Victoria's Birthday, Ben leaving.

Here is Victoria wearing a birthday outfit from mom and Dad.
Thank-you Misty B. for the beautiful birthday bow!

Really enjoying your new toy, are'nt you Victoria?!

Opening presents with daddy.
We are so glad that we were able to have Victoria at home for her birthday this year.
Victoria's last birthday was spent in the hospital.

We had an open house for Victoria's birthday and for sending Benjamin off.
Thanks to all that came and helped us celebrate.

We went skating ,when we came home we found out that Mom had frosted this cake
Didn't she do a good job?!

Esther and Benjamin having a twirly hug.

Dad and Benjamin in front of the hotel in Fargo where we said good-bye to our soldier

The night before Ben left we played Phase Ten together.

Here is Rachel with the roses that Ben gave to all of his Girls. We love you Benjamin!!
Ben is not the only soldier in training. Everyone who is a Christian is a soldier in the King of Kings army.
We all need to be training to be the best soldier possible for Jesus.
"Have not I commanded thee? Be stong and of a good courage; be not afaid neither be thou dismayed:
for the Lord the God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." Joshua 1:9
May you all have a great day. Don't forget that we are in a battle!

Victoria is almost two!!!

I just wanted to say that Victoria,at around 3:50 p.m  will turn two years old!! We are all very excited about this. We are so grateful to God for letting us have our little treasure for so long. We will try and post pictures of her party soon. May you all be led of the Spirit today. "But thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift!."

Skiing

The entire crew. Front row,from left to right, Jeshua C,Matthew M,Ronnie C. Second row; Caleb M, Ellen C,
Isaac K. last row; Linda M, Elizabeth M, Rachel M, and Priscilla K

Jeshua. There was a wonderful view from the top of Buena Vista.
The weather was very, very delightful.

The Lodge.

From left to right; Caleb, Isaac, and Ronnie.
This is the middle and largest lift at Buena Vista

Caleb, Jeshua, and Ronnie were all new skiers. They did very well.  Here Jeshua, Matthew and Caleb (hiding behind the mask) are ready for another fun run!

My sister Rachel. As you can see by the look on her face she (all of us really) was having a great time:)

Priscilla and Rachel after getting of the smaller lift...ready to head down...in the blinding snow...which didn't last too long.

Ronnie and Elizabeth coming up the ski lift. We are so glad that our cousins and aunt were able to join us for a day of fun and exercise.

 Elizabeth did fine on the slopes...but here she is just taking a quick break.  The weather was mild...at first it snowed heavily...but it cleared up and was such a nice day, we really didn't want to stop.

My wonderful mom. Thank-you Mom for taking us to Buena Vista.
Thank-you very much Daddy for staying home with the little girls..we wished you could have come with us.

Our Cousin Isaac hit into a deer.(we are glad you are o.k.) Isaac gave us the meat from the deer.
Here Caleb is cutting meat of the bones..notice his lovely apron:)

"But let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven."
May our great God give you all many opportunists to share the Lord with others this week. No light is too insignificant. I once read a story about a little girl. She was a housemaid in a large house. Her jobs were lowly and menial. Whenever her companions saw her she was cheerfully fulfilling her tasks. When asked what her secret to joy was,she replied" I know that Jesus sees all I do. I want my candle to burn brightly even in this small corner of the world.
You never know who your life is touching.