Thanksgiving, babies and family

Last month we were with lots of family during the Thanksgiving holiday. We had our last YoungLife event for 2014, "Christmas Club". Rainer has been planning for his big recruiting trip to the Northeast that he will take in January and we've been getting ready for Christmas.

The biggest news from the last few weeks is the birth of our new niece: Elizabeth "Harper" Powell. Brent and Tori are wonderful parents and we praise God for the beautiful addition to the family.

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"Homecoming maids" at the Powder Puff game

All the GUYS looked 'great'

Alice loves the park!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Alice and Paul

 

Enjoying the big meal

Lots of cousins

A huge spread

Bad attempt at a baby picture... Ford, Greenie & Alice

JJ swinging with Alice and Greenie

 

On Poppa's knee

 

Bryan shooting the bow

A great visit with Meredith and Bryan...

... and Dad and Mom

All together 

Pete the "elf" at Christmas Club

Rainer reads with an 'Alka-Seltzer'

 

Selfie contest

 

Sharing my testimony
 

Decorating for Christmas!

 

 

Date night in Memphis!

 



Alice in her new wagon from her grandparents!

 

 

A few minutes after Harper came into the world

Tori, Harper, Alice, Lindsey

...cousins meet for the first time!

 

 

 

Christmas movies

"It's the most...wonderful time... of the year..." I agree. I love this time of year. I love Christmas. I love celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ with friends and family. I really love picking out, wrapping and giving gifts to lots of people in our lives. Rainer and I were talking about giving the other day. We were talking about how the Lord created giving. He was the first to give and continues to show us how to do that every day.

One day (or two) during December I sit down in our den and wrap presents all day while watching my favorite Christmas movies. It's one of my favorite days of the year.

Here are my favorite Christmas movies:

 

#5  The Family Stone 

 

 

#4  It's a Wonderful Life

 

 

#3  Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

  

 

#2  All I Want for Christmas (1991) 

 

 

#1  Home Alone

 

 

Football time, Zoos and Boos

Fall means football! We've had a great time on the weekends going to Starkville to see Mississippi State play and once over to Oxford to watch Tennessee. We had a great time with mom and dad when they came to visit. Lots of YoungLife and WyldLife clubs... and Halloween!

 Dad and Mom came to visit... we went to the zoo!

 

 Alice meets gorilla

 

Best family pic we could get, ha

 

 Pete took Dad and Rainer flying

 

 Over the river

 

 Family dinner

 

 Tour of a local cotton gin

 

 Cotton coming in

 

 Dressed for the UT game in Oxford

 

 Got to see the Kinsers too!

 

 At the game

 

 Good friends, good times

 

This time in Starkville... State vs. Auburn

 

Tailgating

 

With John and Tracy (before the rain)

 

 

During the rain

 

After the game!

 

Alice at the park

 

She's got skill

 

This little girl makes us laugh everyday!

 

YoungLife club game

 

Rainer sharing at Community Fellowship

 

Our dear friends Edna and Chad had

a beautiful little girl- Clara Carr

 

This is the view around here the past month

 

Post church lunch

 

Out for a walk

 

Chillin'

 

Uncle Allen and Brent getting ready

 

Alice on pot

 

Rainer taught Bible this week at Lee.

After I took his Bible test, I gave him

a "kitchen test"... he did good! haha

 

WyldLife Club

 

Halloween:  Ronald & the Hamburglar again

 

Alice in my first costume when I was little

 

The tooth fairy and karate man,

brought to you by the color red.

 

Greenie turns one!

Cousins!

 

October 2013......November 2014