McKenna Family

Here are some of the sweetest pics ever of our little angel. We visited the Mesa Temple while we were there (hoping to see our cute niece, Jess, who is an amazing missionary right now). We missed her and were so sad but know she is so special. We love to read her weekly emails and hear about the amazing experiences she is having. The Lord truly does bless those who trust in him. Meili really enjoyed being at the temple and loved seeing the statue of Christ.

January 30, 2011 This year was the really big one for Russel. Unlike me, he welcomes the years with open arms. I'm starting to really dislike the birthdays and think they come around way too quick....BUT I am still MUCH younger than Russel so I'm not even close to 40 yet! For the last couple of years I kept just thinking I'd do this really big surprise party for his 40th... after all, I did a big surprise party for his 30th. But as the time started approaching he made many comments about how he didn't want a big fuss made, etc. But of course everyone says that, right? Well, not with this boy. He truly means what he says. So I started thinking about his 30th and realized that while we had a blast and it was a great party, I remember him feeling uncomfortable as the center of attention. So this year, I gave him exactly what he wanted....no fuss....well in the "surprise" fuss realm. Instead we planned a fabulous weekend to sunny Arizona and it definitely...