our dear Grandma

Maria DeWaal

November 12, 1921-December 17, 2008

Oue dear Grandma, mother, sister is now with the Lord.

How sad it is for us to lose her, but we know that it was her hearts desire to go home. Thanks to all for your prayers and support throughout this time for us as a family.

wordless wednesday

christmas tree

We have had our tree up for about 3 weeks now. Paul set the tree up and then Seth & I decorated. It is fun to see how the kids get excited about the lights and ornaments on the tree. I was a little worried that Ethan would touch all the ornaments, but he just walks into the living room and is content to just look. We have already had one family gathering and look forward to 2 gatherings next week. It is nice to spend time with family and see everyone again. We also have Christmas programs coming up too. How fun! What a wonderful time of year to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We are so thankful to God for the gift of His Son.

wordless wednesday

Captain Hook

Seth is going to a birthday party on Saturday and he is supposed to dress up in a fairy tale costume. We borrowed this cosutme from a friend. It looks so cute on him and he is very excited when he gets to walk around being Captain Hook!

We do not really have anything new going on in our household right now. We have our tree up and the house decorated for Christmas. Which reminds me that I should get some pictures of the kids by the tree. We have our first family gathering this coming Saturday. Then school Christmas program, the JK Christmas program, Church program, Sunday School program....the fun only begins. :0) We are looking forward to all the get togethers and programs. A wonderful reminder of God's gift to us, the gift us His Son.