September Happenings

I've been slacking on the updates.  You now know my excuse.  Not many pictures have been taken this past month, but here you go!

We had an FHE night where we talked about putting on the armor of God.   The kids luckily had knight helmets and swords that went right along with it.  They had fun decorating their shields.

Gavin enjoyed transferring the stickers from the shield to his belly.

My dear parents are missionaries!!  

 

They have been called to serve at the Great Lakes Naval Base in Chicago, IL.  They went to the MTC for the first two weeks in September.  They then had 2 weeks before they had to report to their mission on October 1.  They made the 3 day drive out here and got to stay with us for a week before heading up to the Chicago area.  It was so nice to have them here.  Luckily the kids warmed up to them quick which made it fun.

We finally got our table that we ordered over 3 months ago!  We had to assemble everything.  My dad and I took an afternoon to put together 8 chairs!  We were pros in the end.

Here's what we got.  It is counter height and the middle of the table has a butterfly leaf.  We are VERY excited for our new table.  Our extra chairs go great with the kitchen island and the computer nook.  

Makenzie had an "Appalachian Day" at school.  She just called it pioneer day. Ha Ha!  She had to dress up and insisted that she had to wear a country dress, not jeans and a flannel shirt like I suggested.  We went to a goodwill store the night before and out of pure luck... there was only one dress and it was the perfect size for her for $2!  I made her the apron and she was ready to go!  She was the cutest little pioneer girl!