Day After Thanksgiving Fun!

We continued our family fun on Friday night

with the blessing of cousins . . . .

 

 

and the blessing of Lydia and Richie coming over

with homemade crust

and pizza fixings that made some incredible pizzas!

(The crust is especially delicious with Lydia's home-ground wheat flour!

Thanks Lydia and Richie! :-)

Looks like the boys are staking their claims!

 (Or speaking sweet nothings to the love of his life??? ;-)

And we did some decking-the-halls for Christmas!

Woo hoo!

Busy, Fun Weekend!

 

Every-so-often we get to enjoy a beautiful sunrise out our kitchen windows.
Thank you, Lord!

"In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun,

which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion,

like a champion rejoicing to run his course,

it rises at one end of the heavens,

and makes it circuit to the other;

nothing is hidden from its heat."

Psalm 19:4b -6

 Friday night, we enjoyed having some old friends over for dinner,

and a chance to get caught up with all that is going on in each other's lives.
We had a good time visiting and had lots of laughs!

And they taught us a new, crazy card game!

Then, on Saturday, our family went in FOUR different directions!!!



Valerie enjoyed spending the day with Lydia at her craft fair. 



After a very emotionally and physically exhausting week with trying to save Poli,
and eventually losing her,
Caroline and Victoria were very blessed to drive over the mountains
to pick up these two new ones from a very kind friend and fellow boer goat breeder.
They left at 6am and returned at 10pm!! 
 

This is a picture of all five out of their herd that have come from this same friend and breeder.
(She is one of the top/best boer goat breeders in the area.)
She has been so good to the girls,and the girls have been a real blessing to her with helping to show her goats at shows.
Just this weekend, she needed to sell about half of her large herd,
and as it turned out, she had one that looks just like Poli,
and may also be pregnant!
Amazing timing!
God is sooooo good!
 

 

Meanwhile, Kyle did some landscaping work for some neighbors most of the day,

and the rest of us spent the day shopping!

Today, we had our usual Sunday worship in the morning,
and home fellowship group gathering this evening.
Always makes for a great day!

 

Daddy reading to the boys at the end of our busy weekend!



Happy November 1st!!

Hope this finds you all having a wonderful autumn so far!

Isn't God good in providing all the wonderful things to enjoy in each season of the year? 

 

We had an awesome time of worship and fellowship last night with our church family.

We are so grateful for the folks that organized this special night!!!

 

We ate together,

played together,

and worshipped our Lord together!

It was an awesome time!!

 We enjoyed the cake walk and the music!

 and the goodies we were blessed with to take home!

(Funny thing  . . .

the family members that I have pictures of participating in the cake walk,

I didn't end up getting pictures of their "winnings", except Joe!

However, I ended up getting pictures of Daddy, Kyle and Joe with their prizes,

but Daddy and Kyle weren't in any photographs of the walk.  HMMMM . . . )

Rhubarb pie!

Joe picked our very own chocolate "pumpkins"
that Valerie made! : -)

 

And as you can see on his face,
Kyle was very thrilled with his Andes Chocolate Mint Pie!

 

Then, we had a most awesome time of praise and worship together!!!!

Thank you to all who made this such an awesome evening!

 



Quadruple the Fun! ~ Part 4 ~ Victoria!

 

It really was fun . . . . most of the time!;-)

 

 

Happy Birthday, Victoria!

We are soooo thankful for you!

 

 We so enjoy all the "sunshine"

you bring into our lives!

We all love you soooooooooo much . . .

and thank God for you!!!

You bring so much joy to us!

We have especially enjoyed watching you grow into such a sweet,

Godly young woman!

We pray for God's continued bountiful blessings on your life

as you seek to love, serve, honor, and

follow Him in everything each and every day!

Crossroads Boer Goats 



Dancing with Daddy!

 

Yum!!! Monkey Bread
for breakfast!

 

 

Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo for dinner!

 

 

Apple Caramel Crisp for dessert!

 

And last but not least,

we thank God for all the "Faith" stretching experiences

He has given us as your parents! ;-)

We praise Him for how He has saved and protected you each and every time!  

He has a very special plan for you . . .

so, we will keep praying . . .

and you keep wearing your helmet! ; -)

 

 

 



Quadruple the Fun ~ Part 3 ~ Kyle!

Happy Birthday, Kyle!

We thank God for the blessing of you!!!

 

You are truly a delight to our souls!

(Psalm 29:17)

 

(Fun Dress-up Outfits Thanks to Meemom! : -)

Of all the things Kyle is and does,

being a big brother 

has always been one of his most favorite things in life!

(And he is an awesome brother!) 

 He was especially thrilled and thankful when he was

blessed with brothers!

 

 

Of course, he's pretty crazy about his sisters, too!

 

 

And his siblings love him very much! 

 

Why, his sisters even play baseball with him

when he wants to play!

 

See, here's proof . . . even Lydia is playing!
(That is, when we were able to pull her away
from her socializing! ;-)

 

 

Victoria is up-to-bat . . .
 but what is going on behind the scenes near second base?

 Looks like Daddy and Mr. J. are conspiring to catch Mr. T. in his attempt to steal third!

 However, as you can see in the next picture,

Mr. T. made it safely home,
and Victoria is now approaching second!

 

 Wow, even sacrificing her well-being, as she slides into second! ;-)
 

 And thanks to Issariah for saving the photographer

from this incoming ball!

We had such an awesome time at Kyle's birthday BBQ and baseball bash!

THANK YOU sooooo much to everyone who came out to celebrate with us!!

For lots more pictures and a play-by-play commentary on the entire game . . .

(well, not quite!:-)

please go to Kyle's blog here,  Extraordinary Existence .

And last but not least,

his birthday meal choices . . .

Jambalaya and brown rolls for dinner!

Chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast!

Apple pie for dessert!

(His sisters spoil him pretty good, too! ;-)