Early birthday present

So hubby was thinking really hard.....what to get me for my birthday :) I think he went all out this year don't you!!
No really.....God enabled us to get a 'family' sized van just in time for baby #5's arrival. We have been praying for an opportunity to get a bigger van that will fit the kids better than our white 'sardine' version we currently have. A couple weeks back we tried fitting all the car seats in our smaller vehicle and it was really, REALLY cramped!! God brought this vehicle to our attention just in time!! We are so thankful to this answer to prayer and have enjoyed the spacious ride today. Here are a few pics of the inside. I love it!

The 'Beast' - 10 passenger bucket seating

front seats

3 bucket seats behind driver/passenger

2 bucket seats in the middle

3 more bucket seats along the back

Our family song

During our family devotions, we have started singing our 'family' song Complete in Thee.
As the title states, it is a song that talks about the Christian's completeness in Christ. Hope you enjoy!!

Chorus words:

Yea, justified, oh blessed thought!

And sanctified salvation wrought!

Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,

and glorified I, too, shall be.

If you would like the sheet music for this song....click the link below!

http://www.spea.org/images/stories/hymn_complete_in_thee.pdf

Christmas Party

Tonight was our first staff Christmas party for Answers in Genesis. There was anywhere from 400-500 people in attendance :) It was nice being able to meet many of the people hubby works with outside his computer department (we know most everyone in his group). It was so funny watching our 4 yr old say "There's Ken Ham!!!" or "Where did Ken Ham go?" They have only ever seen him on videos or in the books we have.....so I know they enjoyed getting to meet him tonight and shake his hand. We also were able to go on a ferry ride across the river there and back again. We even were able to sit next to some volunteers that just happen to be our good friends from church back in South Carolina! They have come to volunteer for the week, so it was great being able to see them again. The supper was very good and the kids were zonked by the time we got home! A very enjoyable evening......

Cousins

We had some of the cousins visit for the weekend. We had a fun Saturday at the Creation Museum and went to check out Jungle Jim's (ok...so I need to insert a correction here. It wasn't Bull milk cheese, it was Buffalo milk cheese *grin*).

The kids all sat down on the couch wanting a picture and they did great!!! Here's their cute faces....

Our little guy didn't get to go on the camel last visit to the museum, so this time he had a chance to ride with big brother and sister. He was beaming!!

Snakes Alive!

Today was so much fun. I think this part was the kids favorite! We went to see the Snakes Alive presentation at the Creation Museum and the kids were very VERY hands on as you will see. They absolutely loved every minute of it!
(Yes, mommy did hold a snake too!)

movin, movin, movin....

We are starting to move boxes into our storage unit. We are seriously trying to declutter the house as much as possible. We had the movers come by this week for an estimate....whoa! We had the realtor come by with a to-do-list of improvements for selling....double whoa! And the painter should be coming by this afternoon for an estimate to paint several rooms....(I don't even want to think about it!!! WHOA!)
I don't know how God is going to work this all out, but I have faith that He already has :) Our God is so good and I continue to see His blessings on our lives. He has always seen us through every situation and I know He will continue to do so. We look forward to the great things He has in store for us.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers. The sale of our house and a place to move into are our biggest prayer requests at the moment. I want to see God do some great things....to show Himself marvelous. In this type of economy, heading into the down season of home sales, it is only He who can bring the right buyer to us, especially in the short amount of time we have to move! I look forward to what is going to happen............

Where have I been?

I have not disappeared, well I have disappeared between the numerous boxes that are cluttering my house at the moment! Our official announcement is.....we are moving!! Out of state! Hubby has accepted a job offer and we will be heading out mid September. I have been packing like mad and trying to clean....we really need to get the house on the market soon! We are asking for prayer that our house will sell quickly and the Lord will provide a home for us to move into. Things need to happen very quickly and we know that God is in control of the whole situation. We are excited to see what God has in store for us :)

Happy 88th!

A very special Happy Birthday to my Grandpa N. Wish we were there to help you celebrate. Continuing to pray for you and thinking of you often! Love you :)
Grandpa with his great granddaughter

Creation Museum Part 2

Here are some pics as you go through the museum......

The Petting Zoo

Creation Museum

..... and here are the exciting photos!!!

We went to the Creation Museum this weekend in Kentucky. (Thank you Camfields for the free passes!!!!)
We all enjoyed it so much! It takes you through the 7 C's of the Bible: Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation. I have so many photos, so I'm starting with the dinosaur pictures first. Our little guy was quite scared of the moving dinosaur!!

Pool fun!

Enjoy the barrage of pictures!!!