Daddy dates and life around the house!

💞 Their annual date night!!  So special 💞

Yummmm!

Natalie was very busy this week helping me get ready for Thanksgiving!! 

She made Twix Cookies and Maple Pumpkin Bars!! 

😍😍

Toddler sewing fun! 

Playing "Kitchen"...

And just plain toddler cuteness!!! 

Hunting, trees falling and 6wheelers!!!

Joshua is THE BEST BIG BRO EVER!!!! 

He took James out hunting and James was SO EXCITED!!! 

Joshua sent me these pictures from his hunting shack...😍😎😂

Massive cuteness and bro time...Joshua is so AWESOME to include James and make him feel so special!! (I think James's favorite part was the special unlimited snacks...😋)

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Meanwhile, Natalie and Mom had a girls day out that ended like this...😢

Our favorite tree in our driveway fell and it was pouring rain so we couldn't get to our house...

Daddy the hero came out and chopped the tree up while getting pelted with rain so that we could get home...

We sat in the car and read the mail and prayed for him and his chainsaw...

It used to be three trees in one.  We lost one a couple of years ago, then one the other night, which meant the third prong had to go because it was now such a danger.  Sad!!

Totally rotten on the inside, so it had to go...

Here is Steve taking it out!!! 

Watch it fall...

💪💪So thankful for these men!!💪💪

And on a more fun note...Steve took the little boys on a 6-wheeling adventure!! 

I caught them coming back from the river...

😎😎😎 

Cotillion FUN + Cuteness overload!!

💪💪 MAN in the MAKING!! 💪💪

😍😍😍😍😍😍

😍😍CUTEST little fellas in the whole world!!😍😍

And the BEST TA's EVER!!! 

They all did a wonderful job this class, we were so proud of them!

Andrew and mama took a little walk in the nearby neighborhood...

And then we all went out to dinner afterwards!! 

Special times together ~ we are so thankful to Daddy for giving us such treats!!

The shopping cart highchair worked very well again this time...😂

Randomness round-up of the week!

Sweet bros...

💙😍💙

Bread-making maniac!

Shoebox packing, praying over each box that it would bless the child that receives it!

Shoebox delivery + a few too many times of being woken up from his nap to be thrown in the car 😂

Post grocery shopping GLORY!!! 

I mean, waiting in traffic becomes so much more bearable when the sky looks like this! 😁

 God is AMAZING!!!  

GRANDparents & Friends visit!! Part 2

GIRLS DAY out!!! 

We were SO HAPPY to have LL along this time!! 

First stop...

Pedicures! 

Lunch! 

A little faith building activity...

And on to browsing.....

at two of our favorite places!! 

Then we had some additional visitors!! Dear friends from Alabama came to visit and it was so precious!!

You may remember them from here: 

So, so, so many good talks packed into 24 hours!!! 

The Sanders headed on their way and we McM's were right back to the usual...😂

Cards, books, snuggles, laughing...

Happy scene...💞

Saying sad goodbyes...

The little boys were comforting one another as the grandparents drove away...😍😂😭

What an amazing week of encouragement and fellowship!!