Baby Whisperer

This is the son of Bro & Sis Getoy - he is about a week old now. If there is a new baby around you know your mom has to check it out. His name is Evan Eastan Getoy.

New Flowers

Some new pictures of flowers growing on the Temple grounds. The first two are in a new plant and are about eye level. The second two are of flowers in the Mortimer's back yard, though there are some in others areas on the Temple grounds. The last three were taken in the trees on the West side of the Temple grounds. These are large mature trees. The floweres only last a few days then they fall off onto the ground. When I walk around the "block" these litter the sidewalk on the West
side of the Temple. Each day the ground keepers clean them all up, and each day they start over again. I wish they would last longer, but there never seems to be a lack of these beautful flowers.

Lolla

We went to church in the Mandaue Ward 2 today. After Sacrament Meeting (Sacrament Meeting is held last) Diane does what a good grandma (lolla) does - she has to hold all the babies.


Diane playing "lolla".




The baby's real "lolla".


Vito Senedor. He served with us in our last mission in Lucena. He is a remarkable young man and we love him dearly.


Elder & Sister Gale's (pronounced Gale) son with his wife and new daughter. Elder & Sister Gale manage the patron house here, and they are the ones who took us to Negros Island not long ago.




Sister Gale with Diane.

We would like to thank our wonderful daughter-in law Kris for doing our Blog for us. She did not even kill me when we sent her 79 pictures to post. She is doing a little at a time so if you would like to see what we have been up too the last 5 months take a look, and check back often.

We love and miss all of you.
Love from the Philippines
Elder and Sister

Trip to Bahol

The 2nd week we were off to the Island of Bohol with President and Sister Mortimer and their friend from Idaho - Connie. For this trip we took the Super Cat (boat), it is very fast, and 2 hours later we were back on land. The first day President was sick so he stayed home and came on Thursday. We had a tour guide that drove us around the Island. Bohol is a very beautiful island with its white sand and palm trees; I could have stayed there a lot longer.

All and all we had a great time and now we are ready to go back to work, serving the Lord in His House that is all clean from inside and out. Even angle Moroni got a good cleaning.


2nd WEEK and our trip to Bohol. Allan playing cars with a little boy while we were waiting for the boat.


On the boat.


Sister Mortimer and Connie


The ceiling of a VERY old church it was build around the 1500 and built by the Spanish.




Lunch at the Bee farm, and yes we ate the flowers on the salad. It was very good and pretty.


Getting ready for the tour.


Allan holding a hive full of BEES!


Sewing a bag that they make there. And yes I got one.


Weaving the fabric that is used to make the bags, place mates, table runner and alot of fun things.


It is so old fashion, but so very fun.


In the caves.


Shark jaws and they are REAL.


I wanted to get some for the grandsons, buy no way to send them. SORRY.




Animals of the sea.


A very big star fish. It was eating my fingers.


The blood monument in Bohol it is all about the Spanish when they came to the island.


Lunch on the river.


Up the river we go.


Having fun and yes that is real fire.




Allan with a Lizard.


My cute little guy.


I loved his little guy, he was so dang cute.


A tarsier, they are on the island of Bohol and no where else.


You can see how small they are.


Allan and his new friend.


The chocolate hills, but not at this time of the year.


This tells about the hills.


Whale and Dolphin watching. Did see some dolphins but a little early for whales.


Cleaning the Angle Moroni.


All Cleaned and we are ready to go back to work.

Trip to Negroes

On Thursday Allan and I along with Elder and Sister Ganir and Elder and Sister Ward, flew to the Island of Negros (Occidental) and to the city of Bacolod. We were up in the air and back down before we knew it. The flight was over a total time of 25 mins. long. We were greeted at the airport by Elder and Sister Gale (pronounced Gal lee), they serve with us and are from Bacolod. We had a great time for 3 days seeing the city of Bacolod and part of the Island of Negros including a private island. We found out that Negros supplies 60% of all sugar that the US uses, and believe me we saw a lot of sugar cane fields and trucks hauling cut cane to the plants. They still use a small wood cart and carabao to take it from the field to the big trucks. We stayed at the Sugarland Hotel and all 3 nights they had proms going on it was so fun to see all the different dresses. We had a great trip with wonderful tour guides that we love.


Our trip to Negroes. Dinner with the group.




Allan loves Orchids and these where some very pretty ones.


We bought some and brought them home and are hoping they will grow on our window sill.


Hiking up to the falls.


At the 1st falls and a 1000 steps later.


Allan & I at the first falls.


Elder Ward, Elder Ganir and Allan at the 2nd falls.


Flying Foxes.




They would land on your finger.


Butterfly farm.


Outside the church in Bacolod.


At the ERC in Bacolod.


Our cute guides.


Us in front of it.




The ruins dating back to 1911.


The plague tells the story.


It is so sad that the Americans were the ones to burn it so the Japanese would not take it over.


The girls in the group.


The guys in the group.


Beautiful prom dresses.


They love to have there picture taken.


I loved this dress, and she was so sassy in it.


Taking sugar cane from the field to the road to be put on a truck.


The whole group.


On the boat to the island.




This chair is made out of a old tire, I think one would be great on the deck?


On the island of Jomabo.


Leaving the white sand.