Thanksgiving 2009

 

A wonderful day with family and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Have.....

This Thanksgiving I am celebrating with a thankful and contented heart.  God has blessed me far beyond anything I can imagine.  I am thankful for the love David has for me.  I am thankful for my children God has given me.  I am thankful for our house, that it has become a home to raise my family in.  I praise God for the forgiveness that he bestows on me daily.  So today I am just THANKFUL!!!!



We will be going to the annex to celebrate Thanksgiving with our church family.  
How will you celebrate your day?

Family Photo Shoot

Here are the photos I am considering for our Christmas cards.  Jon took several nice photos of our family yesterday.  It is really hard to get everyone to look at the camera.  Especially the little boys.  Thankfully Matthias was due for a nap so because he was tired he stayed still in Katie's arms.

I love how Orion's blue eyes stand out in our photos.  I may get a blue eyed boy yet.

What photo do you think I should use for our Christmas cards this year?  #1?  #2?  or #3?

Justus' Family Party

With David and Luke hunting and Jeannie, Mamaw Peggy and Jon returning to town, we were able to celebrate Justus birthday on Tuesday night.  He wanted cheese pizza, popcorn and soda for dinner & cake and ice cream for dessert. 

Jon and Jeannie got him new pj's and a hot-wheels set which Matthias promptly decided it was his.  Mamaw Peggy got him his very own harmonica (which she said Papaw Jon had to teach him how to play) and we got him the new sleeping bag.  


As you can see in the pictures he had a fun birthday with his family. 

 

And no birthday is complete without spankings from Dad.  5 big ones, with a pinch to grow and inch, a sock to grow a block, and a hug because we love you. 

What is it

About babies in diapers?

They are so cute when they are just in their diapers. 

And those BLUE eyes just melt my heart.

Don't you agree? 

Luke's First Hunting Trip

These are the pictures David took while they were hunting last week.  They were hunting with Luke Woodruff and Jon U. (unsure of how to spell his last name)  Jon got 2 deer and Luke got 1.  David and Luke were unsuccessful, however they had a wonderful time.  I asked him what his favorite part of the hunt was and he told me "being in the tent."   Later I found out the Luke enjoyed keeping the wood stove going.



His favorite Mountain House dinner was the Lasagna w/ meat sauce.  David told him to eat what he wants and he would finish the rest.  These meals make servings for 2 and Luke was able to finish one it his own.  The next night Luke wanted another Lasagna so this time David ate what he wanted first. 

They did see a big buck, however Luke fell asleep while eating his lunch and David couldn't arouse him.  So David took a shot.  The shot of course woke Luke up and needless to say he was a little stunned.  David told him to take a shot at the buck, but he had trouble getting his glove off to take a shot.  Yes, David missed and the deer got away.

They had a fun time anyway and David said Luke wasn't ready to return home yet.  And I am Thankful to have them both home again.

Rain & Snow & Wind! Oh My!!!!

Last night we had a big wind storm come through.  It knocked out the power a couple of times and kept me awake for a while.  Every time I heard a gust of wind I said a quick prayer that David, Luke, Luke W., and John were safe in their tent hunting and not being blown all over the island.  They will get back tomorrow afternoon so I will hear how they survived the storm.

Any how this morning when I went to get my coffee at Jon's I was telling him how I would say a prayer really quick.  Then he related a story of how several years ago when he was hunting at Lake Cathleen and the trees were so tall how they had a wind storm come through and they could hear the trees snapping and falling all night. The next day they decide to attempt to hunt and would hear trees snapping as they were walking through the woods.  In his words "it was kind of eary."

As I started heading back over to my side of the house I looked out the window and noticed this:

Yes the wind was blowing hard enough last night to blow down this Mountain Ash tree.  I am really bummed about this because I really liked this tree.  It was a great blocker from the neighbors house. No one is living in this house right now so I am assuming that we will be looking at this for quite some time.

I took some more pictures later this morning as the rain had let up some.  I am amazed at the mighty power of the wind.  However it brings to light how much more powerful God's  is.  All he had to do was tell the wind and waves to hush and they obeyed.  WOW! 

Blue sky after the storm?

Nope as I type this it is already gone.

 

 

 

The stump where the tree broke off. 

Justus Is 5 Today!!!

He is really 5!!!  Hard to think that 5 years ago today I was holding my 3rd son.  David and I are so blessed by  Justus each day.  He is helpful with his little brothers and enjoys time with his older siblings too.  He is helpful and kind to those around him.  Now don't get me wrong he is a "BOY" so he has his rambunctious moments.  But I would not change who he is for a moment.  So today I am thankful for my "little boy" Justus. 

Happy Birthday Justus!!!

God Bless you son.

Love Mom

P.S.  Because David and Luke are hunting we will be celebrating his birthday when they return.  So I will post birthday pictures at a later date.  However his special day will not go uncelebrated because we will be having cheese pizza for dinner and watching "Star Wars" too.  In our household you have to be 5 before you can watch these movies.  So he is super excited to turn 5 today. 

Humor!!!

David and Luke left this morning for a 5 day hunting trip over to Admiralty Island.  So today being Wednesday as we were eating dinner I asked Jon if David had asked him to teach the Wednesday night middle school class.  Jon said "No!" and then proceeded to say "But he has filled in for me before so I'll take care of it."  At this time he turned to Joe and asked "What has your dad been doing on Wednesday nights?"  And without delay Joe responded "He has been passing out money and letting us eat ice cream."  Jon looked puzzled for a second and then we all started laughing.   Hope this made you laugh as it did me. 
Have a great evening.

Harvest Party 2009

Every year we attend the harvest party with our church FAMILY.  We get dressed up and the kids enjoy playing games such as: cake walk, doughnut on a string, balloon dart, bowling, pumpkin toss, soda ring toss, and many others.  Usually I am in charge of the balloon dart game, however this year I decided to help in the food court.  If you ask Dana I'm sure she would tell you that I was a great help in the planning, but after that I was a little scatterbrained.  I am just thankful that I was able to get home and help the kids get into their costumes. This year we had 2 cowboys and a little turtle.  It was and enjoyable evening with friends and Matthias really enjoyed the cake walk. (thanks Rachel)  This year was super fun because Justus and Matthias were able to walk around and "do their own thing."  One of the things that makes this a special occasion is we are family and we have a great time together; without the evils of "Halloween".  Thank you to all who helped this year it was super fun.  And a special thanks to Dana who put up with my scatterbrained ~ ness.