Thanksgiving

Another quiet Thanksgiving since, like last year, Peter had to work the swing shift. We had a Thanksgiving "lunch" and it was delicious, especially after a 3 1/2 day fast of rice and beans! (For more info on that, read my other blog.) Since it was just the four of us, I cooked turkey cutlets, mashed potatoes, green beans, cornbread stuffing with cranberry sauce and Hawaiian rolls from the store. I did buy a frozen pie, and Peter made homemade whipped cream. We took some photos and shared what we're thankful for, which is so much! We are blessed with an abundance of provision from God. We know that it is to Him that we owe our greatest gratitude for giving us mercy, grace, and redemption, of which we are so undeserving. We thank Him, for He is good and His love endures forever!

We asked the kids what they're thankful for and here are some of the answers we got:

Mom and Dad (J)

Buddy (A)

God and Jesus (J)

Ezra (A)

Beans and Rice (J)

Pillow (A)

Friends (both)

Bike (J)

Video games (J)

My teacher (both)

Arizona (J)

There were more, but it got pretty silly.

We only got 2 usable photos from our little session this morning. And some candid ones during our afternoon walk.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! God bless you today and always!

Blogworthy

I was studying for my Biology test when I did the usual 9 o' clock rounds to turn off radios and pray quietly over each child, as I do every night. And I happened upon this:



Mind you, he does have a perfectly adequate bed with a comfy mattress to sleep on. But, this is how he sleeps half the time. Sometimes Peter transfers him to the bed and sometimes he doesn't. In this case he will since J is halfway into the hallway. The other night he fell asleep in the hallway, probably because he had snuck out of his room to eavesdrop on our conversation (we were talking about the kids' upcoming birthdays and how we wanted to celebrate them). Naughty boy.

He also got a hair cut recently:


That's our Jeremiah--what a character!

Visit with Grandma and Grandpa B

This past weekend, my parents came for a visit. We love having them here! It was a great weekend. Of course, there was Halloween, and then, on Sunday, we did some Wii stuff, went miniature golfing, went out to lunch, and worked on a puzzle. The kids always have so much fun when family comes to visit. And its always so sad when they leave. But they will be back in 6 short weeks for Alayna's 5th birthday party!

Bummed that I didn't take a photo of the just the kids with my parents, but we did get these fun shots:

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween! Grandma and Grandpa B are here visiting and that made it so much more special for the kiddos. We bought a pumpkin to carve with Grandpa, the artist, who would have designed something cool, but the kids didn't seem interested. So, we wound up playing Wii Fit Plus all afternoon before trick or treating. First, we went to the 'trunk or treat' at the elementary school and then up a few streets in the neighborhood before heading home (and stopping at every lit house along the way). The kids got a TON of candy. I will probably end up eating it all though!

We had our Superboy and Supergirl, who looked adorable in their costumes. Peter and I thought it would be fun to dress up this year, so we put together cowboy outfits with help from Craigslist and the Goodwill. We got to go to a nonkid-related party for the first time in 8 years! We had so much fun!

It was a fantastic Halloween!


(The pictures came out grainy because our camera battery was pretty much dead and that's what happens...oh well)