Happy 1st Anniversary!!

 These pictures were taken at the church where they were married one year earlier.

The precious addition!

Happy Anniversary!  We love y'all!!!!!!!!!

Another marvelous time with my buddy!!!

SAMUEL'S HERE!!!

My dear, sweet buddy, Samuel, was able to come spend a couple weeks with me again this fall. :) 

This shows how happy he was to be with Bekah again!

I was also so happy to have him here.  He is such a

great joy and blessing to me!

How I love Samuel!!!

Here are a few pictures from our time together...

School time 

Samuel works so hard!

He has learned 12 verses from this ABC Bible memory book!

Practicing his writing...

counting coins...

counting and putting the numbers in order...

...and writing them 

Learning the states

Samuel can locate Alabama, Alaska and South Carolina on a map!

Tired after a day of school, but still so sweet and happy!

                                 Helping with the chickens

One day he helped move the broilers from the

brooder to their pens out in the field.

 Samuel mimics the flapping chickens :)

Checking to see that they are safely settled into their new home :)

"Tickle, tickle"

Samuel loved trying out Bekah's new swing!

 

                                         

On the first day of fall there was a special treat for Samuel...

...a fun time with wonderful new friends, Patrick and Nicolas...

...then an ice cream treat...

 ...and then a pajama/flashlight walk down the farm road in the dark!

Samuel and I had such fun baking together!

 And he loved spending time with "Baby Eva"!

Silly boy!

"Nicholas!" Samuel was delighted to see an old friend at church!

 
...and at lessons both weeks

Lessons were a time of reunion for Samuel!
He loved seeing more of his old friends, a few of which were...

...little Nathaniel, who read stories to him...

...and brought a special car to help him put together!

...big Nathanael, who carefully shared all that he has been studying... 

...while Samuel listened attentively...

...and Spencer! A good friend and buddy for Samuel! 

Two of Bekah's darlings!

Will takes time to have a puppet show for Samuel

A very special treat!

On Samuel's last night here, our neighbors, who own the One Stop in Stantonville,
brought pizzas for us all, especially in honor of Samuel!  (Pizza is his favorite!)

Samuel counts then tell us all "Six pizzas!"

"YAY!"

Bekah loves and misses you so much, Samuel!

I'm looking forward to this spring!

Livy and Eva

Two precious little girls!

Livy was so happy to hold Eva when she was awake!

Such a cutie!

A Church Picnic

We had a church picnic last Saturday.

While the guys played football, we had sack races with the children.

Next we had a scavenger hunt.

Here one of the teams sets off to find the items on their list.

Another team comes from the chicken house after getting an egg - one of the items on the list.

The hunt finished, everyone gathers to show what they found.

One of the items on the list was "a yellow leaf".

Visiting

One of the games was a relay race in which everyone was assigned a different way to get to the goal and back.

Edyn and Laura jump...

...Benny crawls...

...Wes and Samuel hop on one foot...

...and David and James crabwalk.

Three-legged races are always a fun picnic game.

A running race

Duck, duck, goose

 Cadence, Patrick, and Bethany

Volleyball

Basketball

 

Ready for dinner

Amanda, Mama Flo, Cathi, and Mama

Cadence

Nicolas

Patrick

Kyra, Laura, and Edyn

Emily and Jeanette

Anna and Joanna

Rebekah and Cadence

Roasting marshmallows

This picture is so funny!  Patrick's marshmallows caught on fire, and he looks at them in distress as Rebekah blows out the flames.  :)

We finished out the evening singing hymns around the campfire accompanied by James on the violin.