"The thief has come to steal and destroy, but I have come that you may have life and have it to the full." - Jesus, John 10:10
Saturday, November 26, 2011
First, thanks to our wonderful kids and grandkids who prepared and provided a marvelous feast on Thanksgiving Day - we ate like royalty!! What a thoughtful and helpful gift that was!
Deven made an apple pie and Ty made a peanut butter pie - impressive! Yummy!!! (Thanks, guys, for humoring your grandma for this pic :)
We spent a wonderful week in Pasadena with Laura and her girls while Ben attended a theological conference in San Francisco (where he presented a paper he wrote!).
This is the one and only pic I have of Ben - taken at dinner with my phone the night before he left for SF.
If you want a day of pure joy, take a child to Disneyland! What fun it was to watch Amelia's enchantment with all the sights, the princesses, characters, and the parade!
Amelia is an expressive and animated little girl! You'll love these pics.....
May blessings and joy be yours on this Thanksgiving weekend.
It has been so long since this blog has been updated that I had to sort through LOTS of pictures. Here's a photo recap of the last month...
Deven had a great season of football! He's a strong runner and gained nearly 100 yards per game. Great job, Deven! (This grandma is so thankful his injured tendon healed well and he survived another season with no further injuries!)
Here's a short video clip of one of Deven's great runs during his last game.
My mom came up from her home in Florida to surprise her granddaughter and great-grandsons at Grandparents' Day at South Christian. As Ty and Deven's grandma, I got to go as well. Mom and I made the rounds to each of their classes and afterward Marva joined us for our traditional lunch. Great fun!
Laiya, Deven, Ty
Marva celebrated her 60th birthday! Mom was able to join us for the salad portion of a marvelous progressive dinner arranged and hosted by Dave & Marva's children. Denise set a beautiful table, as you'll see in the slides of Marva's birthday celebrations.
The next day, on Marva's birthday, we spent the day in downtown Holland. We stopped at two dozen stores; at each one she received a small gift and a clue to the next stop. The store employees were marvelous and each time we entered a store, Marva was greeted with "Happy Birthday, Marva!" or "Here's the birthday girl!" Some of the stores had signs out, balloons ready, cookies, etc. What fun we had!
Tom and Anna invited us out that evening to enjoy a Halloween supper of 'mummies' (see the picture) and a walk through the neighborhood with the kids as they went trick-or-treating. The slide show also has pictures of AJ and A Mae as they enjoyed the festivities in California.
Abby is a very good artist and took some art classes this fall. Here are two examples of her work:
And Sophie is taking dance classes. The picture is not great (from my phone) - too bad it doesn't show her enthusiasm :)
Silly and sweet Sophie showing some of her dance moves at home
Laura sent these pictures of their precious girls:
Precious Amelia - who is simply enchanted with life!
Beautiful Annemieke
Bill and I took a walk in the woods behind our home - beautiful, peaceful, and intriguing.
We splurged on a combined birthday dinner for Jacque and me - Ruth's Chris Steakhouse is as good as it gets! It was another wonderful evening with our beloved friends! (Jacque's mom passed away last weekend; the funeral yesterday was beautiful and meaningful.)
It's hard to beat a morning with Marcia and her delightful daughter Talia. That little girl is absolutely charming! Just like her momma :)
First snowfall of the season on Thursday - absolutely love it!
The 50's - 60's group (not a very original name, is it....) from church. We had a great potluck supper and an evening of games on Friday. Trust me - Bob (front left) is much more fun than he looks!
This picture was taken at Deven's final football game.
