Why yes, it's the 2nd day of 2014 ... and I'm just now posting about the 52nd week of 2013, but such be life. :)
356. My crazy munchkins ♥
357. The adorable gift that wasn't.
I finally pulled together the energy to make super-cute snowman ornaments with my munchkins, with the intention of giving them as gifts. We gathered supplies. We gathered children from the far corners of who knows where. We laboriously worked through Matthew's GREAT distress at the thought of painting his hands. Only to discover that tempera paint does NOT stick to ornaments. In case you were wondering. Maybe next year.
358. Our neighbors blessed the kids with a multi-color pack of Playdoh ... it was well enjoyed. :)
Our Christmas Eve tradition continues ... ♥
359. SO glad to have Grandma and Grandpa here with us for Christmas! ♥
It's amazing how quiet and still Peter is when he has a 609-piece Lego kit to put together. :)
360. And then, we were off to the beach! 8-ish hours later ... we arrived at the Outer Banks. :)
361. We were blessed by the Lord and Grandma and Grandpa to enjoy a beautiful vacation right on the beach! What a refreshing time! In between flying kites, collecting shells, and touring, we enjoyed reading, playing games, and watching movies. It was wonderful to simply relax together away from everything else.
Sunrise from our beach house deck!
Grandma and Grandpa! ♥
It was perfect kite flying weather!
362. We were just a few minutes from the Wright Brothers Museum and thoroughly enjoyed our visit!
363. The Aquarium was really cool ... but a much more difficult location for photography. ;) And of course I forgot to take pictures of the family cuddled on the couch for their first intro to Mary Poppins. :)
364. Travel day. :) The grandkids discovered that Grandma is an EXCELLENT reader ... "better than the audio book readers!"
365. 2013 finished with shelving and rods in our CLOSET!!! Woo-hoo! :D
And a fantastic spread of appetizers put on my Grandma and Hannah ...
Thus ended our 2013.
We are so thankful for the abundant grace
with which God blessed us this last year,
and we are looking forward to
what He has in store for 2014.
with which God blessed us this last year,
and we are looking forward to
what He has in store for 2014.
In particular, we are beyond thankful that He has chosen to bless our family with another little one.
We had an ultrasound the week before Christmas, and our little one was growing well with a good strong heartbeat. Jenny is now ten weeks along and continues to be exhausted and generally nauseated, which is a very good thing in our book. :) We appreciate your prayers for the continued growth and health of this newest member of our family. ♥
