WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS!

Even though our Thanksgiving week vacation started off a little on the crazy side...

Having to fix an alternator literally as we were ready to head out the door...

(Even in that God provided amazingly... we are so blessed to have such a generous, kind, head pastor who worked LATE into the night to help us get the car fixed and on the road... so very nice of him even though he had just finished preaching and would be doing so early the next morning as well... He joyfully helped us out!  What a blessing :)

 

 

All of my out of town siblings were able to make it home to my parents for Thanksgiving.  Only one grandchild is missing in the above picture.   Yes, it makes for a GREAT time for all of us... a bit noisy at times but so special to spend time together!  My parents handled the commotion really well...

 

 

We sang to Isaiah for his birthday and you should have seen the look on his face as he had 37  voices were all directed at him... total confusion... He loved his first piece of cake... Such a precious gift from God!  I think he is the best gift we have received since last Thanksgiving for sure!:)

 

 

All piled in the car ready to hit the road to come home... Louis at the wheel!  Hello scare me to death!!!   He did a great job... Here we were wishing we could just shut the doors and bring my nieces Ella and Gracie home with us too... They are always so sweet to carve out lots of cousin time with the kids while we are in town. 

 

You can just see above Levi's head,  the antlers of Greg's buck that we had strapped into the back seat...  Hope was not happy to ride next to that.  Greg is claiming it is going above the bed...

Sorry my love, that isn't going to happen:):) 

 

So grateful for northern basements (or the boys room, if they want) for that new furry fella to make his new home:)   At least that is what I will be pushing for:) 

 

And let the craziness begin... off to St. Louis to help my sister unpack from a move, company coming the next week... Big fundraiser for our Uganda trip... Then Christmas and a week later off to Africa...

 

IT will be a whirlwind for sure but we are so excited to be able to do it all! I know God is faithful and will smooth all the edges as we head into busy days:)