Happy Birthday Parker

Today is Parker's fifth birthday!

Happy Birthday Jesus

The kids had a birthday party for Jesus a few weeks ago in Sunday School. They sang happy birthday to him, ate cake, and had lots of fun. I asked Anna Kate and Parker how the party was and Parker said, "It was good, but I didn't see Jesus there!"

Art

These are the latest paintings that I have completed. I apologize for the shine on parts of them.

Neil and I hosted our Sunday School Class's Christmas party this year. It was great to have it at our house because it made us get our house ready FAST. We had Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving and the house WAS clean. There were about 40 people here and we had a great time spending time with our friends. This is a picture of the girls after playing Dirty Santa.

Christmas Programs

Anna Kate's Baptism

December 7th was one of the best days for our family. Anna Kate was baptized and made a public profession of her faith in Christ. The sweetest part was when her prerecorded testimony was played for everyone to hear. She was so excited and wanted everyone to know! When it was time for her to get a bath before going back to church for her Christmas program, she said she wasn't washing the "holy water" off of her.

Jingle Bell Run

Jingle Bell Run

Anna Kate and the twins

Our friends Bill, Jill, and their girls came to visit with us last night. Halle and Hannah have grown so much since we last saw them. They had a great time playing with Anna Kate and it was funny listening to Parker try to impress them. We hope to spend more time with them during Christmas.

Deacon Ordination

Neil was ordained as a deacon at our church a few weeks ago. He had to tell the church his testimony and he did such a great job. We are so proud of him!

Halloween

Mallory and Mackenzie were our only trick-or-treaters on Halloween! They came by to visit on the way to their grandparents' house. Anna Kate and Parker went as a rock star and Batman. We went to visit both sets of grandparents and then went to a hayride and bonfire.