Cell Phone Glimpses...

Preparing for our first family Thanksgiving together...

Each of the kids have participated in "the week before Thanksgiving" class activities... I had the pleasure of joining our two youngest for class parties.

Jana - my little turkey... :)

Victoria - my little pilgrim...

Her class did a "I'm thankful for..." video presentation for us. Victoria said, "I'm thankful for my dog." :)

This is an image of "homework on the go" with James... we were en route to biweekly gymnastics practice....

Earlier this month we had a family photo shoot... precious....

Just thought you'd enjoy some "behind the scenes" pictures from the filming of "Foggy Bottom Boys Operation Christmas Child" video...

Stellar cast... Next year we hear Kirk Cameron is coming... kidding of course....

We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Time for Upward Basketball and Cheerleading... Our kids are lovin' it! James will be playing basketball this winter and the girls will be cheering. This is a wonderful program, especially for our children who are playing "catch up" on so many things. Below are a few glimpses of cheerleading practice taken from my phone...

Special Thanks to all the volunteer coaches!

Restful Weekend...

After our Saturday morning brunch tradition, I pulled out some new games for the kids to enjoy. Nothing like a good game of Twister...

Followed by the Ladybug game with "chai" (which is how you say "tea" in Russian) and hot chocolate...

Friday evening our friend Amanda babysat so we could join a large group of international students for a "Thanksgiving" dinner in the home of the hospitable Hahn's... :)

(Women on Mission leaders: Susie and Barbara)

Countries Represented: Nepal, China, Peru, Nigeria and the U.S.A...

We had a wonderful time of fellowship and delicious food! A foretaste of what is to come!

So grateful for all those who put this dinner together and for those who were our honored international guests... I had the pleasure of hearing a sister from China share her salvation testimony of how God rescued her from darkness and of how He is healing wounds inflicted in years past. A beautiful time together... a tapestry of grace...