01.16.08

Last wednesday we where able to have the DeLadurantey family over for dinner. The kids had a great time eating ginger-bread and playing togeather.

In honor of number 94

Here are a couple of pictures of just Winston

Hair-do

This was their poor victim, Uncle Eddie

this is what they did to him.

And here is a picture of all three.


Friday evening while we where all sitting around talking after a good dinner, Eleanor decided she was going to Fancie-up her Uncle Eddie's hair by putting some of Maggie's hair clips in it. It was a lot of fun to watch her trying to get them to stay. But after her hard labour and Uncle Eddie's quite suffering she did succeed to get 6 to stay... then Maggie came in the room and said " Oh my hair things Uncle Eddie is wearing my hair things".

Granny Christmas

Two days after Christmas we packed up and headed south to Campaign IL. destination...the Dodges house, and to see Granny. The Dodges where the gracious hosts/hostesses to our family, the Lang family (who drove in from Virgina) and the Revell family who came from Ky. There was only 37 of us in all but we still had fun.

talking, eating, laughing playing games and more laughing

Christmas Day

We had a wonderful Christmas day just stay'en home and play'en around, with no real hurry to do anything or go anywhere.

Christmas eve

We spent Christmas Eve with Grandpa and Grandma Strand ... first we went to their church for a candle light service, then we came back to our house for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner, by candle light. Then we went down stairs and had "Grandpa and Grandma Christmas"

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
2008
may god bless your next year.

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)?