Thanksgiving Pictures

The whole fam!

We had a great time this Thanksgiving with our family coming down from Northland- Van, Loretta, Ben, Nate, and Josh, and Chrissy and her boyfriend, Justin. The guys had fun playing football in the morning and the girls had fun making the meal and then watching everyone devour it in 15 minutes! It was very good, though, and greta to be with family on a beautiful 60 degree day!
Haven and Aunt Retta!
Haven and Aunt Chrissy!
Haven playing with Justin!
What boys do best! -Sit around and watch TV! :)
Ben and Haven- how sweet!
The three hard-workin' ladies cleanin up the kitchen!
Van and Steve going through the line! MMMMM!!


The beautiful (crammed) table, and Nate!

Haven and daddy!

Well, the past couple of weeks have been very busy but very fun. We just took a group to visit BJU and had a great time. It was great to be able to see some friends I hadn't seen in a long time, Kristen and Melissa, who were both in our wedding. It was also great to be able to get to know this group of teens a little better. The 15 hour ride there and back provided a good opportunity for that! Haven was a great baby on the trip and I am so thankful that God gave us safety! We also acquired a new vehicle this week, a white, Oldsmobile Silhouette van! We didn't know how we were going to be able to afford a new (used) car, but a family in the church said we could buy this van from them on a payment plan and it would only be $1700. Then, just today Steve called me and told me that someone had paid for the van in full for us! What a blessing! God is so good! Especially as our other car is on the blink. Now we are looking forward to Thanksgiving and family coming: my brother and sister-in-law, Van and Loretta, and their three boys, Ben, Nate, and Josh as well as my sister, Chrissy, and her boyfriend, Justin! So it will be a fun family time! I am looking forward to the relaxing day that Thanksgiving usually is! Hopefully cooking the meal will go off without a hitch and everything will taste good! Well, I better go! Haven needs some mommy time!
Haven and mommy!
This is Haven sitting on the lawn on a nice day while mommy is raking leaves!
I got to see my friend, Kristen, who I hadn't seen in quite while. This is her with Haven and I!

well, we just got back from taking a group of teens on a trip to visit Bob Jones University. This is a shot of everyone in the crowded van!

Haven's almost Crawling!

Haven in the laundry basket! What a cutie!

Well, this past week has been very busy and crazy! It ended with a Junior High sleepover at our house on Friday night. Steve found another place to stay of course. :) The girls and I had a good time although they were completely different than the Senior High. Four of them stayed up all night! I got about 3 hours of sleep, but I am almost completely recovered. That next day was weird, though. I was just a zombie! Then Steve had a teen activity where they went to a Bucks game on Saturday night. They had a good time at that, I stayed home with Haven. This week we are very busy with many different things. I went out with some girls for coffee yesterday, then went to a wedding shower tonight. Tomorrow we have youth group, then Thursday I have a thing in the morning at Panera bread with women from the church, then a counseling session in the afternoon. Then Friday and Saturday is the prophecy conference! So, needless to say, we are trucking right along! Today was Steve's day off so we used it to run errands and get as much done as we could! It was a beautiful day, about 55 degrees at least! God is so good! I'm thankful for this warm weather before the cold long winter months! God has really shown Himself to me lately. I'm sad to say that with the move and all the changes my focus had really gotten off of God and I had just been really distracted. But, God has used the past 4 messages to just work on me and show me that I need Him more than anything! He is keeping me dependent on Him by giving me things that are too hard for me! I know I cannot do it in my own strength. So, I thank Him and praise Him for His work in my life and for not giving up on me. What a Good God He IS! Well, it is getting late and I better get to bed. Good night to all, and remember what an awesome God we have who loves despite the fact that He knows everything about us!


Haven's trying to crawl!
The crazy, cool ninth graders! - and Haven!
Haven riding her horsey- with help, of course!
My crazy junior high girls at the sleepover at my house!
Haven with Alison and Gabrielle at the sleepover! Look at those rosy cheeks!
Haven's not happy... sometimes she does cry, believe it or not!
The bonfire at the hayride
A group of girls at our fall hayride
What a yummy toe!

Haven and her buddy, Samantha Albright! They are about 5 months apart and are going to be the best of friends!