Time with Bethany and her fam and friends...

Jeff allowed me to go over to my best freind Bethany's house for Dec 30th and spent the night with her... had a BLAST!!! I hadn't seen her for about 8 months. Bethany I LOVE you beautiful girl!!!

Spent some time with her and her cousins and aunt on New Years Eve and then said goodbye for another many months because she if off back to Canada for more schooling. :( I miss you Beffers!!!

Bethany's cousins and Aunt.

Christmas eve and Christmas day. :)

This was our Christmas eve family tradition... yummy snacks, the movie The Nativity and then playing games into the evening. FUN!!! So great to have Andrew over from the East side and of course to have Nate home. MISSED Heather though.

Tree ornament. CUTE!

Playing Mad Gab together on Christmas Eve.

Watching the Nativity.

Snacks...

Breeanna and I cooking away on Christmas day.

Christmas Eve turkey dinner! YUM!!!

There's the other end of the table for Christmas Day turkey dinner.

Me and my handsome man on Christmas day.

My amazing family. :)

Finally I'm able to post this pic. I've been waiting for all our friends and fam to get it in the mail first, but for anyone who hasn't gotten it in the mail, here ya go. :)

(for those of you who are wondering why Heather is in a box in the corner, well she wasn't able to be with us for this Thanksgiving or Christmas. :( She's still in Nashville, TN.)

Super Sunday last week! PTL!!!

Jeff and I finally found a GREAT church (Canyon Hills Community Church, an hr drive from us in North Seattle) up here and we're thrilled to be getting some fellowship and challenges! This past Sunday was sure wonderful as I got to have a great day at church with Jeff and my two brothers, Nate and Andrew, AND my best friend Bethany. After church got to hang out all day with her which was totally wonderful for me!!!! It had been 9 months since I last saw her. In the evening we met up with Jeff and my brothers at the Kingston/Edmonds ferry and we all went to the play Schrooge. Awesome play and so fun to be with fam and friends. LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Prayer requests for those of you who think of us and pray for us:

-safe travels to and from college every day (45min drive one way with good conditions)

-continued growth as we are being challenged and blessed by the sermons on Sundays

-more friends (all we have here in the area is my family... and Bethany but she lives two hrs away)

-continued work (so far God isn't giving abundance, but just the ammount we need to live! we are thankful!)

The last few weeks. :)

SO MUCH to be thankful for! We were so blessed to be home for Thanksgiving and have the whole family but Heather around to celebrate and PRAISE God for all he has done and given us! Having traveled the world makes you realize how SPOILED us American people are and how MUCH we take for granted!!! Hope all of you had a joy filled Thanksgiving too!!! I wanted to post the wonderful family pic we took, but told mom I wouldn't just yet since she's sending it out for our Christmas card. :) lol

My wonderful parents!
All my handsome brothers.
Me and my faithful man! I thank God for him!!!
Sportin' a good ol huntin' cap. :) lol
Just me. :)
Us girls... Sad Heather couldn't make it from Nashville! :"(
Some AMAZING scenery the other morning when I went on my early morning walk. God's creation is AMAZING!!! I couldn't help but think of that song, INDESCRIBABLE, UNCONTAINABLE!!!




Jeff and I went to my grandparents house a bit ago for two days and helped them out around the yard with all their leaves and fall clean up. Of course it was WONDERFUL to see them and get some good visiting in since we hadn't seen them for 9 months.

Good ol' fall trimmin's. :)We raked up 6 HUGE tarps full of leaves and carried them all to the back pastures to compost.