Sledding

What better way to spend time with friends when the snow is gently falling?

Pictures taken February 26, 2013

Bill's Baptism

Drew, Bill and Kari

Grandma Kari and Gabe

Mary E.

Scrabble partners

Abigail and Anna

Terry, Mary, Abi, Anna

Chloe, Beth, Jacob

Pictures from Family Time

Drew taught one of the kids classes on Wednesday night last week. He put so much effort into preparing that he decided to give us his lesson for family time last Thursday. He taught Daniel 12.

Here are some of the pictures I took while he was teaching.

Back in Blogland with a Snapshot Summary

Can you tell we are not doing school this week :)  I have been so busy with school blogging has taken a back burner.  It's has been enjoyable to get some posts in while I can. Here's a snapshot summary of the year.

January

March

April

May

whoops - ran out of time and energy. June - Dec. may or may not get posted before the new year, but here is one from 2004 I ran across - too cute! Mary, Jacob and Abigail - Sept. 26, 2004

Pictures - thanks to Rex

Mary, Jacob and Abi were privileged to be able to play some music at a couple nursing homes on Dec. 10th.  I was bummed that I forgot my camera. :( Thankfully someone else brought there camera AND got some fantastic pictures!

Snapshot Summary #41

Sunday
5 - June, 2011
My pictures just don't do the week justice. My words won't either, but here goes. . .

Monday
6 - June, 2011
We had friends from Ecuador here for lunch. It was wonderful to see them. The only bad thing. . .our visit was way too short. Click here to see a picture of their family as I failed to take one.

Tuesday
7 - June, 2011
The weather was HOT and we discovered our thermostat on the air broken when we flipped the switch in the AM. We had some friends from church here to play for several hours in the afternoon. Aren't kids great! They don't mind if the AC is broken, give them a sprinkler and they are all set. It got up in the 90's in the afternoon. I even took a dip in the pool with the children. Ahhh, amazing refreshment! Thankfully a steady breeze cooled me off quick when I got out. Drew brought home a new thermostat and installed it in record time! I am so thankful he is willing to try fixing things (and for his continual success). Here is the picture he took to help with the replacement process :)


Wednesday
8 - June, 2011
I am going through an inductive bible study of Hebrews with a couple ladies from church. They came today with their children and after our study we all enjoyed lunch together. Later some old neighbors of our, well I should say former neighbors because they are actually very young, stopped by for a visit. We sure wish they would move back to the neighborhood, but it sounds like they are quite content in Ashville, NC :(. Our loss for sure. We miss you Matt and Kelly, it was great to see you again.


Thursday
9 - June, 2011
I snuck away in the morning and my friend Laura treated me to my second ever pedicure! Ah, so relaxing. I kept looking down at my feet all day and wondering whose beautiful skin I had climbed into :). We had a busy day making bread and quiche and other fixin's in preparation for my departure in the wee hours of the next morning. When Drew got home from work he, Baruch and Abram went to see Uncle Mark. I've typed out several long story shorts on Mark and just don't feel comfortable posting any of them. I am thankful I don't have to. Those led to pray, I know the Holy Spirit will intercede - so just pray.


Friday
10 - June, 2011
I was off to NICHE with Erin and Debbie at 5 something in the AM! I so enjoyed their fellowship, the speakers, curriculum and workshops at the conference. AND, it sounds like things went the best ever in the history of my being away back here on the home front. That might have something to do with the age of our youngest - I'm a thinkin'.


Saturday
11 - June, 2011
I was REALLY thankful to be home tonight. Sure missed each precious little one and my big honey man :)