Thanksgiving 2015

We have so many things to be thankful for...

for my cousin, Zana, coming to visit!!

When Z comes there are presents...laughter...shopping...eating...movie watching...silliness...and all kinds of fun!!!

We are thankful for...

Tyler's birthday! 

Tyler and a couple of friends spent the day rock climbing.

He's past the days of themed birthday parties and favors...

but there is no age limit to brownies and ice cream!!

We are thankful for...

family coming for Thanksgiving!!!

My aunt and uncle and cousin game up from Georgia to join us for a wonderful Thanksgiving day celebration!

We are thankful for..

the blessing of home school!

The school year is in full swing now with math problems, science experiments, conjugated sentences...

and a couple of fun art projects to spice things up!!

The kids have been learning about Michelangelo and tried their hand at some "ceiling" paintings!

We are thankful for...

an amazing trip to the mountains!

Some friends of ours have a gorgeous cabin that they let us use for the weekend.

It was beautiful weather perfect for hiking...

playing...

spending time as a family...

  

enjoying the beautiful lake...

and picking up the PERFECT Christmas tree!!!

It took a LONG time to find the exact one!

We have had an artificial tree for the last several years...this was the first year we've actually gone to the mountains to pick ours out! 

  

We finally found the best one...had it trimmed and loaded up for the drive home!

 Wish I could say it fit perfectly in the house...but eight foot tall trees seem to grow as they leave the mountain top!

Thankfully, Jason and Jeremy were able to trim it down (leaving a massacre of pine needles everywhere) and fit it in the house!!

 Hearts are full with much to be thankful for!!

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is GOOD!!

Psalm 107:1

We are learning to treat you as the young man you are...

with maturity...

with expectancy...

with grace.

And you are learning to have patience with your crazy family...

your over exuberant sisters...

your adoring little brother.

Fall is one of my favorite seasons. The changing of colors. The incredible smell of autumn. The crisp fresh air. The hint of winter. All of it wrapped up in a warm blanket and a crackling fire.

This fall brought us....

We let the kids pick out ONE ride to go one (which was not very nice...but easy on our wallets!)

The girls picked the Ferris Wheel...

 And we tried as much fair food as we could stomach...

The fall also brought us...



The Response.


The Response was a six hour prayer gathering that drew thousands from different churches.
Jason helped with the preparation leading up to the event...and was blessed by the different relationships formed through it.



It was an incredible experience to pray with many different brothers and sisters in Christ.

The fall also brought us...

The fall also brought us...