Here are the stories of our busy life. We hope that you see God's Hand at work in our various adventures! Running/Flooring Vice President Al, Teacher/Photographer Lisa, Swimmer/Writer Addie, Master Mischief Maker/Swimmer Alden, Jewelry/Hello Kitty Lover Annalise, and Water-Obessed/Car Expert Asher.


Sunday, November 16, 2014

Columbus with Friends

Recently some good friends relocated to Ohio- oh Hi-Ho as their sweet little girl calls it.  The husband and Al have been good friends since freshman year at Liberty.  They have also been running partners since basically then as well.  So logically, we planned to visit them in their new home when there was also a half marathon going on as well!  Al was in Seattle for work, so I took a 1/2 day, and by noon, the kiddos and I were on the road headed to Hi Ho!

The kids were fantastic- literally, fantastic!  They watched movies, at snacks, enjoyed the scenery and were super pleasant!  This was such an answer to prayers- and the icing on the cake is that I think we can now safely say that Annalise no longer suffers from carsickness- she had no sea bands, no meds and even though she watched movies through the hills of West Virginia, she did not even get queasy!!

While in Ohio the kids had a blast reconnecting with their friends- and were thrilled when another family was able to join us for a day!  We all cheered the dad's on, saw a firetruck, ate lots of yummy food, and Karen and I were even able to squeeze in a Girls-Night-Out!!

It was a great time- thank you W's for hosting!!

Beautiful beginning of fall colors!




The Mexican place we went to was famous for this drink- and since K is preggo, I was a good friend and tried it for her!
Excited to see the Dads run!

Go Dads!!






8 (soon to be 9) kids!!
Everyone should be friends with a captivating Principal!  Woody was explaining the caverns were were able to explore...



Donuts for our trip home!

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Eastern Shore Fun

We took a quick trip to visit our dear friends the T's who live on the Eastern Shore!  This was the first time Asher and Annalise met the T's which was special and important to us.  Together we have 8 kids- 3 of whom are adopted!  We had a great time- eating lots of yummy food, kids taking lots of rides on the golf cart, playing in the BIG tree house and rope swing, riding bikes, visiting Chincoteague, visiting The Sugar Shack (ice cream place)!  It was such fun- we are so thankful for friends who welcome us with open arms and help us create happy, happy memories!

Fridge magnets with Matt 
Rope swing!
Alden on the rope swing
Asher discovered the tractor and was happy "driving" it!
Annalise loved the swing, too!
Golf cart rides!
Making play-doh!
Busy creating...
Dolphins and her name- totally Addie!
Enjoying Sugar Shack!
Yum!
Love the HUGE scoops Tanner gave them!
Bikes on Chincoteague!
All the kids!
We stopped for a quick stroll on the beach!
Some basketball...
Family pic at the lighthouse!
We are so thankful for the amazing friends that the T's have been over the last 7 years!!

Happy 4th Birthday, Asher!!!!

Oct 10, we celebrated Asher turning 4!!  He was SO excited and totally "got" that it was HIS Happy Birthday!  Every time we sang to him, he would smile a huge smile and pretend to be slightly embarrassed, but he loved it- LOVED it!  The fact that he got gifts- lots of super great gifts- just blew his mind!  We are so thankful for this happy go lucky, mostly laid back, little man!
Last day being 3 
Ready for him to see at breakfast! 
Happy Birthday!!  I LOVE the shirt my friend made him!
He was SO happy to find a HUGE dump truck at his spot!
Happy siblings! 
Bossy- I mean helpful- sister 
Loving his tool set!
Such a sweet boy with his traditional donut! 
Happy for Asher!
So happy!
Reading 1 of his many cool books
Blowing out his candle on his cupcake!
His face says it all!
Due to sibling sickness, the actual party was postponed- poor boy! I guess he's waited 4 years for his own party, he can wait a few more weeks....  The day WAS special and I think he enjoyed it!  He will just get to celebrate another day once everyone is healthy!!