John 14:6

Katie and Ben reciting John 14:6- "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.'" It's so sweet how Katie tries to help Ben!

 

Ben on the Guitar

I'm going to upload some recent videos.  Here is one of Ben we took last week rocking out on his guitar.  He thinks it's funny to call me "Morwenna"..  I wonder if all rock stars get so distracted when discovering crackers on their pants? :)

 

Easter

Better late than never, right?!  We had a wonderful Easter with friends.  Here are some pictures of the kids.  They are getting so big!

Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Dance

Tonight, Andrew took Katie to her first dance!  She has been so excited and looking forward to her special date with Daddy all week.  Katie looked beautiful and they had a fun time!

Lehman Gathering

We enjoyed a wonderful Lehman family gathering yesterday in Harrisonburg.  Katie and Benjamin loved playing with their second cousins.  Here are some photos of our kids taken by my talented cousin Ben Howard. 

Happy Birthday Katie!

Yesterday we celebrated Katie's third birthday with a purple party!  We had about 20 people in our house (10 kids) all dressed in purple to celebrate our sweet, purple-loving girl.  We played downstairs, Andrew read "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and then the kids decorated some cupcakes.  My family came from PA and my sister Lauren flew all the way from Portland, Oregon so we had lots of help with the decorating and food.  We loved having her here and especially appreciated her craftiness; she made all the little girls beautiful crowns!  It was a great time and, most importantly, Katie felt loved.  She received many fantastic gifts and has been enjoying them all!

Here are a few pictures (courtesy of my wonderful sister Leanne who loves to take lots of pictures of Katie and Ben :) ) of our visit with my family and of the party.  Thanks to everyone who made her day so special!

 

                                    

Grandpa and Grandma's Visit

Last week Grandpa and Grandma Witmer made the long trip from Maine to Harrisonburg.  It was so good to see them!  They hadn't been to our new house and Grandpa was able to get around to most of the rooms.  We enjoyed some beautiful fall days; the temperature was in the high 70s and the leaves were gorgeous!  We had a picnic lunch on JMU's Quad and they got to listen in on one of Andrew's lectures.  Then on Thursday night Uncle Joel and Aunt Darlene had us all over for a delicious dinner. On Friday morning Grandpa and Grandma took us out to Cracker Barrel for breakfast.  We loved having them here and look forward to our next visit! 

Here are also a few more Halloween pictures of the kids and our sweet friends the Colemans.