Blake, Sara & Jacob come for a visit

Most of you know Blake has applied and been accepted to Officers Candidate School in the Army. He leaves Monday February 2 and heads off to Boot camp at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Following 9 weeks there, he goes for an additional 12 weeks at Fort Benning, Georgia for OCS. January 16, Blake and Sara were so kind as to come for an extended visit. We had the kids with us and enjoyed just being together. Jacob was, of course, the best entertainment. We all took turns holding and fussing over him. All enjoyed games, talking and laughing. They went back to Fresno on Monday, January 26 to spend a week at home together before the long separation. Sunday night Blake asked his Dad to give him a blessing. I will long remember the beautiful spirit that decended on the house. The counsel was personal and the blessings profound. What a treasure we have in priesthood authority restored. We called Blake tonight to say farewell. It will be back to only writing letters - reminicent of his mission days. He asked Sara to come and visit us twice a month. Stephen said that sounded great and that she should plan to stay for two weeks each visit. LOL. We will be anxious to hear of Blake's experiences in the coming months.