Coordinating Outfits from Aunt Stacy

It's so difficult to get a good shot of all three of them.....

 Not Looking

 Not liking the head band

 Fussing about the head band

 Drool on new dress

Two is a lot easier

Thanks for our new cloths Aunt Stacy! 

The day O turkey

We had the pleasure upon our return from our NC trip to host a family of friends at our home for Thanksgiving.  The kids had a blast playing! We also elected to celebrate Hosea's 5th b-day while we had extra children around and he loved it. In the middle of the day he looked at a friend and said "I'm having fun at my party, are you having fun".  Later in the evening when we were all sitting around the fire he sat in his chair and said, " I love my birthday, I'm the birthday boy."  Both made me chuckle to see him so elated.  

 Thanksgiving picnic

 The weather was beautiful

 Watching Charlie Browns Thanksgiving

 Optimus Prime smooch

 Birthday Boy

 Excited!

 Boys playing on the step ladder

Coloring by lantern

North Carolina

We had a lovely trip to NC to visit old friends. My only regret is that I forgot to bring my camera. We are so thankful to the Steel family for their hospitality to us. We had the pleasure to attending our old church's family retreat, it was a pleasure to see all their beautiful faces and hug their necks.  What a special time.  I especially enjoyed seeing Shiloh and Hosea befriend little ones that they use to toddle along side before our move.  They were thrilled to share a chair with them during the services and share coloring objects, sweetness.  Hosea was so comfy at one of the meetings with his little buddy along side that he dozed off. We played hard. The 15 hour van trip was split in to two days of travel and the children did very well, better on the way home than on the way out, which is unusual.

The excess travel stirred 2 comments in the children that we never thought we would hear come out of their mouths.

Shiloh said, as we were eating french toast for breakfast the last morning prior to our departure, "that the syrup was TOO SWEET".  For Shiloh to declare anything too sweet is amazing. Sugar is her achilles heal.

Hosea reported, as we were passing through Alabama, "that I need a break from movies".  Movies are his vice and he is constantly asking for them.

I suppose they both had an unintentional lesson in excess, and how unsatisfying it is.  Christ is our only true satisfaction.