We have had a full and eventful last 6 weeks! Christmas 2016 was definitely one of my favorite in my life... with our children and their joy and teaching them about Jesus's arrival and our family traditions. January brought Mitch's first birthday! He is a sweet, serious, sensitive and giggling little boy. He was walking around everywhere and Alice loved celebrating his big day.
We took our Youth Group to Arkansas to a couple cabins on the White river for a Winter Retreat. It was a busy, fun and growing weekend! And, these past two weeks, while the kids and I went to Johnson City to spend time with Mimi and Poppy, Rainer traveled all around New England speaking at schools and churches about Royal Servants and recruiting students for our mission trips.
We took our Youth Group to Arkansas to a couple cabins on the White river for a Winter Retreat. It was a busy, fun and growing weekend! And, these past two weeks, while the kids and I went to Johnson City to spend time with Mimi and Poppy, Rainer traveled all around New England speaking at schools and churches about Royal Servants and recruiting students for our mission trips.
Choosing our Christmas tree
Decorating
The kids wearing our clothes from childhood
Christmas Eve service
Happy birthday Harper!
Christmas morning
Little drummer boy
Alice and her new roller skates
Ball pit
Driving through Christmas lights
Gingerbread house with Mimi
Walks around town
Family Christmas dinner
Rainer's birthday
Happy birthday JJ and Rainer!
Hey Dada
Polar Express train ride
With her golden ticket
Getting it punched by the conductor
Meeting Santa on the train
And they met Santa at the library
Crafts with Harper
Powell Christmas party
Papaw and Alice and Harper
Grizzly game with Youth Group
They didn't win, but it was still a great night!
Christmas fun
This was amazing. I discovered a note written by
my grandmother (Alice) inside the 150 year old
buffet I got from them. Didn't know it was made
for an Alice Rebecca... our Alice's full name. (!)
Alice finding the "star from a far"
Our first visit to Santa
Lunch with Cali and Lilla
Mitch finds places to hide
Youth group Christmas party
Annual dinner in Greenwood
Sweet siblings
Youth group winter retreat.. we went spelunking!
A huge cave 15 floors underground
Lots of snow
Bonfire
And marshmellows
Leaders meeting in the car
Mitch's birthday party!
Pru and John
Happy birthday Mitch!
Loves his new toys
Visiting Bryan and Meredith
Bubbles!
Mimi!
Fun visit!
Lots of playgrounds
Poppy!
Rainer at a conference in NY
Meeting with Alumni Jon
Lots of ways to recruit for Royal Servants
Hank and Rainer traveled together for two weeks
and spoke at over 20 places
Rainer speaking at a school
