We went hiking recently with the Sessions' (family friends) and my parents. The kids were troopers even though it was hot.
Caleb liked walking as much as he could. He got carried a lot by Jon Mark and Ty.
Luke is a mountain goat! This kid! My goodness, he's a climber without fear.
Mercedes did it! It was a hard hike for her, but we practiced positive thinking and she completed the hike. I told her that exercising your body is also mental exercise. We tell ourselves that we are strong and capable. When we want to give up, we don't-- we push harder. We thank Heavenly Father for the gift of our bodies and the wonderful things our bodies can do.
Zander and Joshua are good playmates and so are Mercedes and Brinlee.
Luke and Joshua are hiding under the table at church.
He's my biggest fan and to say I love him is an understatement. He's seriously the best match for me. He's supportive and kind, he's the best father and friend. How did I get to be so lucky? I'm thankful Heavenly Father helped us get together all those years ago.
We took the kids to Toys R Us to get ideas of what they'd want for Christmas. They wanted everything.
Jon Mark is young at heart and is always a hero.
Jon Mark was in a car accident. Luckily he is ok. But, his car was not...
Joshua won't let me take too many pictures these days. We get what we can get. We went to Bass Pro Shop to see Santa (but realized we didn't have tickets after we had gotten there) and rode the merry go round.
Caleb LOVES the chickens at Lindsay's house and they ate a LOT of food while we were there. He kept feeding them handfuls.
Hannah is the HAPPIEST little girl. Her favorite place is the store and loves to make up songs and dances. Her theme song is, "I love life, I love life!"
Jon Mark bought a bunch of swords to play with.
Joshua ripped his own tooth out. He's growing up way too fast!
This is at Nick and Bethany's house. Luke wanted us to take a picture of the cookie he decorated. I'm not sure he knew when the picture was taken though.
My mom is great about bringing Christ into Christmas. Every year she organizes a nativity reenactment and I'm thankful she does.
My Aunt Martha joined us.
