Life with Hannah & Isaac

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Pumpkin Carving

We had so much fun carving pumpkins together. Our trick or treating at our new house was early, so pumpkin carving was too...we were glad to have nice warm weather to enjoy!

Hannah was so excited...here are some of her brainstorming sketches (including a picture of the Holy Bible).

It was so nice outside that we were able to take the messiness to our back patio :)

Hannah wanted a Hello Kitty pumpkin, and Isaac wanted Cookie Monster...good thing their Daddy is an artist :)

We sorted and cleaned pumpkin seeds as we pulled them out. We dried them and roasted them. This is the recipe we used ans we all agreed they were the best pumpkin seeds we've ever had!

Hannah's Hello Kitty Pumpkin.

My kiddos and their pumpkins

all lit up

More Cousin Time

We had the privilege of getting to see Cody, Erica, Eli and Cal during their family vacation. They stopped in for an overnight. It was fun to share our new house with them and enjoy the playtime.

The boys loved riding around on the "bike"

They were able to join us for pizza and movie night. Hannah and Eli decided it should be a pajama party :)

Friday, November 2, 2012

Cousin Time!

We LOVE getting to see more of cousins Ethan and Abby. On this day, we got to spend the whole day with them while Auntie Beth was at work. What a day it was! :)

Imaginative playtime

Fall tree paintings with q-tips

Here are the finished products

Hannah

Thursday, November 1, 2012

A Day at the Pumpkin Patch

We took an AWANA family field trip to the pumpkin patch. What a fun time we had!

Isaac went straight to this little pumpkin. It was so cute to see him pick it out and try to carry it back.

Hannah's was a little bit bigger

Playing in soy beans!

Seth led the kids in worship

and we had snacks.

What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Monday, October 29, 2012

Ladies Retreat at Skyview Ranch

Skyview Ranch has a very special place in my heart. I spent many summers there as a camper, served on staff for 5 summers, and met my husband there. I grew in my walk with the Lord and my desire to serve Him with my life grew through my time there. So many wonderful memories always come flooding back as I drive down the lane and walk around the camp. It was neat to spend a weekend there with the ladies from our new church. It provided a great chance to get to know some of them on a deeper level and to bond with them through common experiences. :)

The weekend was beautiful, we went on several walks. We had fun walking to the petting farm and feeding the animals.

It was great to see several familiar faces while we were there. Bekah and I were counselors together. It was great to see her and Ryan and their little one. Bekah and I had a chance to talk, pray, and reconnect ..what an encouragement that was!

I also bumped into Denise who I went to church with when I was in high school.

Of course, we went on a horse trail. The lady in the red jacket is from our church, she won a prize for being the oldest lady at the retreat...and she was out on the horses that afternoon...so neat!

Oh Skyview, it's the most beautiful in the fall!

Meet Ms. Christy

Christy is one of the college students at our church, she also works with the kids and the teenagers, so my kids get to see lots of her. They LOVE Ms. Christy (and I do too!). She came over for lunch a few weeks ago and they ate up the time with her. I think Christy did this Strawberry Shortcake puzzle with Hannah at least 3 times. Isaac talks about her pretty much every day..and includes her in his prayers, it's very sweet. Christy, we are thankful for the blessing that you have been to our lives already and look forward to many more fun times together!

Friday, October 26, 2012

Fall at P.Graham Dunn

My mom played her violin for the fall festival at P.Graham Dunn. The music was beautiful and just right for the occasion. We enjoyed going to see her play at shopping at the warehouse for the first time.