More Happenings Here

The kids have been spending time with some friends.  Devon and Kiara joined them for game night.

We had a Gabby day and her uncles were sure to show her the ins and outs of sword play.  She caught on quickly!  You have been warned.

Eli and Becca are cooking while watching Gabby.  She enjoyed looking at books and eating yummy food!
 

Becca’s Birthday

Whoohoo!  15 it is!  This gal has made many strides this year and is getting ready to start another job working at a grocery store.  Looking forward to see what the Lord will bring her in the next year!

        It was fun to gather everyone together to celebrate!  We love you Becca!

 

Celebrating Jerry’s Graduation

It was fun to gather together and celebrate our friend, Jerry!  We have known him and prayed for him since before he came home from Bulgaria.

We love his heart and his precious excitement over gathering together.  He is graduating from the Monarch school and is moving into a group home where he will work and do activities with many others.  Oh, did I mention?  Jerry is super strong and loves to do push ups and walk on his hands.  Some of his many talents.

 

Ocean City Retreat

Everyone needs a break away!  This was such a needed time away- in Ocean City, NJ.  It was a fairly messy weekend as far as the weather was concerned but it was fun and filled with smiles, naps and good food.

My sister, Carolyn joined me for the weekend.  We grew up about 30 minutes from here and spent some time in the evenings riding the rides and walking the boardwalk when we were younger.  Sorry, OC but our favorite beach in NJ is Cape May.  Our first night in, we drove to Cape May Point to see the sunset.  You can see what is the last of the slowly sinking cement ship in the photo.  It was a surprise to see the lack of Cape May Diamonds on the beach.   I wonder what happened to all of them!  It was still a nice surprise.  We then tried out a new restaurant in Cape May before heading back for the night.

            These are some of the ladies who joined us for the weekend away from AMR. 

We did get a walk in on the beach together and posed for a quick shot.  I did a solo walk on Sunday morning- it was beautiful.  I also found my first piece of sea glass on a NJ beach.  I still carry it in my winter jacket to remind me of the weekend. 

I also got to meet up with my good friend, Eleanor.  We caught up on our families and ventured out to eat to a wonderful little restaurant.  It was good to connect with a piece of 'home' and just relax.  My weekend was also filled with a bit of reading, cross stitching and just chilling out.  It was just what I needed.
 

Winter Happenings

We all attended a Chinese New Year party-we helped to make 500 dumplings!  It was a fun evening meeting people and playing games.

Joe went along to take Kiara to Jess's house.  He helped drive a bit and Milly went too!  We stopped on the way home and hit the Cracker Barrell for dinner too! YUM!

 Seeing the grands is always a treat!  They are getting SO big!  Sky and Tommy in the kitchen.

Happy Birthday Eli!

Check it out!  Eli is 22!  So exciting!  It was a fun day rounded out with some strawberry ice cream cake!

 

Gabby Day

Fun day with Gabby!  It was a wintery day and we had a bit of fun with Mr. Potato Head and his friends. 

                            Gabby practicing her knife cutting skills with her apple for snack.

                                           Forts, toys, snacks, and a tea party rounded out our day!