November 2013

This month began with finishing out the two sports seasons: Volleyball and Football.  Both our girls and boys teams qualified for state; the first time for our volleyball team.  Jonathan took both our athletes while Beth stayed home with the younger children, and our two older boys who work full time.  Stephen, among others, ended up being very sick with the latest virus at the time, and we were all glad that Beth was home with him instead of at the state tournament.
Later that month we all walked/ran a walkathon for our local Lifeline Family Center.  Here is a shot before we ran it.

Stephen stretching out.

Stephen was a trooper and ran or walked the whole distance.

 The morning of Thanksgiving the 4 of us, along with my friend, ran the 5k Turkey Trot.  Our results mirror the order of this photo, with David coming in first of our group and me coming in last.  My friend Kathy came in just after Jonathan, way before Beth crossed the finish line.  It was the coldest day of the season with temperatures only at 42 when the gun went off.

Beth finishes her first 5k

 After a quick shower we went to church to thank God for our blessings.  When we arrived home we took some photos of the family for our Christmas card. Here is one of our family still here at home.

The day after Thanksgiving we decorate for Christmas.  It was Johanna's year to place the angel on the tree.

October 2013

October always means football right?  Here are a few shots of David and his team.  Football season for us also included volleyball, so here are some shots of Christiana in play and her team at our tournament.

At the end of the month we celebrated Abigail's 8th birthday and Nathan and Hannah's 4th anniversary.

The younger children also held a Chinese party.  Here they are having Ramen noodles and trying out their chopsticks.

September 2013

So, this month began for Beth and 3 of the children in Texas.  Here is another photo after the birth.

 After we left, Nathan and his family went to a local event where they shot a great family photo and Lydia rode a pony and had her arm painted.  She is so adorable.

Nathan, Hannah, Lydia, Audrey, September 2013

Then came Dave's 17th birthday in the middle of the month.

 This month was also filled with volleyball for Christiana, seen here helping out a small team in the season opening jamboree, and football for Dave.

Dave's got the ball.

Stephen gets to pet a puppy at one of our games.