Our week in review...

Finally, a week that has been mellow and predictable, just the way we like it! Bible study started back up on monday evening and, having finished "Shepherding A Child's Heart" (by Tedd Tripp), we have began a study of "The Joy of A Word Filled Family" (Dr. John S. Barnett). We've heard a lot of wonderful things about this book and are very much enjoying it so far.

Luke started back at school, which he was pretty insecure about. He held onto daddy for quite a while until finally running off to play with two of his favorite friends, Jaden & Holden. Then of course when Nate went to pick him up that day he started crying that Nate had come too early and he didn't want to go home yet.

All three of the boys having been enjoying all the time that Nate's been home this week. He has been closing out his business this past week and will continue to do so next week before he starts his new job, so he has been around the house a lot more. Caleb has been getting in some good snuggle-time with daddy this week and the big guys have been enjoying some (almost) daily games of baseball in the back yard. I also can't deny that I've LOVED having my wonderful husband home more. Last night he set up a movie date night for us in front of the TV with Friends (the sitcom) and caramel popcorn. It was so fun!

That's all for now. We hope everyone else had a mellow and stress-free week also! :)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...

...A little late, I know. Things have been busy as usual around here. Christmas was wonderful and pretty low-key. Nate had a great idea of starting every Christmas morning by reading about our Saviors birth from Luke ch.2, and then Luke wanted to sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. It was wonderful to celebrate our Lord first thing in the morning, before the rush of stockings and presents. This was really the first year that Luke understood that presents sort of went hand-in-hand with Christmas, and he had been inspecting them for weeks. Matthew could really have cared less about any gifts - he just needed to make sure that every single little piece of wrapping paper was taken off. It was a crack up because you could clearly see the picture detailing what was inside the box, but Matty could not focus on that unless all the paper was off. The older boys got a few Thomas the Train take-along sets and track which they love playing with. Mr. Caleb got a walker and just LOVES cruising around the house, chasing Luke and Matty. After our gift opening Nate made us a delicious breakfast. Christmas evening everyone (save a few) gathered at mom & dad's for dinner and our annual gift exchange. It was a wonderful day of celebration.

In our post-holiday news: Nate got a new job! He will be starting with TAP Pharmaceutical Products on Jan 21st. and we are all very excited for him! Training will be grueling and will last 6 weeks, so please keep us all in your prayers.

Have a wonderful day!