Kade had a great experience this summer. He was able to go to Rexburg and help Grandpa Southwick on his farm for 2 weeks. We drove up on a Sunday and dropped him off and then returned 2 weeks later on a Sunday to pick him up. Grandpa was so excited to have his help. He had a days worth of projects for each day that he was there. He built fence, chopped and moved wood, helped take care of goats and chickens and even had the opportunity to help Grandpa slaughter and de-feather chickens!
While he was there it happened to be during the time that Karl came home from his Mission and gave his report in Sacrament Meeting. They lived in Arizona at the time, and Grandpa and Grandma were nice enough to fly Kade to Arizona with them so that he could meet Karl at the airport and hear him speak in church that Sunday. What a great experience for him. He got in plenty of swimming in their pool with Alex while he was there too.
We are so grateful that he could go and spend the time with his Grandparents. Grandma told us at the end of the 2 weeks that she had come to know Kade much better and was impressed at the great young man he is becoming. He is a good boy! As a bonus, Grandpa even paid Kade $300 dollars for the work that he had done. I think he earned every dollar!! Love that he could have the experience to get some farm work in him!
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