Gold Medal Smiles for Johnny and Jalen

You may have noticed probably didn’t notice that 2 of my grandsons were missing from our family Thanksgiving gathering….. but they were not with us.  I missed them both very much but they both had great reasons for being gone…. both of them were out of the country.

Our 17 year old, Johnny was in Mexico.

He was 1 of 4 boys chosen from the USA Junior National Gymnastics team to compete in this international competition. This was his first time to represent our country in international competition. He felt a great weight on his shoulders to do well and not let his team or his country down.

I guess you can tell from the big grin on his face that his team did well. USA took first place and brought home the gold.  This is one happy Grammy. Way to go USA boys! His goal is to be in the next Olympics. I hope he makes it. He is off to a good start.

Johnny’s  19 year old brother Jalen,  is in Chile serving the Lord as a Mormon Missionary.

He has been in Chile about 6 months. He was just transferred to the beautiful city of Puerto Montt in southern Chile.  He has pretty well mastered the language and feels much more at home now that he can communicate well in Spanish. I know that God is blessing him as he serves the people of Chile. (If you would like to learn more about our missionary program click HERE or go to mormon.org )

These 2 grandsons were not with us this year but they were both close to us in our thoughts. Thinking of them makes my heart smile…..

Thinking of any of our sweet family makes my heart smile. I can’t wait to tell you about our fun day at the beach….. but that will have to wait until another time.

I hope that you are doing well.  Are you getting ready for the holidays?  I have most of my Christmas stuff done….. Yeah.

Have a great week.  Hugs, Grammy