Caleb takes his last trig test~by Beth

Here it is. The last math test Caleb has to take for high school. Now all he needs to finish before graduation is his Faith Journal (he is behind in this) and continue at the Tech school working in the culinary department. Of course we also want to get an SAT test in too so he can apply for the Bright Futures scholarship. All of this, along with games for basketball, including watching his siblings on the JV teams fill his time. Oh, and then there is reffing soccer games and playing for church. He is a busy guy. But he still manages to keep his sunny disposition and his Caleb grin.

Christmas Eve 2010~by Beth

Here are most of us on Christmas Eve after returning from our church service. Made the children wait to change for the picture before they ripped into their gifts. Our camera had one shot left as the memory card became corrupted, so we are very thankful that it came out so well.

The Days of our Lives~by Beth

Another week of Advent candle lighting. Here are Johanna, Christiana, and Charity. One week till Christmas.
Next we went home and celebrated Johanna's 7th birthday. Yes, there are 7 candles in that cupcake.
This past Friday Johanna and Abigail got to go do a young child's open gym with Katie. She took a few shots of their fun.
We managed to finish school, put up more of our lights for the house, and I have all the gifts wrapped and all my ironing done. Hoping to get get our Christmas letter out this weekend too.

Chinese Hat Day~by Beth

This month we will be studying China, and specifically Hudson Taylor. His "salty" life created thirst in the lives of thousands of Chinese. It is estimated that there are between 100,000,000 and 200,000,000 believers in China today, which began with the faithful work of Hudson Taylor. Here are our girls, and Stephen too, who likes to be involved in everything we do, wearing the Chinese hats that they made today.

Advent Candles 2010~by Beth

We have had two weeks of Advent so far. Our children are overjoyed to have the privilege of lighting the Advent candles. The first week Abigail lit them. The second week Johanna and Stephen lit one each. Katie fixed up Johanna's hair. So adorable.

Exercising with Katie~by Beth

Katie faithfully runs. Since she came home the girls have been joining her on her runs. The little two can't keep up so Katie takes them on many walks. They are so cute!

Thanksgiving 2010~by Beth

Here are some pies that Nathan and Hannah and Caleb created for Thanksgiving. We were so blessed to have all our children home for Thanksgiving, including our sweet daughter-in-law Hannah. We had great fun with them and they even worked tirelessly on this puzzle. After a week with us they drove to Miami for a week long cruise and then flew home to Texas. Katie is still with us until the end of December. We thank God for the blessing of our children.