Decade

This will be a short post. Today Zach and I have been married for 10 YEARS!

It has been great, and we are able to celebrate with a child-free weekend! We plan on hibernating, except for a few food 'gathering' expeditions.

So, if you call and I do not answer, it's nothing personal, I am just enjoying my blessings!

Sunday School

Maura was a very observant girl at church this week:

So I was going around the house, straightening up, and Maura was talking at me. I say AT me because I wasn't really listening all that much. She just talks SO much, and I like quiet.

So she's going on when I get a little clip of something she said. Something about a new face...

Me: What?

Maura: The man who was burned in the face with the electrical wiring. Like in a house.

Me: What house?

Maura: At church, but he got a new face. It was a better face.

At this point I am thinking she is relaying a prayer request from a classmate in Sunday school. So I ask her where she heard this story.

Maura: At church. I read it in the newspaper we used for painting on.

Peat & Repeat

Our trip, again

After our holiday, we left on Sunday morning. We encountered this guy shortly into our trip, and had to get some pictures:

We went through the town of Witmer, PA. There was nobody at the fire station, but we got a good picture:

Then on our way out of town, we noticed this little gem:

 

That about sums up our travels. I cannot wait for our next trip. 

Still our trip....

While we were staying in a big house, it wasn't a hotel, so there had to be some bunking together. The kids and Zach & I were in Nicholas' room. He has a really neat BOY room. The bed was a double (I think), so the kids slept on that while Zach and I were on an air mattress on the floor.

 

During the day, the boys would play basketball, using our bed to reach the goal better. At one point the girls were doing something with hair and jewelry.....and glitter. We had very sparkly pillows. 

Since it was a good ol' fashioned family holiday, there was a four day continuous Nerf war. I think everybody got shot at least once. This was Tristin's favorite activity. 

 shooting the cat

shooting the dog

We had a family dinner with a bunch I family we didn't know, but it was very nice.

 

Heather wanted to get something that went on sale Thanksgiving night, so I said I would go with her. I got some hot black friday items..... mascara, dishcloths, a couple things for the dog..... Anyway, the kids were at the house with Grandma, Uncle Seth and cousin Phoebe. The big boys were out trying to get a new 'tradition' going. when we got home, the kids were tired. Nicholas fell asleep and was in bed. Jessica, Maura & Tristin were watching tv. Maura is asleep, with Tristin & Jessica not far behind. 

Here are some random pictures of our visit. Kids, eating, kids eating, napping, and just fun times together.