Christmas 2016

We came back from Thailand with  jet lag and being quite sick.  Then we were super busy with end of the semester activites.  So I will try to do some posts here for those of you who aren't on Facebook and haven't heard from us since the beginning of November.  I will just start by sharing some pictures of Christmas for those of you who like to keep up on out kids and grandchildren.  This year Glenn & Ruth and Zachary & Elisha were not able to come home.  We are hoping we will be able to see both of them when we drop Titus off for school again.  Here are a few snap shots from Christmas Eve.  The last two pictures were taken a week ago.  And the last picture we sent out with our Christmas cards since we were not together as a family at all in 2016, our grandchildren helped us out with a fun picture.

Taking Flight

In an hour we start our journey to Thailand.  We have a 15 hour lay over in China so we will be enroute for quite awhile, landing in Thailand on Thursday afternoon.  We will be attending a conference and some meetings.   We are super excited about visiting one of our graduates and seeing the ministry she is involved in.  We would appreciate your prayers as we head out.  Thanks!

Carving a Memory

When everyone is starting to get that pumpkin craze, you know dreaming of pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins, etc. I starting dreaming of doing only one thing with a pumpkin, and that is carving it.  I love making a memory with our grandchildren while carving pumpkins. 

A Moment in Time

We enjoyed a lot of fun family time together the last couple of days with Zachary and Elisha here. (However we sure missed Glenn, Ruth, and Titus being here.) It was a joy to see our grandchildren getting to know their Uncle Zachary and Aunt Elisha again.  Since it had been nine months since they were here last time, some of the little ones had changed a lot and little baby Gavin wasn't even born yet.  The next time Zachary and Elisha come up here there will be another little one to meet. :)  How we treasure these little snap shots in time that we get to spend together!

Tourist in Toronto

What a joy it was to have Zachary and Elisha here for a few days!  Since they live over 800 miles away we treasure these moments in life when we can enjoy hanging out together.  It was a special treat for us to spend the afternoon and evening together in Toronto  Even though we only live two hours from Toronto we really have not spent much time doing anything in the city.  Therefore it was fun to do a couple of things we have never done before.  We went to Ward Island which was such a cool place to visit.  Then we went to a Toronto FC game.  Even though the game ended in a tie it was a fun experience.