SEMINARY GUILD FASHION SHOW

SOME OF THE FASHION SHOW MODELS

CATCHER CALEB:)

Yesterday the kids and I were in a fashion show on campus for the Seminary Guild. The ladies were having a luncheon and we were the entertainment along with maybe 20 other seminarians or their families. We all modeled clothes and carried items from the Re Sell It shop on campus. They have almost anything you could need. The re sell it shop has been such a blessing to us. We usually volunteer and sort through the jewelry donations they get. We get volunteer bucks for helping so essentially anything we buy there turns out to be free. If you do pay, most things are $1.00 or less. It definitely helps to stretch the budget:) Anyways, the fashion show was a hit. The kids all did great and the older ladies loved it. Caleb got a lot of laughs. His outfit really fit him. He was hilarious coming down the runway. We are able to keep anything we wore... but I think we will re-donate the catchers out fit.

LOOSING THE FIRST TOOTH

PAPA WIGGLING ANNA'S FIRST LOOSE TOOTH

"OH NO I AM SCARED!"

ANNA DOWN ONE TOOTH:)

Our big girl lost her first tooth a couple of days ago. She was excited, then scared, then happy. She couldn't keep her eyes open with the flash on the last picture... so she decided she would hold her eyes open. Funny girl:) Such a joy!

We have had a good week back into the swing of school for everyone. We can't believe it is the 1st of December tomorrow. The year is flying by. Blessings to you all!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING...A LITTLE LATE

We are back in St. Louis after a little family time away. Greg was done with the quarter of classes so we headed up to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving. All of my siblings were in town so it was very special to be able to spend the holiday all together. There are 17 grand kids so far so it can get a little noisy. Anna was able to do a worship dance with 7 of her girl cousins at their church. She had really been looking forward to it and it was beautiful. One of the highlights was going to an indoor water park (courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa) with all of the aunts, cousins and Grandpa and Grandma. Louis and Caleb were so scared to go down the slides, but after I forced them to go once we couldn't get them off of it. Now of course the dare devils of the family, Anna and JOJO, didn't need any convincing to go down the slides. They loved it. It was hilarious and such a fun time. Greg and the boys were able to have some manly time with all of Sara's brothers and grandpa up at the hunting farm. All in all it was just such a fun time to spend time with extended families for which we are so thankful.

The time is passing by so quickly. I know I always say that, but I think because we know that our time here is so short in the big picture it seems to pass all the more quickly as we count down the time till we know where we will be headed to serve. I don't say that in the sense that we are truly counting down... We are really cherishing our time here. It is such a special place with so many special people and special experiences for our family. It has been such a blessing to us the time here at the seminary.

This Thanksgiving we are especially thankful for God's faithful provision for our family. He has provided for all of our needs. When we planned on coming here we knew He would take care of us, but we couldn't exactly imagine how that would play out. It absolutely amazes us. We thank Him for all of the family, friends and churches that have shared so generously with us. We thank Him for the food bank and re sell it shop on campus that really allows us to stretch the budget. We are so thankful for our health and the love of family and friends. Most of all we are so thankful for the gift of His Son... who rescues us, loves us, forgives us and redeems us. We are looking forward to celebrating His birth again in a few short weeks. We pray you are preparing your hearts and minds to celebrate the REAL REASON FOR THE SEASON, the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.

REFORMATION DAY

THE WHOLE CAST OF THE REFORMATION PLAY

MARTIN LUTHER AND KATARINA VON BORA

For Reformation Day one of the home school moms on campus wrote a short reformation play. It turned out to be a beautiful day so we did the play outside the chapel after the morning chapel service for all of the students. We had a good crowd. The kids did great. Louis was Martin Luther, Caleb was a demon (Yikes!), and Anna was a peasant girl. We had a few funny moments like when the 95 theses wouldn't stay nailed to the door of the chapel, but all in all it was great. It was a great opportunity for the kids to learn more about the reformation and get a chance to put together a play. A big thanks so Mrs. Tiews who worked really hard writing the play and putting it all together.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET ANNA

THE BIRTHDAY GIRL

HAVING A TEA PARTY WITH MAMA

BIRTHDAY KISSES:)

We are so blessed by our sweet little Anna. Today she turned 5. She was sooooo excited to be 5. She is also pretty excited about her 2 loose teeth. We had a fun day. She got to pick the meals, monkey bread, chicken and dumpling soup, and pizza with soda. We had dinner together and everybody got to say what they love about Anna. She was beaming. We also retold the story of the day she was born. Then we watched a movie together. She even had two families from campus, the Boggs, and the Tiews come over tonight just to wish her a happy birthday. Anyone who knows Anna knows she loves the attention. She got a tea set from Grandma and Grandpa Hintz. She loved it! She can get out there with the best of the little boys but I think she is coming to appreciate girly things more. Yeah! I remember the day she was born feeling so blessed to have a daughter. We were sure she was a boy, (which would have been wonderful too) but I felt like it was an added bonus to have a daughter to raise as well as sons. I can remember thinking yeah, when all the boys are off hunting with Dad she can be home with me:) Who knows, she may love hunting like my nieces and it may be all 6 of us out in the woods. That would be pretty special too. We are so blessed. Happy Birthday Anna!

BUSTED!!

THE LITTLE RASCAL IS AT IT AGAIN! :)

So here is our little goof ball during his nap. Not a lot of sleeping occuring. We just laughed, he was quite busy sorting out his sister's coins. He was put down in just the diaper, so at least he hadn't undressed himself as well. He'll probably save that for another day. We have started to call him Dennis the menace on occasion. He kind of even looks like him. He is so sweet, but he certainly has this little mischeivous side. He loves to be goofy and make faces. He is easy to correct and thankfully he is very remorseful when he does something wrong. He is such a sweet little bugger. We love this little guy.

FAMILY VISITS:)

COUSINS FROM INDIANA

COUSINS FROM BOSTON

CALEB WITH BABY ISABELLA

We have been blessed with a special couple of weeks. I posted a picture of our company from Indiana. It was such a treat to have my cousin Carol and her husband Darin here with their family. They were able to experience the fall Oktoberfest here on campus, kids jumping pits, brats and all. We even hit the free Science Center while they were here. It was a quick visit, but so much fun. Then on Monday of this past week my sister Beth and her 3 little ones came out from Boston. The kids had so much fun Monday night, the neighbors said that for a moment they thought we were bringing down the house. Yikes! They were so excited to see their cousins. We were able to go to the zoo, and we hit Grants Farm on a rainy day. They actually have a Historical Park right there with Grant's home right there that you can tour. We decided we will have to go back and do that before we leave St. Louis. That list of fun things that we want to do here just keeps getting longer. I know I keep saying it, but there are so many neat free things to do in this city. It has been a wonderful place to live for a couple of years. It meant so much to me that she came all the way out here with 3 little ones to experience our life here. My sister is a real trooper and she goes with the flow. She got to see most of it, the food bank, the re-sell it shop, even family night (we couldn't go wrong... where else can you feed 9 people for $12:) It was sad as always to say goodbye.

So there are 2 more weeks left in the quarter. Greg is hanging in there. I keep praying for perseverance and endurance for him. There is so much to get done in not so long of a time. The first 2 quarters here he was kind of shocked by the stress that inevitably occurs at this time. Now he expects it all so it has definitely gotten easier. All of the wives compare notes and it is pretty true for everyone across the board at this point in the quarter. We can't believe that there are only 2 quarters left then for him. God has been so gracious during our time here, so faithful to provide for all of our needs. We are blessed. HE IS ABLE!