The Wahlquists

Earlier this week our friends, the Wahlquists, came to visit. We hadn't seen each other in almost two years! We had such a fun time with them.

Mr. and Mrs. Wahlquist, Daddy and MamaAll of the boys Assorted Wahlquists and Smiths The two DeborahsStephen putting together a puzzleDeborah" Scattergories" Playing "Balderdash". Micah chooses a word from the dictionary... ...and everyone writes a definition. Deborah and Stephen are so sweet! The boys playing basketballThe Wahlquists teaching us a new game - "One big, happy family"Everyone chooses a name and writes it down.Mr. Wahlquist reads the names that were submitted.Each little family confers together, trying to decide who wrote each name.Enjoying the gameEmily, Beth, and the Deborahs Anna, Elisha, Sarah, MelissaJonathan, Andrew, Nathaniel, Ben, David, and Micah Sarah, Stephen, Deborah, and Elisha Deborah, Amanda, Beth, AnnaStephen enjoys a slinky.Some of the girlsDeborah and StephenSarah, Elisha, and AnnaBeth and Deborah

Deborah waves goodbye from the van.

Thank you to the Wahlquists for making time to come by our house on their trip! We had SUCH a good time!

Snow!!

We finally got a little snow (mixed with sleet) last week! :) It wasn't much, but we enjoyed it.

A Visit from Dear Friends

Last week we enjoyed a visit from the Stanley family. Left to right: Mrs. Stanley, Victoria, Harry, Esther, Tommy, and Pastor Stanley.

Pastor Stanley served as our pastor for 4 1/2 years. Lord willing, the Stanleys will leave next month for England, where they will be serving as missionaries. We are so grateful for the Stanleys' friendship and for the blessing and encouragement they have been to our family over the years. While we will miss each of the Stanleys very much, we are excited about what the Lord will do through their ministry in England!

Visiting togetherWe had fun watching some old videos of our families together...

...like this one of Harry and David in 2002.While they were here we enjoyed visiting on the roof after dark......looking at scrapbooks......and playing together."Moose, Moose" is always a favorite game when the Stanleys come!Anna and EstherVictoria and Deborah