Today is Got'cha Day

It has been one whole year since we made the trip with the Erber family to the O'hare airport to pick up our 3 new gifts. It has been a year of events, of seeing God's providence...and of course growing closer together as a family.

This morning I asked Eleanor if she new what happened today one year ago and she said "yeah...it was when we became a big family". Well I could not have said it any better.

the past year

The Christmas Program

Last Sunday our church had our annual Christmas program. Stuart and Evin said a poem, and Evin, Eleanor, Erik, and Maggie sang Away in the Manger with our Christ Church Children's Coir. There was lots of music, food, laughing.

Snow fun

The kids have been having a lot of fun playing in the snow... and Maggie loves to buddy board with Grant

The Christmas Tree hunt

The gingerbread house

Last Saturday some of the kids headed by Grant undertook to make two gingerbread houses...which we then ended up taking to church the next day for the Christmas program.

Miggie's Birthday !

Happy Birthday!!!

We love you so much. May the Lord bless you.

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving at Grandpa and Grandma's...where we where able to spend time eating, talking, and more eating, talking , playing games...

and yes we did the dishes too.

We where able to meet 16 year old Minjy from south Korea (staying with Uncle Micheal and aunt Leah as an exchange student). Also Uncle Chucks new bride, Vona, daughter Kaila and son William.

Kellsie in the corner eating apple pie

At some point during most family gatherings Grandpa gets out his accordion and plays, hymns, and other songs for us... this Thanksgiving was no different.

paying on the porch with grandpa's corn

Cousins, Kares and Eleanor

Evin and his new found cousin and friend, William. (their Birthdays are about 8 days apart)

Happy 3 Birthday Maggie

The cowgirl

Maggie berry picking(or at least supposed to be)

Maggie at Jamestown settlement

Maggie and ...(guess who)?

Down at the Dodges

Here are a few pictures that we took this past week while visiting our cousins down in Campaign Il.

Aunt Rena flew in Tuesday from out in Virgina.

The some younger kids eating brownies

what more can you want....Jonathan with his pj's mug of coffee and a cap gun.

Rebekah, was our photographer for the week

Grannys Birthday

While there we where able to celebrate Granny's Birthday with her, by doing what she likes best...

sitting around having "tea" talking, and laughing

Three Sisters, Granny (and max who wanted his picture taken too)

Computer fun

One of the big highlights while down visiting the Dodges (well at least for the boys :) was being able to play computer/ game boy.
I think at one point they had 5or 6 laptops out and where playing call of duty, and all who where not playing where hovering around those who where offering their advise. So needless to say it got kind a loud.

Erik and Nathan

David