Family Visits, Birthdays and More

February 15th, Joel turned 18. It is hard to believe we have another adult in the family. A few weeks later he finished highschool. He is still finishing his culinary class. He has not yet decided on what is next so please pray with us about that. Here are a few pics from the celebration:

In March we have Alanna's Birthday, Sofia's gotcha day (March 4th for both), and Ben's Mom's birthday. We were happy to have Levi and Alanna visit this past weekend so we could celebrate them and spend time together. Here are a few pictures from the weekend:

And of course some park time with the girls and Levi and Alanna while they were here as it was a beautiful weekend.

Here are some pictures of Ben's Mom's Birthday:

We surprised her with a visit from 3 of her siblings which was fun. Here are some pictures of that time together.

Grandma Jane's Visit

 

We had a great visit with Ben's Mom over the last few weeks. She got to meet her new granddaughter and enjoy time with all her grandkids. One of the hardest parts about being a missionary is living far from family and grandparents not getting much time with their grandkids. So we are grateful for the time we do get together.

We had a special Sunday while she was here dedicating Emma which you can read more about here.

Lots of snuggles with Emma Jane.

Three generations. This is Grandma Janes youngest and probably last grandbaby.

Snuggles at church too.

We celebrate Carlos' birthday while she was here.

She also read a lot of books to the girls and Luke.

And lots of walks with Luke and the girls.

We also got to visit Cesar our friend who has been bedridden for many years and has a great testimony. Jane enjoys visiting him while she is here. He is a blessing to many!

October Happenings...

(Impossible to get everyone to look at the camera these days)

 It has been a busy month or so. October has two birthdays and last month we welcomed Emma Jane as I am sure many of you have seen on social media...more to come on Emma. We also celebrated this last weekend Caleb's birthday and we will be celebrating Jake's birthday on the 20th. We also had a visit from my sister in law Katie.

Here are a few pics from Caleb's birthday.

A little fun at the trampoline park and pizza.

Caleb turned 12. It is hard to believe that our youngest boy is 12. It is also hard to believe that less than 3 years ago he was still our youngest. We are super proud of the young man he is becoming. Caleb is sensitive, kind and caring. 

Here are a few pics from Katie's visit.

 

We enjoyed having Katie here. She spoiled the kids with gifts, time and lovings. She got plenty of baby snuggles too!

A few pics of Emma and family:

(Jennifer is going to post more info/pics on her blog)

Thanks for your prayers and support during this time of transition and joy!