Monday, December 28, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Happy Birthday Kathryn
My sweet niece turns eleven this week. I recently went back through my photo albums, as I liked to do, and looked at photos of her over the years. It is hard to believe how fast time flies. As I look at her beautiful young face, it is hard to believe she is no longer a tiny little girl but so close to being a teenager. Today we asked her about her favorite things from color to book to movie etc. As I listened to her answers I could not help but wonder what the answers to those questions would be next year or the year after. Kathryn's love for her youngest cousin (Nicholas) is so sweet that I love to watch her interact with him. My boys love Kathryn and their bond with their cousins is amazing. No matter the distance that has been present at times...the cousins have always found a way back at the next gathering. This I will always treasure. I pray that God will continue to guide Kathryn this year and hold her in the palm of His hand....so whatever trials she has to undertake on her journey..I know it will be OK. So Happy Birthday my sweet niece...We love you!
Busch Gardens and our dear friends!
This week our family had the pleasure of not only going back and enjoying a fun day at this park but the added bonus of seeing our very dear and fun friends at the same time. In the chaos of life and homeschooling we have not had alot of playdates this semester. Our family has buckled down and worked hard at a few unit studies and of course the expected reading, writing, and arithmetic. It has been a productive semester but Thursday was a welcomed break by all. The park was DEAD so the kids had the luxury of riding whatever they wanted and not waiting for any of it. The weather was beautiful...what more could you ask for. The low note of the day was probably Nicholas being rejected from riding Rhino Rally....just not tall enough yet. We told him to keep eating those "grow foods" and soon it would be his turn!! The park was so decorated and Jill and I commented more than once on how fun it was listening to Christmas music on the speakers all day. All in all it was a wonderful day and we are so blessed to have the friendship of the Jones family. We love spending time with them and always look forward to when the next visit will be.
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