A New Chapter

 I am becoming worse and worse at taking pictures at these family things... not quite sure why, just don't think of it anymore... until after the fact! So this is our family... was a wonderful thanksgiving - one to remember all the Lord's faithfulness over the past year and to remember all that He has done for us! Jenelle, Chris, and Aaron were all gone for thanksgiving this year and dearly missed. We did our thanksgiving dinner on Sunday as usual - so after church we came home, had some snacks, while we waited for everything to heat up! Nice relaxing time, chatting and sharing together! After dinner we went for a walk in the bush - was such a beautiful evening - thankful for such an amazing family God has blessed me with... and how they put up with me! Couldn't ask for more! Monday was thanksgiving with Marks family - hosted by Brad and Diane:) Had a lovely dinner then a walk on a beautiful afternoon, then back to the house for an evening of games! So thankful to be...

I want to publicly thank this amazing guy for everything he did for Chris and Jenelle's big day!  He was always there... kept a smile on my face during the stressful times, and helped me see the beauty in something, even when it didn't turn out as planned:) Thanks for helping out in so many different ways - cannot even begin to write out everything you did! You were a huge blessing. Thanks Mark!

So thankful for the opportunity to celebrate with Hannah for her 16th birthday! It's been special to watch as Hannah grows into a woman of God and excited to see what He does through her as she enters this new stage of life! You're an incredibly talented, special, and loved, lady Hannah! photo taken by  Elizabeth Heikoop  Got there a little early - good to spend some time with the kids... Challenged Liz to a game of ping-pong... fun times!

It was an incredibly beautiful day and we had the day off - well... so we thought! Everyone managed to get home around 2ish... then we all jumped in the car and drove to Stoney Creek. We have this one hiking spot that we always go to, but thinking it would be a little muddy this time of year we decided maybe it was time to expand our horizon's a little! Hiking has to be one of the #1 things on my list of "things to just do". Fresh air, beautiful scenery, exercise, etc! Someone suggested this place and I'm so thankful we were able to go - it was beautiful (skip the name part)!   The hike to the hike... The view was amazing - it was such a clear day you could see right across the lake. It was one of those days where the sun was shining so bright, the clouds were those big fluffy marshmallows, and the temperature was perfect!  The Punch Bowl - little side note when we got down there... all the sudden we heard some "thunder". Everyone sort...