Merry Christmas 2012

 Christmas Eve

 Me and my Honey

My three Special Children... Kylee 23..Aaron..20.. Hannah..10

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO SHARE OUR CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

Millie & Izzy May our Cavy Friends!

WE adopted two adorable guinea pigs from the piggie poo rescue. They are so cute.  Hannah is Learning about the Cavy for her 4 - H project.  It has been fun having them around.  Murphy is such a gentle giant.  HE welcomes any living creature into our home and is so sweet with the critters.  As long as he is included he doesn't mind.  We belong to a wonderful 4-H group.  She is learning about the horse as well.  WE meet at The Western Saddle Club close to our home. 

Home for Jesus' Birthday!

  JOY Joy JOY is the word that describes my happiness!  It is so good to be home!

Kylee and Mitch made this wreath for me to hang on our front door!

We decorated the tree together and it felt great!  Looking forward to celebrating our Savior's Birthday!

We Tried It!

307 Palomino Lane.. Ogden, Kansas

WE tried it!  We did not like it! Kansas is beautiful!  But,  Family is more important than anything.
We really missed Kylee and Aaron.  We made the decision to pack up and move home.  WE left on Thanksgiving Day drove through 5 states and ate a lunchable from Walgreens for dinner.  We are so thankful for our family.  It feels right to be together! God is Good all the Time!

Winter Coat

We now know what it means to have a Winter Coat!  The third day we arrived in Kansas the temperatures got down to 29 degrees with a high of 43.  Whew!  a bit chilly coming from Arizona.
Hannah looks pretty cute in her New Coat!  Ahhh!

Happy Fall 2012

Mom & Hannah

Murphy loves Kansas!

Hannah the Eskimo!

Daddy's Girl

 

 

Oh My!!  We went Trick or Treating in our new neighborhood... the street was buzzing with much excitement.   We passed out 96 pieces of candy.  Hannah and I made cookies and taco soup for dinner.  She dressed up like an Eskimo!    It was fun tonite but, we definitely missed Kylee and Aaron. 

Kansas Here we come!

"For I Know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."Jeremiah 29:11

We did it!  We moved to Kansas and Mike is working for Picerne Military Housing.  It is an adventure. We are excited and trusting Our Lord for he is Good! The hardest thing is to leave Our adult children in Phoenix.... Words can not describe how painful it is to drive away and leave them behind. 

Visiting Oakdale Ranch

Hannah, Miss Becky &  Vivian

 Cousin William, Hannah and Daisy May

 Uncle Jack, Hannah and Granny Nanny

 Hannah riding Vivian

Cousin Elesia and Hannah

Betty and Slobber Bob

 We visited my brother's family friend's ranch.  This ranch has all rescue animals.  The ranch had cows, sheeps, goats, 15 horses.  They all have been rescued from horrible circumstances.  It was fun to spend the day out with my brother and his family!!

Joey & Leo

Joey Winter Lowe

Leo the Lion

WE have two new additions to the family.  Joey Winter Lowe and Leo the Lion.
Murphy is a gentle giant and has welcomed the new friends to his home.  We are glad to have the Joyful noise.  Tinkerbelle is not to sure about having a cat sitting on her cage.  I will try to get a picture of the silliness.  Harmony is the goal.  Can't we all just get along.  I think it can be done with a Little Love and much Patience.

American Girl Book Club

 This summer we had a book club at our home and read Meet Kaya by the American Girl Series. We sampled salmon on a stick, blueberries and raw nuts. Just like a Native American meal.

 Homemade Tepees with Icecream cone cupcakes. 

VBS 2012

This was a fabulous week!

 Learning about Trusting our Lord!

Singing songs, eating snack, & making crafts.....

Our friends they are triplets  Lanee, Jasmine, and Marcus.  I had the privilege of teaching these kids at the community center and we saw them at  VBS. Arianna in back is a friend Hannah met this week.

 Hannah's music/worship Leaders.  They are filled with the spirit!!

 Fun and Fellowship!  That's what I'm talking about!!

I had to take a picture of Kirk's beautiful dove!  It was very sad attending VBS and missing our Friends The Headley Family.  We felt their Love and presence.   All we had to do is look around the church and see Kirk's Wonderful creations!

Orange You Glad we Learned about Citrus?

 Jesus wants to SONshine in Us! "I am the Light of the World." John 9:5
We made an orange magnet to help us learn our verse.

 We read a great book about oranges from seed to tree.

Hannah and I had fun learning fractions with citrus fruits.  We made a delicious snack with oranges.  Cut the orange in half and scooped out the orange and put coconut sorbet in the orange.  Drizzled the orange juice and texture from the orange on top with shredded coconut.  Yummy.

Kylee and Mitch 's Baptism

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come!

 God is Good!  All the time!  All the Time!  God is Good!

Kylee and Mitch announced they were getting Baptized on Saturday, May 12!  We were thrilled and excited for them.  This was special to see them making another step to show their commitment to Lord!

As we watched the life changing experience  Kylee looked up in the trees and there were three Owls peacefully looking down at us!  It was AMAZING! Words could not express the beauty of the owls.  

This was a Fantastic Mother's Day !  Seeing my daughter getting Baptized was Awesome!