May has been a busy month for our family as three of our brothers all left to serve missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am so proud of Kevin, Bryan, and Chris and will miss them lots, but am excited for their journey ahead. It all started when they got their mission calls a few months ago.
from left (Chris, Bryan, Kevin)
Kevin will be serving in Omaha, Nebraska. Bryan will be serving in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Chris will be serving in Kobe, Japan. All three boys checked into the MTC with Chris first on May 6th. Then it was the Twins turn, Kevin and Bryan went in on May 20th.
Zach and I were sad we couldn't make it to see Chris off, but we were able to go with our family when Kevin and Bryan went into the MTC. I couldn't help but think how lucky they were to have each other to experience this moment together. Being twins, they have done just about everything together and although they will all be hundreds and thousands of mile apart, they will all still have something in common and that is sharing the gospel. How cool is that?
Just as we were in the middle of taking pictures, someone spotted our very own Elder McConnell! We were so happy to see our step-brother and his companion heading out to play softball with the other elders and they even came over to say hi and snap a few photos.
Chris had a huge smile on his face the whole time. It's extraordinary to have two brothers leave for missions the same day, but then to have a third be put in the mix has been a tremendous experience. These guys are all so close and to see them so ready to serve is humbling.
Proud Parents, Krehl and Debi. They have successfully gotten all of their children out of the house and are now empty nesters.
"Church is true, see ya in two!"
We love you guys!
I was challenged to participate in a "pit-crew challenge" and WON!! Me and my teammate rocked it and beat out a bunch of guys for the win in our high heels and all! 
One day after work, we decided to go shopping at the Gateway. As we were walking back to our car in the underground parking lot, Zach was tossing the car keys in the air and seeing how high he could throw them. Well, one of the times he tossed them up in the air, they didn't come back down. "Uh-Oh," he says as he realizes that the keys got stuck on a ledge on the ceiling. This is a picture of him using someones random windshield scraper to try to get them down. I was just laughing so hard, I couldn't even help him. Needless to say, about twenty minutes later we got them down and were able to go home.
I got together with a few old college friends. . . always a good time with Hammy and Lisa.
Zach plays on a rec basketball team with my brothers. I just had to post this picture of my brother, Kevin as he is about to block this dude. Those boys have major hops!
