SYTNXNrl9LMvuOvi353SXmasxb0A02IxlYuurmVi5sdqyLkwCZ8d55IRqbyEWB2Asbkj0Tpcjbdl_tSnjfY-bxFiwGe46GyAu2zGBFrPdKktxEfIJqinhm8Jx2Q/s1600/The+Boardwalk+along+the+beach+in+the+morning%252C+dead+to+the+world%2521+16+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630649440056480946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAU2P3H89a-tkIye1SYTNXNrl9LMvuOvi353SXmasxb0A02IxlYuurmVi5sdqyLkwCZ8d55IRqbyEWB2Asbkj0Tpcjbdl_tSnjfY-bxFiwGe46GyAu2zGBFrPdKktxEfIJqinhm8Jx2Q/s320/The+Boardwalk+along+the+beach+in+the+morning%252C+dead+to+the+world%2521+16+July+2011.JPG" /></a> It was so quiet and there was no one around until midafternoon, so we walked all along the beach and watched as the vendors and restraunts received their shipments for the day.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDfTxtynl7WDODlGZgcQ2yjxygadVIyZvFBAuZkxRT3IQgJvvRG_ZLSgAnDI0FfySCZvIotOOauBSoMjXMYO6Q5-ieZ5xXlJrsSBsWPnJhh2sV4ZdVRF75_RCnKngNhRBdpOI9RyxlgU/s1600/The+best+Mexican+dinner+we%2527ve+had+in+forever%2521+Scheveningen%252C+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands%252C+15+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630648729042895666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDfTxtynl7WDODlGZgcQ2yjxygadVIyZvFBAuZkxRT3IQgJvvRG_ZLSgAnDI0FfySCZvIotOOauBSoMjXMYO6Q5-ieZ5xXlJrsSBsWPnJhh2sV4ZdVRF75_RCnKngNhRBdpOI9RyxlgU/s320/The+best+Mexican+dinner+we%2527ve+had+in+forever%2521+Scheveningen%252C+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands%252C+15+July+2011.JPG" /></a> When Dave returned from his meeting we went to this Mexican restraunt for dinner. It was so yummy!!! All the restraunts had indoor and outdoor seating, we chose indoor because of all the birds flying around. It's quite common to have the seagulls join you for dinner any where you sit. We saw a couple walking along the boardwalk eating their french fries and there were seagulls RIGHT OVER their heads trying to swoop down to steal them some fries!! It was funny, glad it wasn't me!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOfnTt8ydsqz0WGVX_0tEtONm4Ln-BCM0izfVEnd6WnsIqVbQMtkgxCTLGj47iwUcD_4ZUU09qfSC_n9IJTcuVEEdvKrYEkNA92ttao-NuSuhlEY-hqFQ7j2ST_J8Vr9_XDrTXYX55S0/s1600/Ships+in+the+shipping+lane+off+the+coast+of+The+Netherlands+15+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630647281529755442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOfnTt8ydsqz0WGVX_0tEtONm4Ln-BCM0izfVEnd6WnsIqVbQMtkgxCTLGj47iwUcD_4ZUU09qfSC_n9IJTcuVEEdvKrYEkNA92ttao-NuSuhlEY-hqFQ7j2ST_J8Vr9_XDrTXYX55S0/s320/Ships+in+the+shipping+lane+off+the+coast+of+The+Netherlands+15+July+2011.JPG" /></a> The air was pretty clear, or at least clear enough that you could see the ships out along the shipping lane. We were really surprised about how dirty the water looked, maybe just because it was low tide?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccLmpXaMeyepqb9dp2lM1ndlaKekbJ16YC3XhgYmx14Ex4XEuobJBnsf-Sl1bq1U2yFlSj5onuZSVNhIpKLxUQZx4WgQ7XVNC5i5STmn6In8o2D1djKC95qRr6VWYGK-cFG_fjvu8k9c/s1600/Sandcastle+at+on+of+the+beach+clubs+on+the+coast+of+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands+15+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630647005739970050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccLmpXaMeyepqb9dp2lM1ndlaKekbJ16YC3XhgYmx14Ex4XEuobJBnsf-Sl1bq1U2yFlSj5onuZSVNhIpKLxUQZx4WgQ7XVNC5i5STmn6In8o2D1djKC95qRr6VWYGK-cFG_fjvu8k9c/s320/Sandcastle+at+on+of+the+beach+clubs+on+the+coast+of+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands+15+July+2011.JPG" /></a> Each hotel has a "beach club" on the beach where you can get a drink, a beach bed, and a snack. This beach club had a cool "sand castle" right on it's floor! When renting a beach bed in the beach club beware that it is clothes optional! We were used to it because we saw topless sunbathers at the beaches in Italy while living there, so really no surprise to us. But Kaitlyn was still grossed out by the topless sunbather.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WTom4X7WPL_eDkmsQn7woU7cewYO6oSgtVQwuwabeGxj9mu1Qchr561-QsV5m7k3FFKDgSYH4c6UtQYHGf4xwGJOQXpUaO9CKVW5fI2FB4Hc7IpBVcPW1yTnFA4ZiRe9-K_0MDizmfs/s1600/Pigeon+enjoying+lunch+in+McDonalds+15+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630646743807300402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WTom4X7WPL_eDkmsQn7woU7cewYO6oSgtVQwuwabeGxj9mu1Qchr561-QsV5m7k3FFKDgSYH4c6UtQYHGf4xwGJOQXpUaO9CKVW5fI2FB4Hc7IpBVcPW1yTnFA4ZiRe9-K_0MDizmfs/s320/Pigeon+enjoying+lunch+in+McDonalds+15+July+2011.JPG" /></a> The Dutch love them McDonald's! It seems like where ever we turned we could see the Golden Arches. For lunch we found one along the beach and shared our meal with the pigeon. I know it's not very sanitary, but what do ya do?! I must say that European McDonald's is 100% better then American McDonald's!!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGMjPXHDi1CFNPRpMm_ghyVqpeQzjXeKs22dUZVEqMHIj_sGawaaUX-j8OdCmNN9g9q_01tJwAkYVRBEwMPgnTmQJhsGRYKtem5PkPP7yzYhsiCvgkADtsMc0pWBPShMWMEgBD1q2Y_I/s1600/Another+view+of+our+hotel.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630646135865868610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGMjPXHDi1CFNPRpMm_ghyVqpeQzjXeKs22dUZVEqMHIj_sGawaaUX-j8OdCmNN9g9q_01tJwAkYVRBEwMPgnTmQJhsGRYKtem5PkPP7yzYhsiCvgkADtsMc0pWBPShMWMEgBD1q2Y_I/s320/Another+view+of+our+hotel.JPG" /></a> Here is a view of our hotel from the beach. Very unique design! Our accomidations included breakfast, so we enjoyed a wonderful breakfast on Saturday before we left to go home. We would have loved to stay another night, especially after the wonderful bed we slept in. Maybe next summer we will have to book a long weekend.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28M_LE328EOMRR_d3pHdaOrY2yE7eaKWfrMiwAJcIJ1Tpjw7Iqbd_WoofaUKVkvCezIxrMoYRaYa7HaQKEsagR13Aft6e2lmDXtR4M4kofshLLMweVbuM0hyphenhyphen2dKWHipIIuT822pZYMds/s1600/Mom+resting+on+a+bed+made+in+Heaven+after+walking+for+3+hours.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630645886397524978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28M_LE328EOMRR_d3pHdaOrY2yE7eaKWfrMiwAJcIJ1Tpjw7Iqbd_WoofaUKVkvCezIxrMoYRaYa7HaQKEsagR13Aft6e2lmDXtR4M4kofshLLMweVbuM0hyphenhyphen2dKWHipIIuT822pZYMds/s320/Mom+resting+on+a+bed+made+in+Heaven+after+walking+for+3+hours.JPG" /></a> This Momma had to rest after spending several hours walking on the beach and boardwalk. We bought our usual souveniors, thimbles, magnets, spoons, and had to get some wooden shoes!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ulIaSpJ9bCHD-vA2l_bgiAwsWVAdv8dnsEpeisv-xvtoirpgJ7jL46qm1SP3eLkReqWyscUFOVkyDs8aULgqoH_QKvY-eCmrhc4SGOObpO1pA32OrvHitXqzpoYQDqqhUIOL-MyD99E/s1600/View+from+our+balcony+at+the+Carlton+Beach+in+Scheveningen%252C+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands%252C+15+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630645644165892930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ulIaSpJ9bCHD-vA2l_bgiAwsWVAdv8dnsEpeisv-xvtoirpgJ7jL46qm1SP3eLkReqWyscUFOVkyDs8aULgqoH_QKvY-eCmrhc4SGOObpO1pA32OrvHitXqzpoYQDqqhUIOL-MyD99E/s320/View+from+our+balcony+at+the+Carlton+Beach+in+Scheveningen%252C+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands%252C+15+July+2011.JPG" /></a> Here is a view from our balcony on Friday! Doesn't it look so lovely?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuj4EtToS8Ofjd1UqmEmmlvuRZFPE4TWNfQP4ZJDmWi8XN4Helk81t8218WXmH9JLDIAWKjdUoNwihul8OLf6S8TQtF1bhFxgWRfrHoBDpaJxHB_u2yx644XJGiKnHcUkOIrRNY__NUw/s1600/Crab+washed+up+on+the+shore.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630645260081819730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuj4EtToS8Ofjd1UqmEmmlvuRZFPE4TWNfQP4ZJDmWi8XN4Helk81t8218WXmH9JLDIAWKjdUoNwihul8OLf6S8TQtF1bhFxgWRfrHoBDpaJxHB_u2yx644XJGiKnHcUkOIrRNY__NUw/s320/Crab+washed+up+on+the+shore.JPG" /></a> Kaitlyn and Dave found this crab that washed up on shore on Saturday. They found some unique seashells for our growing collection. We totally forgot to bring a baggie for sand from the shore, maybe we will remember the next time.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UPYNQxvd6v_1kNAlIqcENRMbQTEVdJ0QnRS1xMHpvvB7glYsoK5vLEcGAAlRL298AdeFaGX1MBa5fANYqIeOjy-ea5zas8_DEDvLUVUXtqtVHZiGH1ygUl2bAVYAhG8MFMa9LPFkEYM/s1600/View+from+our+balcony+on+16+July+2011%252C+rainy+day.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630644876343331554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UPYNQxvd6v_1kNAlIqcENRMbQTEVdJ0QnRS1xMHpvvB7glYsoK5vLEcGAAlRL298AdeFaGX1MBa5fANYqIeOjy-ea5zas8_DEDvLUVUXtqtVHZiGH1ygUl2bAVYAhG8MFMa9LPFkEYM/s320/View+from+our+balcony+on+16+July+2011%252C+rainy+day.JPG" /></a> We woke up Saturday morning to this....rain! It rained ALL day as we traveled back toward home.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGrlb4Uvyza-g2Q9ipbBjjeRILLq_w9d1tgMC4HbuFAGPDUbthOk0uXiyHOp6QBwjkTMxE1LJDXYZ4f8-fZvTCipplPeFP9nWVb0L6onQrrJ1zTNXam7F6wUibZSQtV85HHiganiQGds/s1600/The+North+Sea+16+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630644638329499698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGrlb4Uvyza-g2Q9ipbBjjeRILLq_w9d1tgMC4HbuFAGPDUbthOk0uXiyHOp6QBwjkTMxE1LJDXYZ4f8-fZvTCipplPeFP9nWVb0L6onQrrJ1zTNXam7F6wUibZSQtV85HHiganiQGds/s320/The+North+Sea+16+July+2011.JPG" /></a> I love the sound of the sea/ocean as the waves come into the shore. I have several CDs of the sounds of the waves, but nothing sounds better then the real thing in person!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhT_N9q5-evKkLLpaA9CSd1jRk65UTMyeKQYNf6SVWc3lPo6JolaVi_VjLJRe9uFs9DEyd0IfEGrMYP48oHuGSILJsWIuu6mCVI9efeb2d_GDvp4oqlwGp3AWJkD6xgt0kNqecqzIGkc/s1600/traveling+UNDER+the+buildings+in+Scheveningen%252C+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands%252C+16+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630643108024998098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhT_N9q5-evKkLLpaA9CSd1jRk65UTMyeKQYNf6SVWc3lPo6JolaVi_VjLJRe9uFs9DEyd0IfEGrMYP48oHuGSILJsWIuu6mCVI9efeb2d_GDvp4oqlwGp3AWJkD6xgt0kNqecqzIGkc/s320/traveling+UNDER+the+buildings+in+Scheveningen%252C+Holland%252C+The+Netherlands%252C+16+July+2011.JPG" /></a> Going into and out of the resort town of Scheveningen where we stayed for the night, we passed UNDER several buildings!! It was the most bizzare thing I've ever seen! Here we are headed to the temple in Zeometeer.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincbj_lbwD-l90TNrnpcAkLyibaFgoO74wthLfVUsntYCt65-AIQ0UxegMVWEdlc58XF98vR2XT94VZLVvORxod5OQh03TJV9Zxtr4Cb5c6F7RdV_18WY_xJ-79ZZAgv5k9yTdi5vLLvA/s1600/On+our+way+to+the+temple.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630642906472943010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincbj_lbwD-l90TNrnpcAkLyibaFgoO74wthLfVUsntYCt65-AIQ0UxegMVWEdlc58XF98vR2XT94VZLVvORxod5OQh03TJV9Zxtr4Cb5c6F7RdV_18WY_xJ-79ZZAgv5k9yTdi5vLLvA/s320/On+our+way+to+the+temple.JPG" /></a> There are so many bridges where ever you go in the area because so much of the land is surrounded by water! It's a good thing that the car we rented had a GPS because we would NEVER have found the places we wanted and needed to go!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7V2eTpbwoBkSBqHy8PQLvjsBxPXFQr2ULirPmtNq1Dcv5VeTuoIWok3xVzoyJNFwB_Ezhkjejc354KRAzAeuOyEP3Qtz8gZaX7c4KOCF9BekGO8crJoQ10pclld-TQwMIQ-X2CqUFZI/s1600/The+Hague+Temple.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630642631633433986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7V2eTpbwoBkSBqHy8PQLvjsBxPXFQr2ULirPmtNq1Dcv5VeTuoIWok3xVzoyJNFwB_Ezhkjejc354KRAzAeuOyEP3Qtz8gZaX7c4KOCF9BekGO8crJoQ10pclld-TQwMIQ-X2CqUFZI/s320/The+Hague+Temple.JPG" /></a> Kaitlyn is now old enough to perform Baptisms for the Dead at the temple, but since she doesn't have her recommend yet we decided to just stop by so that she can see the temple where she will have her first experience in October.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2I2D14TVxpBMhfD1bFRQ9_2pWrAxCF7O8SiHDw7ST8TOhFImUFJd1jdkfsIYyuJS_vGePzJsO5lg6y1o9DOCHNThEbgFuevSzeKznzLq5Z2XoRvc3zhzBWwFjqeTvIDvGEsXuXs0MGDA/s1600/Kaitlyn%2527s+view+of+the+temple.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630642306937977522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2I2D14TVxpBMhfD1bFRQ9_2pWrAxCF7O8SiHDw7ST8TOhFImUFJd1jdkfsIYyuJS_vGePzJsO5lg6y1o9DOCHNThEbgFuevSzeKznzLq5Z2XoRvc3zhzBWwFjqeTvIDvGEsXuXs0MGDA/s320/Kaitlyn%2527s+view+of+the+temple.JPG" /></a> It is a very small temple, but just as beautiful as all the others around the world.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9HykOHOf7K9soL4H6yphgcO5fCf8nwh0OHTAoMqReXZ8scRcvNQDdYgWqJYZcmTfyibYbAgGMdQz9M4boqjv4fY8WRcLlF-q64zBci19fUfzvaZVpfXLRsYq59hjCKHTNcr95SQkJHQ/s1600/Sailing+on+the+river.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630641938840667634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9HykOHOf7K9soL4H6yphgcO5fCf8nwh0OHTAoMqReXZ8scRcvNQDdYgWqJYZcmTfyibYbAgGMdQz9M4boqjv4fY8WRcLlF-q64zBci19fUfzvaZVpfXLRsYq59hjCKHTNcr95SQkJHQ/s320/Sailing+on+the+river.JPG" /></a> Following a GPS may be good sometimes, but if you are trying to pay attention to the cars in front, behind and at the sides of you while still trying to follow the directions that the mechanical monster gives you, you and still end up lost in Rotterdam, The Netherlands!! We noticed a lot of sailboats on the rivers.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqRFWnktiO5MBTPanDSQTKoszz0C6lhfCIBZzpInJsdh35gIwpzSfu6kKkVPcqZ5gXDrw9FS98sPIaUl_CqOF50rxr-G_DQDAuymKIftESVtF05LMDhvdidlSEQ8pfIe4f_pd966DkCg/s1600/Replica+of+a+traditional+windmill.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630641715037734322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqRFWnktiO5MBTPanDSQTKoszz0C6lhfCIBZzpInJsdh35gIwpzSfu6kKkVPcqZ5gXDrw9FS98sPIaUl_CqOF50rxr-G_DQDAuymKIftESVtF05LMDhvdidlSEQ8pfIe4f_pd966DkCg/s320/Replica+of+a+traditional+windmill.JPG" /></a> Okay, so when I think of The Netherlands, I picture big huge wooden traditional windmills....we couldn't find any!! Dave found this replica of one a few blocks from the temple, so this was as good as we got.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa0cVq8VxDqPEy-uox-hDPZ4nG3p6wbUSaW2a3-aeVBOLR8od3PB_A6yHOgoVGp1TycFGRlZawWJ9LM2alTj5kgmyrSv-xQKwfJ64MEvyMj3VoSLFxLQD-QjAX57uBOvOB0UsPi3gphc/s1600/People+repelling+from+this+building%2521%2521+Rotterdam%252C+The+Netherlands%252C+16+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630641473752401154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa0cVq8VxDqPEy-uox-hDPZ4nG3p6wbUSaW2a3-aeVBOLR8od3PB_A6yHOgoVGp1TycFGRlZawWJ9LM2alTj5kgmyrSv-xQKwfJ64MEvyMj3VoSLFxLQD-QjAX57uBOvOB0UsPi3gphc/s320/People+repelling+from+this+building%2521%2521+Rotterdam%252C+The+Netherlands%252C+16+July+2011.JPG" /></a> Do you see the spots hanging in midair from that building? Those are PEOPLE repelling!! CRAZY!!! Dave says he thinks that it's some kind of amusement park in Rotterdam.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gq1CKPTAKgXWn8VJiaYV7fO6vTlpvdg40gdTu_lWY79RuUlujzze_vgFQI0f-OS9FktuILk73s0tS3QTN22YVhWULoD31S3C-bOL2CYseJKHq1YgKZzd8s3mMT6wPAx2frlSU3Y_jQI/s1600/one+of+the+many+bridges+we+crossed+while+traveling+in+The+Netherlands.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630641217381157874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gq1CKPTAKgXWn8VJiaYV7fO6vTlpvdg40gdTu_lWY79RuUlujzze_vgFQI0f-OS9FktuILk73s0tS3QTN22YVhWULoD31S3C-bOL2CYseJKHq1YgKZzd8s3mMT6wPAx2frlSU3Y_jQI/s320/one+of+the+many+bridges+we+crossed+while+traveling+in+The+Netherlands.JPG" /></a> Another of the many bridges we crossed.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGdD2o9DSXMT3tnry4lSGGylj_-_FtSyBVCKkPi5PP2sf7i6BYIlovJFGW3jC9kHankii16wtKoxhWue_BC1sGpT5ncdG_u56MctymjO2FNGlploztv7ZUxNKKjq1K9n-M69lc33cBJQ/s1600/I+sure+hope+that%2527s+not+a+see-through+floor%252C+Rotterdam%252C+The+Netherlands.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630640956884821426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGdD2o9DSXMT3tnry4lSGGylj_-_FtSyBVCKkPi5PP2sf7i6BYIlovJFGW3jC9kHankii16wtKoxhWue_BC1sGpT5ncdG_u56MctymjO2FNGlploztv7ZUxNKKjq1K9n-M69lc33cBJQ/s320/I+sure+hope+that%2527s+not+a+see-through+floor%252C+Rotterdam%252C+The+Netherlands.JPG" /></a> This was weird. I sure hope that the floor of that building isn't seethrough!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pGkLvFtuFmyzTARlc1emOGJLpnjtUgNqowSeHjLIrNlAcWIwAmAy63qtppGJUi3Gnn1r5w_dET58AdyH7gwz4D9r08X0BRa9hTRS3C4BHxZ-16DVLBKQagosqpeWBEkWBqKPhEleOoE/s1600/a+Mosque+in+Rotterdam%252C+The+Netherlands.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630640659025734274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pGkLvFtuFmyzTARlc1emOGJLpnjtUgNqowSeHjLIrNlAcWIwAmAy63qtppGJUi3Gnn1r5w_dET58AdyH7gwz4D9r08X0BRa9hTRS3C4BHxZ-16DVLBKQagosqpeWBEkWBqKPhEleOoE/s320/a+Mosque+in+Rotterdam%252C+The+Netherlands.JPG" /></a> We were pretty shocked to see so many Muslims in the area and even saw this Mosque!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVpk9i-jrJ3YJhHl-QTO-HMKWLP5DD6IOH3GZQg7AYLSuN1om88DLicyseDjnFDQZDUH-QJDBOPTl8Xh1cWgvHTemMCwWmsJb296uSTdaBDN45Yw7aXEyna1e1sVJSi5eAB3JfG4uFNU/s1600/Modern+day+windmill%2521.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630639193934321682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVpk9i-jrJ3YJhHl-QTO-HMKWLP5DD6IOH3GZQg7AYLSuN1om88DLicyseDjnFDQZDUH-QJDBOPTl8Xh1cWgvHTemMCwWmsJb296uSTdaBDN45Yw7aXEyna1e1sVJSi5eAB3JfG4uFNU/s320/Modern+day+windmill%2521.JPG" /></a> This is the only windmills we saw in The Netherlands and the only ones we see in Belgium!<br /><br /><br /><div>We decided to meet up with some friends in Antwerp on our way home. We were not impressed at all with the city.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3WMiUbB-KcUoadFCVcu1gp2xEh4TOyJYKX-qZeU9VSgQgdK920YBgmq1lMIAlsEjl_XIeWICmpYSQ2R8PWyM79cgCZzXBSVdpCaSlDL-PdxjXoQ1QiACpbr3A4ittc88Yn0TgLwmQ2o/s1600/Antwerp%252C+Belgium+16+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630638582393591074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3WMiUbB-KcUoadFCVcu1gp2xEh4TOyJYKX-qZeU9VSgQgdK920YBgmq1lMIAlsEjl_XIeWICmpYSQ2R8PWyM79cgCZzXBSVdpCaSlDL-PdxjXoQ1QiACpbr3A4ittc88Yn0TgLwmQ2o/s320/Antwerp%252C+Belgium+16+July+2011.JPG" /></a> It was extremely crowded, the streets that we walked down were dirty. Maybe it was because it was raining and Pam was having a hard time walking and Kaitlyn was cold, but we were not impressed at all. So we took some pictures, bought a couple of souveniors....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPyCYaTbKvcraeC7UUjPreaf4uM-z6VP6R4FnJYFTUPWJeUHOF8yF8Ba2pzFkR1oDebq4UNazaTP6qhHha9bVkByeADBLU6-p9G232TuRsZpdIVQmOiQCupZWIDq9-657vfFEvMoohdc/s1600/carvings+on+the+cathederal+in+Antwerp%252C+Belgium+16+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630638370434066274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPyCYaTbKvcraeC7UUjPreaf4uM-z6VP6R4FnJYFTUPWJeUHOF8yF8Ba2pzFkR1oDebq4UNazaTP6qhHha9bVkByeADBLU6-p9G232TuRsZpdIVQmOiQCupZWIDq9-657vfFEvMoohdc/s320/carvings+on+the+cathederal+in+Antwerp%252C+Belgium+16+July+2011.JPG" /></a> The carvings in the cathedral was amazing.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgmY3YkpexAv5BzFtdFYGETfgN9GhiDHayt9k1SpyS4O2DDDu9ZNilnvqqkbQ0ahJP_nUTi48TXaKgzo0BVBsM3eyKut9Q6Hd468FraYuaDTpvP34jBmrqkoJVAVx9RWzF81Ccue7DvE/s1600/Drinks+with+friends+in+Antwerp%252C+Belgium%252C+16+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630638124604496498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgmY3YkpexAv5BzFtdFYGETfgN9GhiDHayt9k1SpyS4O2DDDu9ZNilnvqqkbQ0ahJP_nUTi48TXaKgzo0BVBsM3eyKut9Q6Hd468FraYuaDTpvP34jBmrqkoJVAVx9RWzF81Ccue7DvE/s320/Drinks+with+friends+in+Antwerp%252C+Belgium%252C+16+July+2011.JPG" /></a> visited with friends from our ward, the Nielsens and Rasmussens...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclr77YyJ_KtrvlF5supi0OqTvQBrv5ZZYcRJ2IAMg6a4sbo8teY0LJY1X1gKo0kjAIionvoHznhTDBdlXEPFdQTPLI5XKuIPHbExOw-EADl38DErIWf1epgYJYM7jrn1nCOlDg_L88u4/s1600/Coke+with+lemon%252C+Gina+Nielson+in+the+background.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630637911387376226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclr77YyJ_KtrvlF5supi0OqTvQBrv5ZZYcRJ2IAMg6a4sbo8teY0LJY1X1gKo0kjAIionvoHznhTDBdlXEPFdQTPLI5XKuIPHbExOw-EADl38DErIWf1epgYJYM7jrn1nCOlDg_L88u4/s320/Coke+with+lemon%252C+Gina+Nielson+in+the+background.JPG" /></a> had drinks and then we headed home while the rest went and did more sightseeing. We had a most enjoyable weekend and call it our mini-vacation. We wish we could have stayed longer, but when you have a missionary, a college student, and trying to follow the Prophet's counsel to get out of debt we have to be moderate in all things including our vacations.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrljX2NxZ12fPfgTgfjAV7r4iQOy9ZNq6tGmmz9utvduYGt8p6ABwNtDTHtQyKE8hEqVGLHdIWgINFZFqpCj4yLirHPxmGGLwAsPlzP7oktR9F9ZbElVxe8lqO9mmRvB9oTH4JkJufMQ/s1600/Kaitlyn%2527s+first+day+in+Young+Women%2527s+Brussels%252C+Belgium+17+July+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630637430546638370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrljX2NxZ12fPfgTgfjAV7r4iQOy9ZNq6tGmmz9utvduYGt8p6ABwNtDTHtQyKE8hEqVGLHdIWgINFZFqpCj4yLirHPxmGGLwAsPlzP7oktR9F9ZbElVxe8lqO9mmRvB9oTH4JkJufMQ/s320/Kaitlyn%2527s+first+day+in+Young+Women%2527s+Brussels%252C+Belgium+17+July+2011.JPG" /></a> Here is Kaitlyn on her first day of Young Women's! She bought this dress while we were on vacation. She was so excited yet scared to be doing something new at church. She's very excited to go back next week and can't wait for September to get here when activities will begin again. All activities are suspended during the summer holiday because so many people leave on vacations, seems weird to us Americans, but that's the way they do things here in Europe.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-58368655993004552692011-06-29T13:36:00.000+02:002011-06-29T13:37:48.503+02:00Missionary WednesdayGood afternoon my awesomely awesome parents and awesomely awesome littlest sister!<br />Ack. no i'm still in the same branch as before. the new sisters wont come until the middle of Augest we found out. so we still have some time :p<br />Ack our branch has issues. sister sparks and i were trying to do some service for two memebers and the branch president basically told us not to help them because he didnt think they deserved our help. and he's denying one of them a temple recommend because he doesnt like the person. i dunno its a stupid personal reason. sister sparks and i are still going to help her because she is still a faithful member. (plus he cant really tell us who to serve and who not to serve :p)<br />wow 89 degrees! i would kill for that kind of temperature! i think lately the temp has been about the same here.... a steady 7 billion degrees F. :) it's nice though ^__^<br />We have just about lost all of our investigators again. >__< We think the Jehovah's Witnesses have been around our area and they told Co Bay some bad things about us. (Its funny we never actually SEE the jehovah's witnesses, but we know they are out there. *cough*satan in disgues *cough*) So Co Bay has been avoiding us. we are thinking we might have to drop her. :(<br />Chi Lieu and Anh Hu'o'ng have disappeared off the face of the earth. at least through them we were able to meet Em Buoi, Em Phuc and Em Thien...the three cutest most awesome kids on the entire planet!! (none of them are related they just live in the same neighborhood)<br />Em Buoi is 13 years old. She's studied about Christ before. her faith is so strong and she is so knowlegeable. she loves reading the book of mormon and as soon as she goes to church for 8 times she can be baptised! ^_^<br />Em Phuc is 11 years old. He loves singing the hymns! We talked to his grandmother yesterday and she agreed to meet with us at 5pm today. hopefully she will start learning with em phuc to and she can be baptised as well.<br />Em Thien is about 11 or 12 i think. He talks really loud and he loves reading too. He's more of a challenge to teach because he gets bored and interupts alot.<br />Because of these 3 kids we have made our lessons more fun and more interactive. and literally if i could i would shove them all into my suitcase and take them home with me. ^_^ no joke. that's how weird i've become on my mission. I worry so much after sister sparks and i leave who will be there for them you know? *headdesk* ack..i cant think about that it makes me soooo sad!<br />the other day when we were teaching them, sister sparks was testifying. Em phuc started to get really really close to her and all of a sudden he wacked her on the forehead. Sister sparks was a little taken back and i couldnt stop laughing. Em Phuc was like "moi" which means 'mosquito' and he wiped it from her face. XDD it was seriously the funniest think i have seen on my mission! Co Nu'o'ng's progress has been amazing too. she participates when we teach her kids Em My Lam and Em Kim Anh. her knowlege is growing so much and she smiles so much more too.<br />As for using my art talent...orz i try but i dont have much time to draw these days. we've been using the pictures for like sunday school and primary though. usually when i do draw its for other missionaries to like cheer them up and stuff. but there really aren't any sidewalks here in Cambodia to draw on...its like italy where everything is right on the street. and the few sidewalks they do have are in front of government buildings...and i dunno if they would appreciate Joseph Smith's face on their front step. XD ahaha<br />yeah wendy told me about the mis-hap...goodness gracious. *shakes head* what are we going to do about them? :) I'm sure wendy is taking good care of them though.<br />Well i should go now. Another week down. one more to go :)<br />Love<br />Sister Holloway<br /><br />PS<br />I got your package last week!! thank you soooo much! i love the cds! i play them everyday!!<br />also the dresses were a bit...large for me..so i'll have a sister in our branch tailor them..no problem<br />Thank you again!! I can't belive i almost forgot to tell you!Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-42054392851070853792011-06-22T10:46:00.003+02:002011-06-23T21:59:36.111+02:00Missionary WednesdayGood Afternoon Mommy Daddy and Kaity!<br /><br />Whoo, today we are all so exhasted already...and its only 1215! we hurried up and did our grocery shopping this morning so that we could go to the Russian Market. :) We went to KFC after for lunch.<br /><br />This week was good. Co Nu'o'ng was confirmed on sunday! now we are teaching her 3 daughters. 2 of which are old enough to be baptised, but her younger granddaughter (who is so stinkin cute!) has to wait til she's 8...she's only 3 or so right now. :) It's been amazing to see the changes in Co Nu'o'ng these past few months. She's more loving toward her children, her understanding is growing, and she smiles so much now! When Chi Thuy and I started teaching her in March/April she hardly smiled and was so sad...but now she's smiling and laughing alot.<br /><br />The lesson yesterday with Em Kim Anh and Em My Lam (Co Nu'o'ng's daughters) we came up with an awesome object lesson. We gave everyone an oreo and explained that an Oreo has three parts: 2 cookies and a cream filling. the two cookies represent Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ because they have bodies. the cream filling is the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost doesnt have a body so he can be inside of us. :) it was super creative i think. and at least we got oreos after the lesson :P<br /><br />Chi Lieu and Em Bui and Em Phuc all have a baptismal date now! Chi Lieu, and Em Phuc will be baptised the end of july. Em Bui has to wait until she goes to church 8 times in a row because she's under 18 and we arent teaching her parents. we also have to ask her parents for permission to teach/baptise her. We pray that her mom's heart will be softened so that she can at least learn with us still.<br /><br />Yesterday at district meeting Anh Ca Hung complimented me on how well my vietnamese is progressing....ack! *blush* its nothing really... moving on..<br /><br />Friday was kind of a hard day. I suddenly started feeling anxious and worried about nothing! I havent had that problem since i've been here, then suddenly it just came up again! However i tried to focus my thoughts on other things and it went away when we met with Chi Hu'o'ng and we shared a scripture and tesified to her.<br /><br />Monday we went and visited a member Chi Linh. You know those kind of members that are really good, but they kind of have thier hands in everything going on in the ward? yeah she's one of those. and she spend 1 1/2 hr talking about all the dirty secrets in our branch. awesome. well i've already faced the fact that branch 10 will never be my home ward in utah, so i just cant let what she says about other people bother me.<br /><br />In my personal studies in the morning, i finished the book of mormon already and now i'm going through and reading all the footnotes. its been like 1 week and i'm still in 1 Nephi 2. :) It's been pretty fun doing that. i spent the whole 30 mins sometimes on one verse. ^-^<br /><br />On sunday we didnt have any investigators at church. we were kinda bummed, but these past few days we've been trying to use the Book of Mormon to resolve thier concerns...which is kinda difficult sometimes. Like yesterday with Co Bay, she was worried because she didnt want to throw away her parents (give up being Buddist basically) so we shared about how families are so important in God's plan and how we can live forever with them if we live rightously. She went from wanting to be met every day to only 2 times a week...thats not a good sign. but who knows maybe she will change?<br /><br />As of yesterday i havent gotten your package yet. we are going to the mission home again today, hopefully its there! I'm so excited for it!!<br /><br />Wow i almost forgot Kaitlyn will be 12 next month! holy cow! so old already! :P<br /><br />Sometimes i wake up and i still cant believe i'm actually in Cambodia...living away from my family...and surviving! its amazing the things you can do with the Lord's help! The other night at dinner the other sisters were talking about thier older brothers and how when they got home from thier missions they cried so much. I know i cry inside sometimes because i know my time here is almost over. *sigh* also i wonder what it will be like having a native companion. they actually wont come unil the middle of Aug now. dang. but until then i'm working as hard as i can on the language so i wont struggle as much when they get here. (of course it will still be a struggle, i just hope i'm strong enough to handle it.) :)<br /><br />okay well it think that's enough rambling for this week. all in all i'm doing great. I'm loving the person i'm becoming and none of this would be happening if you and dad hadn't talked me into it ;) i love my Savior Jesus Christ very much. I know he lives and he loves all of us. I know the Atonement is real and through that sacrifice we can be healed from our mistakes, sorrows, and disappointments. I love you all very much! and I will continue to kien tri den cung! (endure to the end!)<br /><br />Love<br />Sister HollowayHolloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-31989146203245170642011-05-18T06:53:00.003+02:002011-05-18T07:07:08.393+02:00missionary updatecam o'n rat nhieu cho tat ca dieu ma cha va me da giup da con vo'i. con co thay thay ma Cha Thien Thu'o'ng da ban phu'o'c gia dinh cua con rat nhieu! Con rat cam o'n Ngay moi ngay cho co hoi de chia se Phuc Am cua Chua Gie Su Ky To moi ngay. Mat du ho khong muon nghe doi khi, con biet ma Giao Hoi cac Thanh Hu'u Ngay Sau cua Chua Gie Su Ky To co le that, va Sach Mac Mon that su la cac lo'i cua 'Thu'o'ng De.<br /><br />okay that whole think will not make sense if you put it into a translator so i'll just tell you what i said<br />thank you very much for all the things you and mom helped me with. i can see that Heavenly Father has blessed my family so much! I thank Him for the oppurtunity i have to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ every day. Although they dont listen sometimes, I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true, and the Book of Mormon is the words of God.<br /><br />Aimee is doing very well!! The first couple of paragraphs are excerpts from her latest email to her Daddy. She is an amazing woman!! We are so very proud of her, miss her tons, and love her so much!!<br /><br />Today is our Wendy girl's 21st birthday!! I can't believe it!! It seems like just yesterday that we were holding in our arms for the very first time! She is an amazing woman! She has been such a great help to our family! She had to learn to be responsible at a very young age due to my health and she has never once showed any resentment toward us or our situations. Now she lives so far away from us with her Grandparents. She works and attends University. We miss her so much! We really didn't realize how much she does for our family until she left in November, but it's okay. She had to leave the nest sometime. She has so much love and patience to share with others. She is studying to be a kindergarten teacher, she loves children! She has been a great friend to those around her, she's helpful, caring, loving, understanding, and full of life. She is always happy and always smiling! She brings sunshine to the lives of everyone she touches.<br /><br />We love you Wendy!! Hope you have an AWESOME day!!Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-20295168548104828172011-05-09T12:26:00.002+02:002011-05-09T12:54:03.989+02:00Missionary Update and Happy Mother's DayHappy Mother's Day to all the mothers and mothers yet to be!!<br /><br />What a great day it was for us!! We had the two of the three sets of missionaries over for dinner and let them all call their Mommies! It was great to hear these young men and women talk to their families. Made me want to talk to my missionary, but I had to wait one more day.<br /><br />Monday morning began for Dave at 3am! He couldn't sleep so he came downstairs to flip through movies and catch up on the world news. Five am arrived and our Skype began ringing....it was our Aimee girl!!! He came upstairs to wake me and Kaitlyn while Aimee bought more time for her phone call. It was so great to hear her voice!! She sounds so happy and so excited about being in Cambodia. She has been learning a lot about the culture, people and a simpler way of life! She has also been teaching these beautiful people the Gospel of Jesus Christ!! She has grown to love rice and fish since arriving in country. As with any other mission, they are going through a dry-spell right now. They have had a few baptisms since January and those members are doing great. The sisters of the church in Cambodia are faithful and try to do their best, the brothern are slow in converting. She has had a few experiences with mice, cockroaches and monkeys. Our germaphobic daughter is learning that the things of nature aren't going to kill her and give her diseases just by existing. ;0) She rides a bicycle everywhere she goes and thank goodness hasn't had any accidents except maybe a hip bump or two by the "crazy" drivers. Two of the sisters with her are from Utah and one is from Hanoi, Vietnam. There are several senior couples called to serve in the mission as well and Aimee has had to do quite a bit of translation for them. She is slowly becoming more proficient in the language and I'm sure the more she practices the better she will be and by the time she is ready to come home she will be very good. I can't wait to hear her bare her testimony in Vietnamese!! The American missionaries are unable at this time to get Visas to travel to Vietnam so their teaching pool and area is quite small (consisting of a small area in the capital city of Phnom Phen). The Church is so very new to the people that the Elders are teaching the Branch President how to give priesthood blessings and perform baptisms. An amazing experience for all of them.<br /><br />The Church has relaxed the dress code for the sisters since Aimee entered the MTC. When she entered the dress code was more business attire and now they are encouraged to wear brighter colors but still stay modest. They have been trying to find some modest clothing at the street markets that would fit American women, but have had no luck, so we have to send her some new dresses in the next month or so. We try to send a box to her every three months or so with different things that she might enjoy, she was extremely happy to get the Crystal Light mixes that we sent to her for her birthday and Christmas. So I guess we will be sending her some more. I can't believe how happy she is!!<br /><br />She has asked us if we will be able to meet her in Cambodia a few days before she is sent home next year, but we had to tell her no. :0( But we will meet her in Utah when she arrives there!! ;0) We are planning to be on vacation when she comes home. We are sad that we weren't there when she was set apart for her mission so we WILL be there when she is released!!Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-15841255955717050672011-04-28T09:42:00.007+02:002011-04-28T10:02:25.365+02:00Missionary Update<div align="center">Thank you everyone for your support, kind words and understand for our decision. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600538773625042258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9b0dZvS2X0UOcNP_jWReNChactTQh4xUxeZqoPmPKmUij1diNA5VuZhoz-o9jPJ_WVQ4C40a1V4khucrAmw3s6czkcbv-OFkk3tl1ULN_jIeVRkDM5kVgrnmpneNKmTe_QRNV0t1KBI/s320/DSCN0368.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Aimee is doing very well. She had two baptisms last week and both sisters were confirmed members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600538093292617858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_k6HkR1-lok86uMpxTEtYFnP79g2AFaIYKPWrhMK677UfxFsX-q_g56CdGJi-Z_l0SyL9M7mfn3YknU3RieZJUMTuWCMTPutne5CtHFmqB1N7Z5FNNuxcRrlNJ9BM2jK4ZLiSsweFe0/s320/DSCN0341.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Aimee was able to send some pictures this week, so I thought I would share them with everyone.</p><br /><p align="center">We haven't been doing much of anything this past week. Easter weekend was spent with our little family, watching the Harry Potter movies, cleaning, feeding the missionaries, grocery shopping, and soaking up the sunshine.</p><br /><p align="center">We've enjoyed the sunshine for the past couple of weeks, but now the cloudy skies and rain are back. I suppose it could be much worse. After watching some of the news clips on the internet and have seen some of the devistation caused by the severe weather in the US. We continue to pray for the people who have been affected by the weather.</p>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-66864342628830815662011-04-21T13:00:00.002+02:002011-04-21T13:16:07.054+02:00Missionary Wednesday?!Well, I've been trying to figure out how to write this and be "politically correct," but I don't think I can so I'm just gonna write it and let the chips fall where they may.<br /><br />I will no longer be forwarding Aimee's emails to everyone that requested or that she requested for them to be sent. My reason is simply to help her be more focused on what she is suppose to be doing...serving the Vietnamese people, the Lord, and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those who are ready to hear the word. When I have forwarded the emails to everyone, she has gotten a few replies that are not encouraging. Quite frankly, they are judgemental, harsh, critical and sometimes down right mean to her. I won't stand for it any longer!! I realize that she is going to come up against critisism and harsh times, but she shouldn't be hearing it from people who have professed to be her friends and family. I will, however, post updates here on our blog, but not post her emails.<br /><br />Being on a mission is tough, hard, and challenging. You hear all kinds of things from non-believers, doors slammed in your face, told you are going to Hell, and sometimes even spit at. Sometimes you don't get along with your companion, you might argue with the other missionaries, there are different personalities place in very small places. Every missionary that has ever served or will ever serve can say that they have had the perfect companion EVERY time or gotten along with EVERY companion/missionary that they have encountered...if they profess that they are lying. Not even married people get along ALL of the time, there are going to be differing opinions!<br /><br />So with that all being said, I'm sorry that it has had to come to this, but something HAD to be said about it.<br /><br />On a good note. Aimee is doing well, she has been training a new sister the past couple of weeks, had a couple of baptisms, planned a wedding, and become a senior companion. She is loving her mission because she has met wonderful people who do the best they can with what they have, seen some beautiful things, taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who are ready to hear, had a few disappointments, grown tramendously, and has had her testimony strengthened.<br /><br />It's hard to believe that she is 1/3 of the way done with her mission, just one more year!!! We are so proud of her! She is a great example to her family, especially her sisters. We love her and miss her greatly!!!Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-42300225169561094522011-04-13T18:23:00.000+02:002011-04-13T18:25:29.465+02:00Missionary Wednseday!!!Whew i'm glad we didnt decide to go email first thing this morning then cuz i would have missed your email! that would have been sad! okay so this week has been pretty awesome. I think this week i'll tell you about some of our investigators Bac Ut was baptised on sunday...except she has to be baptised again because the elders did it with thier left hand and they didnt think it mattered but i double checked and surprise! it does matter! who would have thought? *eye roll* oi cac anh ca.... so anyway we had to go back and explain why she had to be baptised again, luckily shes got alot of faith and she wasnt like 'well this church isnt true. see ya.' Chi Hu'o'ng is doing well. she is being baptised for the first time on sunday! yay! we were going to visit her on monday, but she called and cancelled. the only thing i could understand (because she speaks in the northern vietnamese accent its so difficult for me to understand) was that she couldnt meet monday but tuesday she could. so we went back yesterday and she was sad. she said something about her baby and being sick. Sister sparks was like "i think she is sick like morning sickness kinda" i was like "no i think its something else..." so in my super simple vietnamese i asked "Chi Hu'o'ng da co bao phai khong? Nhu'ng bay gio khong co bao phai khong?" (You were pregnent, but right now you're not right?) She nodded then suddenly I understood that she had a miscarrage and that was what she was trying to tell me over the phone on Monday, but i hadnt understood. Sister sparks and i were so sad for her, i felt especially bad because i had no idea. we tried our best to comfort her and we retaught the plan of salvation. I think that was the most spiritual lesson we have had because all we could do was share our pure testimony about Christ comforting us in our trials and the Plan of Salvation. We both agree though that Chi Hu'o'ng will make it though because she understands the gospel alot more than others. and she wasnt angry at all toward God like some people would be. President Smedley said one time that the investigators who go through trials of faith while they are learning are the ones who grow the strongest. So if she overcomes this trial correctly, she can be so strong still. :) Em Nhung is such a cute girl. shes 14 and her father was a member but he died along time ago. Em Nhung lives with her aunt, Chi Lang, and they sew shirts all day long (anywhere between 60 and 80 shirts a day) She hasnt come to church because the sewing takes up so much time, but she promised that after the Khamae new year she would have more time to go. I hope she does because she is so sweet and the Gospel would help her so much in her life. Chi Thu works in a tailor shop (I think Anh Kiet, and maybe Chi Hu'o'ng, knew her because she has one of those pictures with Anh Kiet's name and address on it on her desk, and a bunch of other old elders too) She is such a cute lady! She is so smart and she always asks us questions! She says she feels so happy when we visit her and she's always so excited to learn with us! We decided we would make her more of a priority, even if she claims she cant go to church because who would watch her tailor shop? :) we will just have to work on building her faith that if she goes to church she wont need to worry about that. All in all the work is going good. :) I think the biggest learning experience for this transfer has been and is about the Atonement. I know how they say He will take our burdens and make them light, I never really understood that until now. Truely understood.Like I know i should feel overwhelmed by the responsibilities of being a trainer, senior companion and for all the souls Heavenly Father has entrusted us with at this time, but i dont feel the burden, as long as i'm keeping positive and opptimistic. The moment i begin to doubt or feel afraid is when everything like weighs down again. So everyday i try and stay as postive as possible. Also i just realized that on this day 7 months ago is when i entered the MTC! Holy cow! i've been on my mission 7 months already! Its crazy! :D but so much fun! I love it! This morning during personal study i read Alma 42 when he is talking to his son corianton about the plan of salvation and the fall and the whole justice and mercy thing. I finally understand how it works! (hurray for line upon line precept upon precept!) Mercy is for those who repent and truely follow Jesus Christ. Justice is for those who have not repented and do not follow, they become subject to the punishment because they did not obey the laws. okay that short explination did not do my discovery justice, i appologize. :) Okay well i'm sure i've taken up so much time already. I love you all and i miss you all so much! *loveslovesloves* Sister Holloway Chi ca Tam ^_^ vHolloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-35297635528037233692011-04-06T08:48:00.000+02:002011-04-06T08:49:37.688+02:00Missionary Wednesday<div align="center">This awesome email is being typed just for you by: Sister Holloway, the awesome wedding planner :P So this week has just flown right on by! I cant believe its April already and so many things have happened this week i dunno where to begin...@_@ okay so lets start off with the new companion sister sparks. she's so good, so much more outgoing than i am really, and i'm so impressed with her vietnamese! ^-^ Chi ca ay gio'i qua!! Together we are doing the best we can every day. :) Sunday was really awesome, Bac Ut got baptised! finally! after 3 long months! but it was all worth it. She's such a sweet old lady, all through the teaching process she kept saying "I wouldnt invite you here if i didnt believe it!" :) haha she's funny. Monday we had a wedding schedualed for one of our investigators, Chi Hu'o'ng. We prayed extra hard that she would come, her husband would come, that the elders could make it so they could witness ect...but the one thing we didn't pray for that we probably should have, was that the branch president would remember and come prepared!! *headdesk* luckily we got it reschedualed for tuesday evening and everything worked out. :3 she should be ready to be baptised by the 17th of this month! yay! ^-^ One thing that the mission president is having us do is to read the book of mormon and mark refrences to Christ, his attributes (Christ's not the mission presidents XD), principles of the gospel and other things. My book of mormon is so colorful now! man, i never really realized how much awesome things are there in the book of mormon. I've been trying to apply the things i learn there from like Alma and Amulek and Ammon. especially Ammon because Ammon was such a joyful guy it seems like. :D Ah! I saw the pics you sent! thank you so much! i cant believe how grown up Kaitlyn looks! daaaaang! TT___TT orz i miss you kaity! Ack! wait, you all are moving?! I'm thinking New Mexico...if you are then i totally called it when you said you had a prompting to learn spanish!...oh speaking of how is the spanish going?? and does this mean you'll be at the airport when i get home?...oh yeah i've been meaning to ask, what are the odds you and daddy will come visit me right before I end my mission? :P Yeah being extra friendly really helps on a mission, even if its just smiling at everyone as you bike past them. ^-^ Man the language is going so good now, sometimes i'll be talking or listening and suddenly i'll think "Man, i know vietnamese! yay!"....and then i'm instantly humbled. XD hahaha oh well. Ack, faith promoting stories....ummm lets see i know i have some, i just cant think of any right now. *fail* this my friends is why we keep a journal.... hmmm...well i guess the biggest faith building thing right now is that the Lord truely doesnt give us anything we cant handle. and even when the trails seem tough, through the Atonement we can feel our burdens become light. like seriously, i dont think i've felt the heavy burden of training, but i know thats only because of Jesus Christ. Seriously, if it wasnt for him i wouldn't be able to function here i dont thing. and every day we must always try a little harder to do a little bit more better...(sorry vietnamese grammar there i think) Well i'm glad everyone is doing well! and i will pray that things get taken care of quickly! I love you all so much! Love Sister Holloway, Chi ca Tam </div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-34442222744290118742011-04-02T10:25:00.015+02:002011-04-02T10:57:44.927+02:00SHOWTIME 2011<div align="center"><em>Sleeping Beauty</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Brussels American School</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Brussels, Belgium</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>1 April 2011</em></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzEELsVWXMyLGQmGM72FeCi8z0aKPgCcPBl6mxMLZPtkXdDnu4iS2ecvkAquvgKUa92P7I4saKUuPtlgVFMYLNWIweDuEzTtHOl8wwTuNVHU9B0D-244JEsMpXuCyAUZtbY_evYBBCxc/s1600/Kaitlyn+the+night+before+her+debut+performance.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590904459856051458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzEELsVWXMyLGQmGM72FeCi8z0aKPgCcPBl6mxMLZPtkXdDnu4iS2ecvkAquvgKUa92P7I4saKUuPtlgVFMYLNWIweDuEzTtHOl8wwTuNVHU9B0D-244JEsMpXuCyAUZtbY_evYBBCxc/s320/Kaitlyn+the+night+before+her+debut+performance.JPG" /></a> <em>Kaitlyn the night before her debut performance!</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudpt2VAn06xKjioV_x5n3F4tw2uzDuOP59Lo2-kuJUUnULIMqDJk-THXtLqgjhxi_EIjfdahHHVmWJJmMvh6Jad2LWCy1aKG26KrgooyepXQyHVhsijpManDhSerXKWrM0ySBg-9kogg/s1600/Hair+and+Make-up.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590904268066134498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudpt2VAn06xKjioV_x5n3F4tw2uzDuOP59Lo2-kuJUUnULIMqDJk-THXtLqgjhxi_EIjfdahHHVmWJJmMvh6Jad2LWCy1aKG26KrgooyepXQyHVhsijpManDhSerXKWrM0ySBg-9kogg/s320/Hair+and+Make-up.JPG" /></a> <em>Hair and Make-up. This girl has the longest eyelashes I have ever seen in my life! Even longer then Wendy's!!</em> <em></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2_YVNGjgQFz5ScAphR1ScXgRNVthDJgtfdBJE9hfhIiNbjiZ5Q1dHyJJTcOu2CeB6ezyFmM5rKlNh5VsvySRVIMhAYHCu645vroe0s0t-r_EU1W5Be1iyDwlA8ZdKmrO1bsL1p2H3bI/s1600/Opening+Night+Restroom.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590904053989546818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2_YVNGjgQFz5ScAphR1ScXgRNVthDJgtfdBJE9hfhIiNbjiZ5Q1dHyJJTcOu2CeB6ezyFmM5rKlNh5VsvySRVIMhAYHCu645vroe0s0t-r_EU1W5Be1iyDwlA8ZdKmrO1bsL1p2H3bI/s320/Opening+Night+Restroom.JPG" /></a> <em>Okay, so I know it's weird to have pictures of the bathroom but it was too good to pass up! The restrooms in the main hall of the school were taken from typical drab school bathroom to the chic upscale restroom of a typical Opera House! They even smelled snooty! ;0)</em> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYWnoV5oVQtWZUySx0ZX7dVsWngB8prR06srCQ4c8BTjD9hxhj02TvwgSWL5vLFZ1jx-_ilsRctKXq4P_9t-iPueAh4HFEQfsYVAj5l2cFwbsFUI4ThepVB9rNVuU_EWAgl2asS7Rr_E/s1600/Opening+Night+Restroom+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590903848195180450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYWnoV5oVQtWZUySx0ZX7dVsWngB8prR06srCQ4c8BTjD9hxhj02TvwgSWL5vLFZ1jx-_ilsRctKXq4P_9t-iPueAh4HFEQfsYVAj5l2cFwbsFUI4ThepVB9rNVuU_EWAgl2asS7Rr_E/s320/Opening+Night+Restroom+2.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgQoseysKyUo5nhoACTXBIQ25T4YKpljMi-OHRG4D2zRruOxqhuhxCTTcSZfKdIWOo8qL-IlcWduOEhhlG6cq-YbZaxaTTEtRBUxuoVFn9nOTiaiyqsMSZhRA3bmQclOvzRjBi5Psisk/s1600/Kaitlyn+as+Baroness+Von+Verysnoot.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590903630049557650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgQoseysKyUo5nhoACTXBIQ25T4YKpljMi-OHRG4D2zRruOxqhuhxCTTcSZfKdIWOo8qL-IlcWduOEhhlG6cq-YbZaxaTTEtRBUxuoVFn9nOTiaiyqsMSZhRA3bmQclOvzRjBi5Psisk/s320/Kaitlyn+as+Baroness+Von+Verysnoot.JPG" /></a> <em>Please enjoy some of the pictures of this cute play that some of the elementary students put on for one night only.</em> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgpulv-3mmY1XqeOEZADliTvCZc5srhxANAMoTLsqXanUug_3GnVrC6PvTPVk1evuarGgUiS6AXIhPF18q11s2eUJr_Qqzs6Ohfd-v6QHLUiY5t4JIz109HRJSH8YECFrXdXz_63uVo8/s1600/Welcome+to+our+play%252C+Mrs.+Allen+%2528Director%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590903259499549202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgpulv-3mmY1XqeOEZADliTvCZc5srhxANAMoTLsqXanUug_3GnVrC6PvTPVk1evuarGgUiS6AXIhPF18q11s2eUJr_Qqzs6Ohfd-v6QHLUiY5t4JIz109HRJSH8YECFrXdXz_63uVo8/s320/Welcome+to+our+play%252C+Mrs.+Allen+%2528Director%2529.JPG" /></a> <em>Mrs. Allen welcoming everyone to this "theater in the round" production of SLEEPING BEAUTY.</em> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZD6Zz7h7AWPby05ddFFA7l2UnJfciq7UnoyXC3glftaHmlXliTD7EpR-DUt9Ig-yHLF6e8mKjBCIDIQNEsBzzv6kLwzJ-l4DuL93QAXh3w1xUP8y2Wp19ULxWJXIjgD-_f1Jo7VeLIQ/s1600/Please+turn+off+your+cellphones%252C+pages+and+other+devices.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590902976256232610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZD6Zz7h7AWPby05ddFFA7l2UnJfciq7UnoyXC3glftaHmlXliTD7EpR-DUt9Ig-yHLF6e8mKjBCIDIQNEsBzzv6kLwzJ-l4DuL93QAXh3w1xUP8y2Wp19ULxWJXIjgD-_f1Jo7VeLIQ/s320/Please+turn+off+your+cellphones%252C+pages+and+other+devices.JPG" /></a> <em>We were reminded to turn off our cellphones, pagers and other devices by the "Wizard from DownUnder." </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNtT2o8RiPyn0bq_7OmhBm5f2TGsq8UFRfQq3RIp2xab-24SWdbGIT9qrzQuadUcdnSUHBy1-8mauSoK47DzYi8q4kLm7WSKSX7qmCIVtbKeU0Xo1YEz8EULN2jE2qQeGK6Z51deCzTo/s1600/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590901828214052402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNtT2o8RiPyn0bq_7OmhBm5f2TGsq8UFRfQq3RIp2xab-24SWdbGIT9qrzQuadUcdnSUHBy1-8mauSoK47DzYi8q4kLm7WSKSX7qmCIVtbKeU0Xo1YEz8EULN2jE2qQeGK6Z51deCzTo/s320/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+015.JPG" /></a> <em>Megan and Kaitlyn as part of the "Royal Court"</em></div><br /><div><em></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKnuD0f3V5Q9-pGKwEk6V5i5vjb0m_oJ2qIIXsB2R5yyI5z46agbHPJ48JndrbO2Cu51UWutvEesq3wyXEAFNXJ_BiuPo4HCrs_wNsuh8Z2URah6AObar2jv_7xXmO67-yOJkR4ZKTNY/s1600/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590901568158130898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKnuD0f3V5Q9-pGKwEk6V5i5vjb0m_oJ2qIIXsB2R5yyI5z46agbHPJ48JndrbO2Cu51UWutvEesq3wyXEAFNXJ_BiuPo4HCrs_wNsuh8Z2URah6AObar2jv_7xXmO67-yOJkR4ZKTNY/s320/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+021.JPG" /></a> <em>Flower Fairies</em></div><br /><div><em></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIECHkG27OpUw0pd3Y350nH7oWkQuhVAhsVg_tFnJ5HSptug4HoFa-p-1l1uqpaF2QV641QOcQO4OvhL2qUPdSHeSCyymMz3UgCF7aPjiD_gLpYDq7ww_QiVx8rTauLspSEA4TWc3cfVc/s1600/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590901205052463186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIECHkG27OpUw0pd3Y350nH7oWkQuhVAhsVg_tFnJ5HSptug4HoFa-p-1l1uqpaF2QV641QOcQO4OvhL2qUPdSHeSCyymMz3UgCF7aPjiD_gLpYDq7ww_QiVx8rTauLspSEA4TWc3cfVc/s320/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+026.JPG" /></a> <em>"Morgana" and her "Ghouls"</em></div><br /><div><em></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhUzrHeYyqI-tkheZ9h9Q7GMRzl5jAHU_dOKZdBlMU7rZojh-WcNk37AKic9RO2HY1vzm-SxvoFPTaBnJcee5SLjjD6tWLPk77mZN8YvWbjiALKV5FF3w5l-6-YC3FbxBTG9SxuCMc-o/s1600/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590900897040201858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhUzrHeYyqI-tkheZ9h9Q7GMRzl5jAHU_dOKZdBlMU7rZojh-WcNk37AKic9RO2HY1vzm-SxvoFPTaBnJcee5SLjjD6tWLPk77mZN8YvWbjiALKV5FF3w5l-6-YC3FbxBTG9SxuCMc-o/s320/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+031.JPG" /></a> <em>"Aurora" pricked her finger and fell down dead</em></div><br /><div><em></em><br /><div><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzAw-7KdsG_WaPTF9W93tYVWiW2GpYQLG0fHQRS0g3qmutyROosbPM08UPPASUMxmj1Vyy5ykIU3rE0CwARuLb6aCzoQ3PdRUDLyj-RIEPoc_qOFfXOeE4pG27yj4zxq8oooGX6K1wV0/s1600/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590900593259550034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzAw-7KdsG_WaPTF9W93tYVWiW2GpYQLG0fHQRS0g3qmutyROosbPM08UPPASUMxmj1Vyy5ykIU3rE0CwARuLb6aCzoQ3PdRUDLyj-RIEPoc_qOFfXOeE4pG27yj4zxq8oooGX6K1wV0/s320/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+038.JPG" /></a> <em>"Prince Ferdindad" and "Princess Aurora"</em></div><br /><div><em></em><br /><div><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISFYc0vbd0UIMsYgJEN4q89mXGgsg5Ghus8xaXT_h4tWvK_dkWGbwufEqFYrCnkaetkP4LfXN9GhhCbjKvxLLqxM8tjWIYRTK9wG458bxXtcCCFs8FTMFOgByv9kUYcaTbf5w0xdTTco/s1600/Cast+of+Sleeping+Beauty.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590900259955824050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISFYc0vbd0UIMsYgJEN4q89mXGgsg5Ghus8xaXT_h4tWvK_dkWGbwufEqFYrCnkaetkP4LfXN9GhhCbjKvxLLqxM8tjWIYRTK9wG458bxXtcCCFs8FTMFOgByv9kUYcaTbf5w0xdTTco/s320/Cast+of+Sleeping+Beauty.JPG" /></a> <em>The cast</em></div><br /><div><em></em><br /><div><em></em><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-mFdh84_00T1l7x4PPM9PhaVRR26-KuNnB8ISYH-HihvDaraR8JekFIDOBdG1fbOxY2TdLAB4_rLBlZVlbMKV6KcA54Wf3SaeMd046XNmoViQ3gL07coiYkZHlwC7QLWhy4WR_ENFwc/s1600/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590900028778866434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-mFdh84_00T1l7x4PPM9PhaVRR26-KuNnB8ISYH-HihvDaraR8JekFIDOBdG1fbOxY2TdLAB4_rLBlZVlbMKV6KcA54Wf3SaeMd046XNmoViQ3gL07coiYkZHlwC7QLWhy4WR_ENFwc/s320/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+043.JPG" /></a> <em>Mrs. Allen with some of the girls</em></div><br /><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>This experience has been great for Kaitlyn. She has shown wonderful talent with her natural ability to be a drama queen. She has made friends and had a wonderful time! A great memory for our time in Brussels, Belgium and at BAS.</em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-18228337394336976312011-03-31T22:00:00.004+02:002011-03-31T22:11:08.319+02:00Brandon<div align="center"><em>I carried you under my heart for a very short 18 weeks. I felt you move like the flutter of butterfly wings deep in my womb. I looked forward to the day when I would hold you in my arms and welcome you to our family. You had two loving big sisters that were so excited to have a little brother to take care of and a Daddy that was looking forward to teaching you the steps of a Scout. We all looked forward to your first smile, your first tooth, your first step, and your first day of school. We had plans of teaching you the Gospel of Jesus Christ so that maybe you would want to go out into the world and share it with others. We were so heartbroken and sad when Heavenly Father called you home so soon. All our dreams seemed to be dashed in a matter of seconds. Even now, 19 years later, the tears come to my eyes as I think of all those dreams gone in a heartbeat. But thank goodness for the Gospel and the Plan of Happiness!! I know where you are, what you are doing, and who you are serving with. I miss you my sweet baby boy who looks so much like your Daddy, I look forward to the day when I will be able to hold you in my arms. I pray that I will be able to live a life that you and your sisters are proud of, that you all will be happy to call me Momma. I love you my sweet boy!</em></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-80884464043272234142011-03-30T11:57:00.000+02:002011-03-30T11:58:55.019+02:00MISSIONARY WEDNESDAY<div align="center">Dear Mommy, Daddy, Kaity, and everyone else ^-^ Sounds like you all are having so much fun! thats a good sign! Man i miss BBQs so much! when i get back i want to have a HUGE BBQ! hmmm with Potato Salad! ^-^ I cant wait to see the pics of Kaity's play! that sounds so much fun! Wow yeah general confrence. we see it a week late actually..but its going to be good cuz we watch it in english together with the elders. So some crazy things have happened this week. first off we got an AWESOME referral! her name is Co Le and her 16 year old daughter Em Kieu. They are sooo cute! Co Le was saying how since she's been here in Cambodia she hasn't been able to find a church or anything to go to. and shes been praying (she was christian before) praying for someone to help her find the truth the very next day she met Co Thuy who lives right near her. Co Thuy is such a good member and Co Thuy referred her to us. Co Le was crying in the first lesson out of joy...i think...i hope... ^-^' anyway she is so good! Bac Ut is getting baptised on sunday! her interview is on friday and she is so nervous! its kinda funny...she wrote all the 10 commandments down in Khamae so she could memorize them. we tried to explain to her that she doesnt need to memorize them, just follow them. Training has been good i guess. sister harlen is still here until friday so shes been helping alot. i dunno if its a good or bad thing. i dunno these past few days i've felt really ....bac boi...orz sorry i mean kinda like i dunno uneasy and sad alot. Sister vo has come back into the viet program and so shes training sister bales while i'm training sister sparks. they both are so good and so cute and sweet. dang they know more viet than i did when i came here...oh well. :) i dunno why but i always feel irritated and annoyed when sister vo is around, probably because her personality is so aggressive it rubs me the wrong way you know? but its only for 6 weeks. sometimes i feel like we are all competing for each other's attention now, but i dont like to do that. i still feel like if they wanted to talk to me they would...i dunno..sorry i'm just rambling i guess about things that dont really matter. the other day i had a dream that i came home from my mission and everyone was so shocked to see me...i didnt know why. i think since then is when i started feeling sad alot. ugh i hate having dreams about coming home, now this year is going to seem so long. oh well. whatever. um lets see on the plus side i've noticed i'm understand ALOT more than i did a week ago! Hurray for the Gift of Tongues! some of the members were saying about how when sister harlen leaves we will be in trouble because i dont speak clearly yet or understand alot yet...i was like..um i understand you now..XD they dont mean anything by it, its just funny when suddenly i can understand when they say that i dont understand or speak well yet :P AAAHH! the other day we had an awesome service opportunity! Chi Hue was moving her house when we randomly stopped by, so we decided to help her. and in her little tiny tiny house she had an entertainment center, just a medium sized simple one, and we moved it out of the corner and all these mice came running out! every single one of us screamed and we were like standing in the middle of the room while these mice where running beside the wall trying to find a place to hide! it was so funny! oh crap! Thank you so much for the package! man i loved it so much! ^-^ the scarff is really good too for when i'm studying and the temp gets down to 75F and i'm freezing! XD ahahaha yeah isnt that crazy! im so use to hot weather i freeze at night! i had to buy a blanket to keep me warm at night! :3 Well i guess now there isnt much to say. except thank you and i love you all and i miss you all so much!!! *big hugs and kisses* Sister Holloway</div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-26486375221573368142011-03-22T15:20:00.004+01:002011-03-22T15:27:25.164+01:00Finally Finished!<div align="center"><em>I finally finished Zoe Kay's blessing gown and booties!</em></div><div align="center"><em>Zoe is the daughter of Dave's niece, Virginia.</em></div><div align="center"><em>We are so excited to have this little bundle in our extended family!</em></div><div align="center"><em>I haven't seen her yet, but the pictures of her show that she is adorable!</em></div><div align="center"><em>I'm sure the pictures don't do her justice!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMCFENg5mm2pj87WoYNg0pV3vMMmam13m1uyAhO-moIQF0fES8nKnNacNWgdhyphenhyphenfT3HrzTWtAZtoa6cJIZ8-5aQaQ-cpWLOpaL6-NbrKsEIdJeix7_iEUjQxYFcfiECZB2raaQ7zS7jBU/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586909855942592626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMCFENg5mm2pj87WoYNg0pV3vMMmam13m1uyAhO-moIQF0fES8nKnNacNWgdhyphenhyphenfT3HrzTWtAZtoa6cJIZ8-5aQaQ-cpWLOpaL6-NbrKsEIdJeix7_iEUjQxYFcfiECZB2raaQ7zS7jBU/s320/002.JPG" /></a> <em>This will be put in the mail this week.</em></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpUzVZwMQfgs0YvwV_s24Gefy2KauSuw9zTi5iI-uEnPOw7vEa4g-fA8u9hiy67sYVrvBwgZjK_pPRR3zL-FgxNDKFsx-WzKe8EM26v-pznv4ANOHrrb3Crjwn35Be4pxQ9V2EJQZDx0/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586909194560798626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpUzVZwMQfgs0YvwV_s24Gefy2KauSuw9zTi5iI-uEnPOw7vEa4g-fA8u9hiy67sYVrvBwgZjK_pPRR3zL-FgxNDKFsx-WzKe8EM26v-pznv4ANOHrrb3Crjwn35Be4pxQ9V2EJQZDx0/s320/004.JPG" /></a> <em>And aren't these matching booties just the sweetest thing?</em></div><div align="center"><em>I sure hope that baby Zoe will still be small enough for this blessing gown this summer.</em><br /><br /></div></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-80416695498152721302011-03-16T07:42:00.010+01:002011-03-16T08:11:38.491+01:00MISSIONARY WEDNESDAY!!!<div align="center"><em>Wow! I can't believe it, Aimee has been gone for five months now! She is AMAZING!! We love her so much and are so very happy that she is finding joy and happiness in serving the Lord on this amazing mission! We are so grateful to the Lord for all the blessings that he has poured out upon us as family and friends have given support in helping her serve Him! Thank you so much to everyone!! We love you all very much!!</em> </div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Hello mommy and daddy and kaity! Happy Birthday Mommy and Grandma and Grandma C! And Grandpa and Daddy!<br /><br />its okay, instead of a letter last week i got pictures so it made me happy! ^-^ Yay! i'm glad Kaity is doing better in school! you know theres a girl here who reminds me so much of Kaitlyn, it makes me sad sometimes.. I missah you Kaity!! *hugs*</div><div align="center"> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584570676526911506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FEcb7F-2obV_wMqFgK6XZUFyk7pNu_nEuBs8X7fhxqMR1n-sDnKXRb9s5EpRCkdIVvFVqDfkKJSdw3lzFC6J7yGrjPXbwtb56FSxr5YOOEsdDIERoiig7QCo9MYOuBisMcsL0Xz_Gro/s320/DSC00275.JPG" /> <p align="center">yeah last week was kinda weird. but um i think you misunderstood what a mission tour is. we ourselves arent leaving the area, its Elder Watson who is touring the mission not us :P oh well. our musical number rocked though!...spiritually speaking of course, nothing like 9 elders and 2 sisters with no musical talent to brighten everyones day ;) Elder watsons talks were so good, he talked alot about having the Holy Ghost with us all the time especially when teaching. Sister Watson and Sister Smedely came with sister harlen and i to teach an investigator. it was so nerve wracking, but i was able to translate for them! yay!<br /><br />okay i'm sending some pictures...finally!</p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584568369197635010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqOVwXP72Lt1opl8S2DI5UvCPy3F58kEYqWd92UqP4FrNM3-L4UNJvrXHwYWVv7B9KtH5vdlIig-4NxNMLv4133pdfACkqb-YMKZRYH1QQXYKqdzoISPjrq7enA_2uCUzeydzWfV1dfo/s320/Aimee+and+Elders+at+MTC.jpg" /></p><p align="center">pic#1 the elders i was with in the MTC</p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584567791275263858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFlCmuCDmskuV_q3cpeNq5j-DK76KZz0W6BgRts8QITn19HAjK62DcqK1XNbTzhFGwiv4vzSE6loi4f3SVeahtp0I3dU4sT1rwArK7dtfJ-rAnMe-zFQJeXiDElqjsfG35fkBxkXMASQ/s320/random+sign+in+Cambodia.JPG" />Pic#2 a random sign here in cambodia (send that one to wendy please, she'll understand why its so awesome XD)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584567185267718546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDnwwfK1eLrNh2yDv3QjW8Mx-Ksf1500gebwUzncHUIvKhj3-WHO3PuLXcrrTAqgztu_OkEyLdz2eDbohgcn3LrfsZBFNtbGWts1NOpVGubI6YL_7dyJgOt0FTvH5xuoqkmria4OrIsQ/s320/Anh+Tai%252C+Sisters+Harlan+and+Holloway.JPG" />Pic3 Anh Tai, 'he's actually in branch 6 but he comes to branch 3 sometimes, he's always saying he will stowaway on a boat to get to a country with a temple. hes deaf and mute and very awesome ^-^<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584566699034826322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmKF3KWy0qXPtS6UiwXRmTUXfrCgnCs4_KAaH05GvmV7DEkpFM9mrv1IvBq9OeUZfYtx_rokaLyWG7NfnURVeWHuL6mMyk9Mw-IGhHvBO679opdUJBA9BWJZtow9Z1N-0TdDpeFPbAK8/s320/Sisters+Holloway+and+Harlan.JPG" />Pic4 Sister Harlen and I this morning before we left the house. ^-^<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584566251809480290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi6h09rTfqfi7xg4YbzRXT1gaZI3IrfI-91gtzR2_KcdXsiOR0MR1RNVEpDdfQSBhBHuroQ2K3Ajff8dJAPY60L3ZmKOqBZ83GTLTKJSajU17nVfIn__4mGOh7oDHLG4jMLpsKU34DBM/s320/Chi+Nhanh+10+%2528Branch+10%2529.JPG" />Pic #5 Chi Nhanh 10~branch 10!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584565739874792146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWa6wRrl34UsxcqQ2s5NBz2SBBegilupe_EwGjWizJDZPYHlsIqKSUs0LjOS2phS0vXidQxDtZnFQJjE_jmec_tM30fAhGDKsDdjRN-akaPlPK_2zFFB_V_j6ZpR0vCzvkMApIxzkCHA/s320/monkies+eating+the++food+from+the+alter+across+the+street.JPG" />pic#6 Monkies eating the food from an alter across the street.<br /><br />okay i hope youre able to view those, i'll try to send more next time!<br /><br />So For grandma's birthday last week, sister harlen and i met a guy from new zealand named charlie. (maybe i told you about him before i dunno) but hes ex girlfriend is vietnamese and we were teaching her the first lesson when he wandered in and sat down. we finished the lesson in vietnamese then we figured since we were there we would ask him if he read the pamphet we gave him ect. and well the conversation turned into him telling us that we did not know these things, we only believed them. sister harlen did an awesome job of testifying, but every time she said "i know..." he would interupt and say 'you dont know, you believe, strongly" so then i pulled out (thank heavens for my english scriptures) 3 Nephi 11, and i read the verse where Jesus Christ appears. and I said 'because of these few verses, I KNOW Jesus Christ lives. I KNOW He is our Redeemer."He tried to interupt, like he opened his mouth but then he didnt say anything and i continued. "We KNOW these things are true."<br />He kept saying he had an open mind about religion, but i'm pretty sure he was one of the most close-minded people i have ever met. Anyway he ended up just saying that he doesnt believe Jesus Christ is the Messiah and he doesnt care about what happens after he dies. What a sad sad man. well at anyrate that experience alone has strengthened my testimony so much. (at the end of the day i wrote in my journal 'ha ha satan you didnt bring me down that time!')<br />Ah! Chi Hu'o'ng we commited to baptism! she is so good! she understands and she keeps her commitments! I'll get a picture with her next time we meet her and send it to you!<br />okay well i think thats about it for this week. we have been really busy with our investigators. its amazing though, we stopped meeting ones who werént ready, then all of a sudden we got more good people! Heavenly Father truely knows which ones of His children are ready. and I know, even though my language isnt fluent yet, even if i mess up, the people who are ready for the gospel wont be detiered by my mistakes. even if thats true i'm still doing my best every day. I decided i wanted to be like Ammon at the end of his mission, where he rejoices in all that the Lord blessed him with. He realized the Lord gave him and his companions success, even through the hard times, but at the end he was so happy. I want to be like that. ^_^ so i just try my best every day that way 1 year from now i can look back with a rejoicing heart and a greatful soul for all that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ helped me with!<br /><br />okay well i'm going to read other emails now!<br />I love you all!<br />Sister Holloway<br /></p><div align="center"><em>Second Email for March 16, 2011</em></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">man sorry i should have read this email first before the other one! *epic fail*<br />okay well i had no idea about the earthquakes or anything...maybe thats why i havent slept well this week? i dunno...but of course i will pray for them too!<br />Jeeze! an apperantly for yours and kaitys safty as well! well i'm glad that you all are okay though, take it easy though.<br /><br />tell daddy good luck!..or i'll just tell him when i read his email after this...<br />and i'm sure you'll be a fine RS teacher, man speaking of service, sister harlen and i got a load of service opportunities this week. helping Em Lu'o'ng wash her clothes, then another member Em Danh came and saw us and she started helping too! I really want the members to learn to serve each other!!<br />but anyway i know you'll do fine! remember that if you search and study the scriptures then the Spirit will put into your mind the things you need to say. Just use the scriptures! thats what they always tell us, always use the Book of Mormon! :)<br />I'll start training the new sisters the 24th i think is when they get here. i'm so nervous but so excited. Sister Harlen was telling me what a great experince it will be and how much i will change and become a leader from it. :) man i hope so.<br /><br />okay well i'm going to read the other emails now!<br />Love you all! be careful!!<br />Sister Holloway</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Sometimes she just blows me away with her testimony! I'm so thankful for her and the example she is to me and to our family!</em></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-50293597550346541892011-03-13T20:39:00.013+01:002011-03-14T08:27:04.571+01:00GRAVITY IS OUR ENEMY!!<div align="center"><em>Okay, there are lots of pictures this week! This past week has been a trial, but we made it though without too many breakdowns.</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>First of all, the dresses that I finished and sent to friends that had babies the last few months (I stole their pictures from their moms' Facebook pages).</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdIvror1cMO6k2jHKqTNaMdrCp8clnPUdiAPT2O8K3axcuTk5fAzO-o6Jg-noe-0ikNg2oXJmfVlzpMFbkC0LK8zLGZ6NJd3YpvWcYma8E4RLZ2vVbtIUxLEzou3-hUGANVQG0gRPhLo/s1600/Makena+Ardis.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583822277558110802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdIvror1cMO6k2jHKqTNaMdrCp8clnPUdiAPT2O8K3axcuTk5fAzO-o6Jg-noe-0ikNg2oXJmfVlzpMFbkC0LK8zLGZ6NJd3YpvWcYma8E4RLZ2vVbtIUxLEzou3-hUGANVQG0gRPhLo/s320/Makena+Ardis.jpg" /></a> <em>Here is little Miss Makena Ardis in pink! Isn't she adorable?! I think the pink looks gorgeous on her, especially with her complexion!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEdbnhFTS4yENj0D-COOhQrNcrmjoGAprWuqkAva40ZmZbmwt1OM63J4v7XUaHC1jjo5c2YeAgHRwHamBIwOMu1clNkv2ElgMI8_U7VjEUTj9jWt0wKn4XMC4VHGv0EG-8zyR43VUHV0/s1600/Avalina+Wadsworth.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583822123538072098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEdbnhFTS4yENj0D-COOhQrNcrmjoGAprWuqkAva40ZmZbmwt1OM63J4v7XUaHC1jjo5c2YeAgHRwHamBIwOMu1clNkv2ElgMI8_U7VjEUTj9jWt0wKn4XMC4VHGv0EG-8zyR43VUHV0/s320/Avalina+Wadsworth.jpg" /></a> <em>And here is little Miss Avalina Wadsworth in her blue ensamble! Her Mommy said that she kept kicking off the booties. ;0) She's a darling!!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFJrhvIHNP3Nq5C2xGpACPxnfYXOdnu4wwkZ0bJf5AOvorOLXFWu3rPpFW_sXCD6yOj5934vMjWa3cdP_8qB_hM1wHjc-XOViqKHhNiMZE6aMl5NxcacjEcQ7A2C_tq-JkyXkOJFUrXg/s1600/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+Cast.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583821826155517826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFJrhvIHNP3Nq5C2xGpACPxnfYXOdnu4wwkZ0bJf5AOvorOLXFWu3rPpFW_sXCD6yOj5934vMjWa3cdP_8qB_hM1wHjc-XOViqKHhNiMZE6aMl5NxcacjEcQ7A2C_tq-JkyXkOJFUrXg/s320/Sleeping+Beauty+2011+Cast.jpg" /></a> <em>Kaitlyn is going to be in a play, Sleeping Beauty!! She is a member of the "Royal Court" and has a few lines. They have been practicing for many weeks and they have a couple more weeks before SHOWTIME!! Showtime will be on April 1, 2011. She has been so excited about this new challenge and has made many friends. The Drama Club is for third through sixth graders at the elementary school. She so desperately wanted to do something because her sisters aren't here and she wants to try her talents at different things. I don't know that we will do it next year, but it certainly has been an experience! An experience that she will treasure for her whole life I think. It seems like this has gone on forever and we will all be glad when it's over.</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKJgA6KgSSsDqOqzSR5F4UenMInAgdCsLtm0Eor5-hQcCGAHWEEBw60Ivo_Q6kOpTerkLCxUzeZ-q9UzgSOkTwJBHjCkXOwHMnfTbCNxgf9QyDai75ZZ7SSamRqhUGas2MPz7kUA5HbI/s1600/Sleeping+Beauty+Royal+Court.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583821669857226194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKJgA6KgSSsDqOqzSR5F4UenMInAgdCsLtm0Eor5-hQcCGAHWEEBw60Ivo_Q6kOpTerkLCxUzeZ-q9UzgSOkTwJBHjCkXOwHMnfTbCNxgf9QyDai75ZZ7SSamRqhUGas2MPz7kUA5HbI/s320/Sleeping+Beauty+Royal+Court.jpg" /></a> <em>Kaitlyn is the third from the right on the back row standing holding a stuffed kitty.</em></div><em></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>Last week really was a bad week for us as far as gravity was concerned!</em><br /><br /><em>Wednesday as I was trying to get the dishes loaded into the dishwasher I noticed a sticky spot on the floor, so I got a rag and cleaned it up. I thought the floor had dried enough for me to walk on it, but I was wrong! My right foot went one direction, my left foot the other and the rest of me fell onto the open dishwasher door!! I am finding bruises just about every where, the only one I could get a picture of was the one on my left arm.</em><br /><br /><em></em><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRn-O0jPBYiKM8bZmbAirfgluQqgQLAgFOXQrL9aFj725Q8f1ty7KJYBVdPrNoisfP1mI90dUYwvZ64zk3MI4PXHUQky7jXz4E74tAlIU39zJjDjOWYjk-KRGvlLgsth_6-sFDvXMdW4/s1600/one+of+my+injuries+from+my+fall+on+9+March+2011%252C+picture+taken+13+March+2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583652696920121954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRn-O0jPBYiKM8bZmbAirfgluQqgQLAgFOXQrL9aFj725Q8f1ty7KJYBVdPrNoisfP1mI90dUYwvZ64zk3MI4PXHUQky7jXz4E74tAlIU39zJjDjOWYjk-KRGvlLgsth_6-sFDvXMdW4/s320/one+of+my+injuries+from+my+fall+on+9+March+2011%252C+picture+taken+13+March+2011.JPG" /></a> <em>This bruise is four days old and is shaped like the plate that was standing in the dishwasher!</em><br /><br /><em>As I sat on the floor to catch my breath and try to move to a better sitting position, Kaitlyn came in to see what happened. It was all I could do not to cry in front of her, because she was already crying and scared because I was trying to breath normally and having a hard time of it. She turned brave, finished loading the dishwasher, tried to call her daddy at work, brought her homework into the kitchen to sit with me until daddy got home from work. Once I was able to calm myself and get up off the floor, I started dinner. While I was fixing dinner I heard the garage door open and Dave coming up the stairs, as he reached the top of the stairs and opened the door I hear a scream and crying!! My hands covered in flour and walking gingerly into the living room, Kaitlyn is in tears again!!</em><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583827916075229074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_YpV5sHpEClo_yQ2E8DwiEwuuRgjhmUJg-169RjQjESynQApnnLrNXfsUrTbdNUKE-U3VMEmQflMQKcb32sxzceSs-iPyNqCMG_91XDUikjrC_z3azC1bY0CvPcvqMRlfERWMbq5Yog/s320/Kaitlyn+with+sprained+foot%252C+13+March+2011%252C+Vossem%252C+Belgium.JPG" /><em>Kaitlyn ran through the living room, tripped and ended up spraining her foot!! We were afraid she may have broken it, but it turned out to be just a sprain. We were finally able to get her to see the doctor on Friday, x-rays were taken, half-cast put on, crutches and rest prescribed. She did pretty good over the weekend, keeping her foot up and icing it. Monday morning came around and she had to once again return to school. She is so afraid she is gonna get trampled by the kids at school, but I'm sure she will be fine and things will go great. As far as the play is concerned, she will continue and won't be on the crutches come show time.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglWgUAnVm1ANDus_46X52uqSa2n_da1zFeCQErMriFevVu5bUkuuBjVzk-wA936jgKlLqEkzEFpvuK_w1K5MXlK8Lqg0Lkh1g2vRROVZqew1PRn8pu4LECjejb0QE75vVyzlDK17cKqo/s1600/January+Snowman.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583652314645938034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglWgUAnVm1ANDus_46X52uqSa2n_da1zFeCQErMriFevVu5bUkuuBjVzk-wA936jgKlLqEkzEFpvuK_w1K5MXlK8Lqg0Lkh1g2vRROVZqew1PRn8pu4LECjejb0QE75vVyzlDK17cKqo/s320/January+Snowman.JPG" /></a> <em>Since I spent Thursday resting from my fall I was able to start a cross stitch project (January Snowman)...</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirb7rnt0nCPoAbc6kqhYvXsCZ0_g6j_-EjMCS7xk58Bx75VwT2fvLD-SxoH5t_fJkpI5Q9l7aAwoC0pEnMvQf_1i_2i32QjS9PVPHW4rkzDixaUk8lurmDC6bP2mB1xBJz8oEwMRHHC-Q/s1600/January+Doorway.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583652140229299730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirb7rnt0nCPoAbc6kqhYvXsCZ0_g6j_-EjMCS7xk58Bx75VwT2fvLD-SxoH5t_fJkpI5Q9l7aAwoC0pEnMvQf_1i_2i32QjS9PVPHW4rkzDixaUk8lurmDC6bP2mB1xBJz8oEwMRHHC-Q/s320/January+Doorway.JPG" /></a> <em>finish a cross stitch project (January Doorway), and worked on my crocheting.</em></div><em></em></div><div> </div><div><em>Sunday came and boy were we glad for the day of recharging our Spiritual batteries!! I had to teach Relief Society to ALL the sisters (French and English speaking). I was extremely nervous and afraid that I might offend someone (because we all know that I am good at that)! But thanks to Beth Passey who took me aside in the hall gave me a great pep talk and prayed with me to have confidence in the things that we talked about and what the Lord had planned for me to teach, Service! I made it through the lesson, with a few emotional tears. Beth teaches the Gospel Doctrine class for the English speaking members and that too was a little emotional for me. Sacrament meeting was on temples. Oh, how I love the Temples!!!</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>After church we came home and Dave cooked the meat for our final dinner with our current missionaries! Dave is the Ward Mission Leader and so we feed the missionaries assigned to our ward twice a month so that they can also have a correlation meeting. Well, five of these six missionaries are being transferred to other areas in the mission.</em><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9A0rFjIJNAZXQDK8JZ-Nj3Sn6NoSbTKkt6q_1ccIbih7AgWwZ98eQtV4qRbVIcI55-4tVdbwxUaryaU5ci6z9sp2hT7pU_s5yk2lVeTANgi1xyC0eEmIS6mZCAMI_-kWh4KWufQ5Q3eg/s1600/Missionaries%2521%2521%2521.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583651887967430450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9A0rFjIJNAZXQDK8JZ-Nj3Sn6NoSbTKkt6q_1ccIbih7AgWwZ98eQtV4qRbVIcI55-4tVdbwxUaryaU5ci6z9sp2hT7pU_s5yk2lVeTANgi1xyC0eEmIS6mZCAMI_-kWh4KWufQ5Q3eg/s320/Missionaries%2521%2521%2521.JPG" /></a> <em>From left to right we have Elders Garcia, Bjerga, Dykstra, Canonica, Sisters Thompson and Jorgensen. These missionaries are so good! They have sacrificed 18-months (for the sisters) and 24-months (for the elders) of their lives, putting off educations, careers, and relationships to serve the Lord. They have dedicated this time to teach those people who are seeking the true Gospel of Jesus Christ! Their families are sacrificing as well, and we salute them all. We understand those sacrifices they are making because we are making those same sacrifices while our missionary is out. We wish all those that are being transferred great success and pray for them continually. WE LOVE OUR MISSIONARIES!!!</em></div></div><br /></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-9959845013477564052011-03-10T06:58:00.003+01:002011-03-13T20:49:32.787+01:00Missionary Update<div align="center"><em>At the end of her letter she wrote something in Vietnamese, but I have no idea what it says.</em></div><br />Hello mommy!<br /><br />so we get to email today because tomorrow (on our pday) we are having a mission tour.<br />elder watson from the 70 is coming to speak to us. and all of us vietnamese missionaries have to give the musical number! @_@ yikes!<br /><br />so this week sister harlen and i were able to make our goal of 20 lessons with a member present and 15 lessons to recent converts and less actives! yay! ^^ and remember the crazy lady i told you about? co Va? the one that tried to kill her husband? well she gave us a really awesome referral! like her of all people..who would have thought! XD the referral her name is chi hu'o'ng. her and her husband ahn chung just moved here from vietnam. shes pregnant and just moved into the building next to co va. shes so nice and so pretty! ^-^ and she understands alot! she even has that light about her you know?<br /><br />sister harlen had to spend some time in the mission home for training meeting, so sister vo came back from the cambodian program to serve with me. we have made some changes in the vietnamese program so i decided to take charge. and you know i was really comfortable making the plans and setting the goals and things that i will have to be doing when i train at the end of the month. im sure sister vo was all upset though that i took charge, but whatever. :)<br /><br />thank you so much for sending me pictures! i know i was going to print some of mine to send to you this week, but we didnt know our pday was going to be today and we've already made appointments and time is really short today! orz the life of a missionary....<br /><br />so i hope you all are doing well! you all looked so good in the pictures! (sister harlen is like 'woah your mom is sooo pretty!' i was like yeah i know :) ) and kaitlyn's hair is so long! daaang! dad's homemade shovel is so awesome!<br /><br />so the other day we went to lucky burger....and the people there are so friendly and so overly ..over the top. XD people in fast food places in america should take happy lessons from the lucky burger people! but hey i got a free cup! ^-^<br /><br /><br />so now i would just like to add some vietnamese randomly in this email<br />Co Hu'o'ng, Anh Tuan, Anh Kiet oi! (toi hy vong co va hai anh co thay hieu viet thu' nay ^-^)<br />Khoe khong? toi moun noi ma toi rat biet o'n ve tat ca su giup cua co va hai anh khi toi o' MTC. Co va hai Anh la thay giao rat tot! va toi nha co va hai anh, nhu'ng toi luon luon co giang nha ma neu co va hai anh co thay phuc vu vo'i nhu'ng ngu'o'i viet nam, thi toi co thay phu vu cung! bay gio tieng viet rat la kho hieu, nhu'ng toi biet rang Cha Thien Thu'o'ng se luon luon giup do toi. ^-^ Toi hy vong Co va hai anh co hanh phuc! toi se co gaing het su'c hu'o'ng dan hai chi ca moi! :) ~chi ca Tam<br /><br />okay well i'd better go, we still have shopping to do today.<br /><br />I love you all very very much!! and i miss you all!<br />Love<br />Sister HollowayHolloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-45558243983701013552011-03-09T08:05:00.005+01:002011-03-09T08:26:05.321+01:00<div><div><div>There is so much going through my head right now I don't know where to begin or what to even write about! I know it's Missionary Wednesday, but I'm gonna postpone it for a day. </div><div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581976880100684034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHejQTxy0zVccL_zU80daVh170PMM6gT5lYdGHTAHwLzK3YaPfqVL19HGQx0EDhSJHk_SF0MnaGWrhQDD_ycE4HQh4W6FF-R_iE3B8a5Nw5_tGK7F2FosKL7AXwzV5WnLY6T4HZj7d-c/s320/001.JPG" /><br /><div>Last week was a rather difficult week for me as I strained my back and ended up on the couch </div><div>on my back for three days. Dave had to take two of those days off to take care of me. Isn't he amazing? I had a difficult time walking again and had to revert to the use of my cane for most of the week. Since then I have had a more difficult time getting around again and still have to spend a great deal of time laying down to relieve some of the pain in my hips and back. Some days I wish I could trade in my body for a new one, but then I'm just thankful to be alive and breathing! Today I woke up with half of my face being numb! It is so weird to only feel half your face!!! </div><br /><div></div><div>In spite of the fact that I have been in so much pain I have been able to do a lot of cross stitch and crocheting. It is amazing what handcrafts can do to help relieve the pain that I am in. I always tell people that the fast I crochet is reflective of how much pain I am in, the faster I crochet the less pain I am in. I read an article once that said that crocheting was a relaxing hobby and helped with pain management and I can testify that it is true!!</div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581976558791993794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51gzK03_AvJ-6FiiwLt-hg-4yu02401-X7JMwB1zZWCVwCxuRpbUnGpMUsSB9r7mLFtd_uSDtgxZ02w7cRNWQ7G_a_gnQpkuGd-qhydduE_EstrXUh5iqcbxG4utqwb9JJGZ37UGOaUQ/s320/008.JPG" /><br /><div>Last Friday the local British Elementary School had a Mardi Gras parade down our street. They were so stinkin' cute!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581977599439632386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxSKoDYewRz1qCPIz1LAhPXZufcWDyabdq6n3AMXZnXbygwN5tq118yqM4N-qymy_u2K0KS0iZPDvrNncrrdoOiT66qgmqCZp6crjsSnooeoX1E49fxfsgN3_0DaftWDNPeflwjo129I/s320/007.JPG" /></div></div></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-53532745606726054102011-03-04T07:03:00.001+01:002011-03-04T07:04:34.026+01:00A Giveaway on Another BlogI like to follow other blogs and enter their giveaways. Here's another fellow blogger that is giving away free stuff, so check her out!<br /><br /><a href="http://crazymotheringchick.blogspot.com/2011/02/giveaway.html">http://crazymotheringchick.blogspot.com/2011/02/giveaway.html</a>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-53720914456247883892011-03-02T07:20:00.003+01:002011-03-02T18:22:51.002+01:00Missionary Wednesday!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYXAJm0CZjjCAiKzftDf3j6iEK50eiqC6tZX4K4HMUbiLXY6GHHo5W60nECknI4BEruWQjJf-VZcRR3IjtXGK_zVcqYnwzwNU6v4NXOk6chmu4iFZVUqbNtpbn1EIY0ULaBMVmxgEWas/s1600/t__0051_HongKong_China+%25281%2529.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579534065087058738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYXAJm0CZjjCAiKzftDf3j6iEK50eiqC6tZX4K4HMUbiLXY6GHHo5W60nECknI4BEruWQjJf-VZcRR3IjtXGK_zVcqYnwzwNU6v4NXOk6chmu4iFZVUqbNtpbn1EIY0ULaBMVmxgEWas/s320/t__0051_HongKong_China+%25281%2529.png" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em>I thought I would just say that we are so very proud of our Missionary, Sister Holloway.</em></div><div align="center"><em>She has been able to escape her comfort zone and try new things.</em></div><div align="center"><em>She has traveled far, experienced new foods, met new people, and amazed us with her willingness to serve the Lord!</em></div><em>I just discovered that she is in the Hong Kong China Temple district.</em></div><div align="center"><em>Isn't it a beautiful temple?</em><br /><br /><br />Hey Mommy Daddy and Kaitlyn!<br /><br />Wow these weeks go by so fast! it seems like only yesterday i was here in the Diamond Web internet cafe writing that super long whiny email (i apologize for my whine-y...ness)<br />So the Assistants have really been pushing us to reach our goals, and everyday we have to try and get 10 new contacts. yesterday sister harlen and i were so pumped! we worked really hard to get 10, i even stepped out of my comfort zone *finally* and talked to a woman. at 545 we started home and we were so depressed because we thought we would end the day with 9/10 contacts. we got home and sister harlen was really upset because even though we make goals we rarely ever meet them all. so we prayed to start companion planning and we prayed so hard. we planned and i tried to help her feel better, yes goals are important, but even though we dont achieve them, we did all that we could during the day. and then right in the middle of my sentance the phone rang. it was chi thuy, she had called to give us a referral! we got her number and we called the girl, whose name is chi diem..yiem.....orz i wish i could figure out how to spell vietnamese correctly! ...anyway, we met with her this morning (yes even though its p-day) and we taught her the first lesson. She is really good i can tell. ^-^ she even prayed correctly the first time! of course it was a little awkward teaching her too because the two members that helped us teach are fighting and they hate each other, but Chi Yiem is a mutual friend. so the whole lesson the two members Chi Linh and Chi Thuy were talking over each other....orz ...but anyway the big overarching lesson from that is that even after we do all we can do, it is still the Lord who gives us success, and if we try our best in all aspects of our lives he will be there to make up the rest. :)<br /><br />So yesterday at District meeting, i had to give the closing prayer. man that was intimidating! there are a few...well okay only one elder who is getting the language like really quick and he memorizes 60 words a week. orz...anyway he speaks really well and i was kinda nervous, but after i prayed they all were like 'woah! that was so good!' :3 Not that i'm seeking the approval of men or anything....but it made me feel good that even he was impressed.<br /><br />speaking of which I've been thinking alot about service here. every time we offer do so some service the members tell us "khong sao! khong sao!" we ask why and they reply "so' toi!" ...pretty much the members here are afraid of sin. like they think its a sin if we help them or something.......*cough*stupid*cough* like that. so at district meeting we were talking about how we could get the members excited for missionary work. and i suggested also getting the members to serve each other. We are commanded to serve. It is part of the baptisimal commitment. so i was like "what do we do? do we fear man and not serve them because they are afraid of sin (when in reality its not a sin at all but totally the opposite) or do we fear God more and serve them anyway'?<br />I feel like the members dont even care about each other, thats why visiting teaching isnt successful. when we told Co Oanh that there was an inactive member just down her street she acted so uninterested. it made me kinda upset. >_< i have already decided that when i get home, i'm gonna care more about the people in my ward, not have that selfish indifference like she does.........okay maybe that was a little harsh...... well at least i'm not an elder...(you probably shouldnt read this part aloud but you can send it on anyway cuz its pretty funny) apperantly one of the members told elder thanh and elder hung (in plain english) that he hasnt had sex with his wife in six years. XD hahahaha! poor elders having to hear all that stuff.... So i'm trying to figure out how to use my drawing ability to help people understand...but i always chicken out because i dunno if it would be...i dunno sacreligious or something to draw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ you know? oi...but i feel like it would help so much! oh by the way before i forget..whose birthday is on the 9th? also when is gmpa and gma's birthdays? i forget..*badgranddaugher* sorry! okay well i need to go email my Mission president now. :) i hope you all are doing so well! I miss you all so much...sorry i cant email pictures. :( did you get the email with sister smedley's blog? Love you all so much! keep up with the spanish! *lovelovelove* Sister Tam<br /></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377097568076069541.post-63348782723903239152011-02-27T16:18:00.006+01:002011-02-27T16:37:05.574+01:00Sorry It's Been Awhile<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hfjI3VVulGs9h5TkxYR90f9WgRjNnAlP0qEGPuQcO46gV054EQkTfW6Cso573689D8yuW9-F_vF0mLIZEJGdBxB0GM7L-1Tk997-yTfBrO6kwryqaC68GCpNrJ99BXRrzDd1rh5dYK4/s1600/Pamela+Holloway%252C+27+Feb+2011%252C+Vossem%252C+Belgium.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578390475905089394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hfjI3VVulGs9h5TkxYR90f9WgRjNnAlP0qEGPuQcO46gV054EQkTfW6Cso573689D8yuW9-F_vF0mLIZEJGdBxB0GM7L-1Tk997-yTfBrO6kwryqaC68GCpNrJ99BXRrzDd1rh5dYK4/s320/Pamela+Holloway%252C+27+Feb+2011%252C+Vossem%252C+Belgium.JPG" /></a> <em>This is me!</em></div><div align="center"><em>I was able to get several new outfits for church in the last couple of months and I decided that today I looked really good so I had to have a picture taken.</em></div><div align="center"><em>It helped that I had several compliments at church.</em></div><div align="center"><em>Several people said how happy and fun I looked.</em></div><div align="center"><em>Happy and Fun?</em></div><div align="center"><em>But okay, it helped me to feel good about myself, so I thought I would share. ;0)</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRojRuiLTWdy58vLFA22nQd7oBICWmyNEGcvGDSE2-md7fxfjpjgu0SQd4Audi0IcEEi15eM3TOSRWdvotvnaQsHmEhSRujkT2PZsHqch8bXMMBroYCsFTnHFFVKOWVukiw7SRR2rpZic/s1600/Me.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578390288635886402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRojRuiLTWdy58vLFA22nQd7oBICWmyNEGcvGDSE2-md7fxfjpjgu0SQd4Audi0IcEEi15eM3TOSRWdvotvnaQsHmEhSRujkT2PZsHqch8bXMMBroYCsFTnHFFVKOWVukiw7SRR2rpZic/s320/Me.JPG" /></a> <em>I have so much natural curl that I usually try to straighten it or wear it so it's not so wild looking.</em></div><div align="center"><em>But when I gel and scrunch it this is the result.</em></div><div align="center"><em>I've kinda been afraid of my gray and try not to make it obvious exactly how gray I really am, but I decided that I love my gray hair and it can be just as fun as all the curls.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCo77nbCX7eXQG-XXLtUt3K93L5zA6eShydgNqY7nxUqsP4eaWmIWo5VXXda8t9cMPQ7M40RqZ9UhCY2HHEWWYKe_o613T9hxMejuQiwTyrWRXOxKj1V_NohQuXiaQMPyaF7kSD_7TpM/s1600/I+love+Kaitlyn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578390057943914354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCo77nbCX7eXQG-XXLtUt3K93L5zA6eShydgNqY7nxUqsP4eaWmIWo5VXXda8t9cMPQ7M40RqZ9UhCY2HHEWWYKe_o613T9hxMejuQiwTyrWRXOxKj1V_NohQuXiaQMPyaF7kSD_7TpM/s320/I+love+Kaitlyn.JPG" /></a> <em>I love my Kaitlyn, she's not too sure if she loves her Mommie though.</em><br /><br /><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LSHMB5sxiMb6v7e40cZDNH62Zm9O7EY5nz2R4YoaO1vDQji1b6yu9AZgpdGjd27yTNq9A_jGDHwE0yw5Xpm-S5rzMGAbMo6NVbWFhGpbEsD0udAM4r7SNX6LwQS9g8l9JXghhc7KUCA/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578389854992515842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LSHMB5sxiMb6v7e40cZDNH62Zm9O7EY5nz2R4YoaO1vDQji1b6yu9AZgpdGjd27yTNq9A_jGDHwE0yw5Xpm-S5rzMGAbMo6NVbWFhGpbEsD0udAM4r7SNX6LwQS9g8l9JXghhc7KUCA/s320/006.JPG" /></a> <em>This week has been a bit of a challenge.</em><br /><em>We've had a few days of sunny blue skies, and then the rest of the week has been VERY cold!</em><br /><em>Those cold days and lack of a good night's sleep have been really bad on my joints.</em><br /><em>Since I love to spend my time working on my handcrafts the cold can be especially hard on my hands.</em><br /><em>I haven't been able to work as much as I usually do, so some of these projects have sat in idleness and been looking pretty sad.</em><br /><em>After a particularly bad day, I huddled under the blanket, turned up the heat and started get some work done.</em><br /><em>It felt so good after just wishing I could be working on them.</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUhoKSB6VLi5hjZaDsKbpOL1yOEoh0zzwQER6KQbQopWr7XGcdNTTqx4CBkxZl_CvyGdNsL_0KP7_mC4gVFzwpojXS1byekBzVV7jr2hd6orbZXzxHUDrrGsckUGkrr0YZXu8en7xDsE/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578389657076498690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUhoKSB6VLi5hjZaDsKbpOL1yOEoh0zzwQER6KQbQopWr7XGcdNTTqx4CBkxZl_CvyGdNsL_0KP7_mC4gVFzwpojXS1byekBzVV7jr2hd6orbZXzxHUDrrGsckUGkrr0YZXu8en7xDsE/s320/003.JPG" /></a> <em>This piece I found through a fellow blogger.</em><br /><em>There are twelve of these Doorways and I can't wait to get them all done.</em><br /><em>I'm working them on 18ct Aida with two strands of floss.</em><br /><em>Yes, it makes for a strain on my eyes, but I love them.</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFm1ld0nY81_INS5rcsNpfIE8k15VyFCGKWPWWtnuGFcvYmKhEo_XFUsm7mproVHYNGQyKJ_JRO8-PuIRmJavezBnChUO1GOhpH6I7-aGWb-FJhvGRfUZs_8K2_2d8-RC6iCiBYWcQ1o/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578389453355685938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFm1ld0nY81_INS5rcsNpfIE8k15VyFCGKWPWWtnuGFcvYmKhEo_XFUsm7mproVHYNGQyKJ_JRO8-PuIRmJavezBnChUO1GOhpH6I7-aGWb-FJhvGRfUZs_8K2_2d8-RC6iCiBYWcQ1o/s320/002.JPG" /></a> <em>This little blessing gown has been a bugger!!</em><br /><em>I've had to undo it at least 6 times and I've wanted to give up on it several times, but I know I can't since I promised to have it done and mailed before Zoe Kay is blessed in August.</em><br /><em>It will definately be worth it!!</em><br /><br /></div>Holloway Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180253720362402841noreply@blogger.com2