Wednesday November 4, 2009

 

 

Sunday Activities

…with a houseful of grandchildren

Sunday, November 1

 

It was nice having an extra hour for our “body clocks” on Sunday morning to get everyone ready for Sunday school and church.

 

After lunch Ian and Jared tried to teach Grandpa how to play Game Cube.  It was fun listening to them tell him, “That’s okay Grandpa, we’ll help you.”

 

 

I always like to get a picture when our fourteen-year-old “triplets” are together.  Josh was born in February, and Hezekiah and Jenna in March.  They used to be the same height, but it looks like Jenna is not keeping up with the boys – and I doubt that she wants to.

 

 

Abigail and Nathaniel arrived about three o’clock – following a youth luncheon and afternoon games.  This was youth weekend at church – part of our evangelistic meetings.  Soon It was time to say goodbye to Abigail and Hezekiah, who headed back to Maine.

 

 

Jenna came here after church, and by the middle of the afternoon she and Jana wanted to cook something from scratch.  No one was hungry for a meal, so I tried to help them find something with a recipe.  They made orange julius and popcorn – which is a great Sunday evening meal.

 

 

They used a recipe for the julius, so it satisfied their need to make something from scratch.

 

 

The boys wanted to see what was going on, but held their ears instead of leaving the room.  The picture looks a bit posed, because I asked them to turn around.

 

 

Jared enjoying a movie and chicken fries.

 

 

Jesse was always carrying things – like stuffed animals, diapers, and his sip cup, so I offered him a basket.  He took it with him everywhere – sometimes it was empty, and other times it was full and heavy.

 

 

 

 

After supper, the girls wanted to teach us to play “Spoons.”

 

 

I never heard of it, but it was quite easy, fast, and fun.

 

 

Ian has become a serious game-player, and quickly learned this one.  (Notice Jesse in the background with a full basket.)

 

 

Ian even won a hand by getting four sixes and grabbing a spoon.

 

 

He was quite pleased, and received a high five from Jenna.

 

We took Jenna home about 7 o’clock, and the other five shortly after 9 o’clock.  After Josh put the little ones to bed, he and Jana were permitted to stay up until Jere and Kristen got home from the airport – sometime after ten o’clock.

So ended our fun, busy weekend.

 

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Tomorrow night:  Cerwin got meat for our freezer late this afternoon (Wednesday) after shooting a six-point buck with his crossbow.  He is one happy hunter!