Fall Happenings

Some notable things from the past two months (can it really be December already?)

At our church, all the 2nd graders are presented with their own Bible during both church services. Wyatt was really excited to get this Bible because, although he does have one already, this is the same version that the kids read out of in their sunday school classes (ESV) and that all the 'older' kids have. So Wyatt, along with the other 5 kids in his sunday school class, were presented these Bibles by our pastor and then they asked the elders of the church as well as each child's parent to come forward and lay hands on the kids and pray for them. It was really special day and we are so blessed to be in a church that recognizes the importance of events such as this. (The second service is more highly attended and had almost double as many kids. But the smaller size classes are perfect for us!) 

Our Pastor Tim calling the elders and parents forward. After church, Wyatt came home and spent a good amount of time on Sunday afternoon reading and looking through his new Bible. He even took it in his backpack to school on monday and brought it in the car whenever we went somewhere. We pray that he would keep God's Word central in his life and that it would be his guide always.

We had a fairly mild fall, so sometime in mid-October, Matt and the kids did some preliminary work on the hockey rink in our backyard. Laying the boards and putting the brackets in the ground was going to be tough once the ground was frozen, so they took advantage of the warm temperatures. 

Blake was a big fan of that rubber mallet!

This is what Blake and I do most days after Sadie gets on the bus....we either play a game or read some books before his nap. I always love 1-on-1 time with each of my kids and am thankful that this is a daily occurrence for Blakers and I.

Yes, Sadie and I also had some 1-on-1 time a few weeks ago. She and I were in need of a 'date' and a friend from our small group had just had a baby, I could think of nothing Sadie would love better than to hold a newborn while they are still in the hospital. I think this is her idea of heaven.

(She was only slightly disappointed that although this family had 4 girls already, this one was a boy!)

Sadie still loves to play school and I found this upstairs on the white board after she had gotten on the bus. I had volunteered in her class the day before, which explains some of what she wrote. 

(Translation: Hi friends, Sadie's mom is coming to school. We will go to the library. Love, Ms. Eull)

And this has been our evening toy cleanup after the kids are in bed. Matt was actually picking up most of the toys this evening and he called me over and said, "Do you think we could get these kids a football to play with?"

Or some sticks to play knee hockey with in the morning? Seriously, thank goodness for hardwood floors!

Recently we were at one of Uncle Ty's hockey games and ran into our dear friend Glo (Mrs. to the kids) Erickson. She was Wyatt's children's leader in BSF and then had Sadie two years ago. We see her every Thursday morning and she is one of our favorite people. She loves on my kids constantly, remembering their birthdays and always stopping to hear what they have to say. Her son plays for Gustavus, a school in the same conference as Bethel, and they happened to be playing on a different rink at the same time as Ty was. I asked her if we could get a picture when I realized that I have NO pictures of her with my kids. We LOVE Mrs. Erickson!! She is a wise woman.