Visit with Friends!

Well, I'm going to post some pictures of our visit last week with our friends, Doug and Susan, and their children: Ariel, Caleb, Melody, Tarin, Luke and Noah. They came into town for a Bible conference with John Piper on Saturday night and Sunday morning. So we had a late lunch on Saturday together and then fellowshipped over lunch on Sunday afternoon before they left to go home. Of course, there is always drama when you have a lot of children, so I don't want to leave that out. Some of the kids at our house had been sick and it was Abby's turn to have a croupy cough and a sore throat. I called Susan on Friday night and told her about it and she said , "No problem." As long as the kids weren't throwing up, she wasn't going to worry about it. On Saturday morning, Abby is coughing so much that I decide to take her to the docotr that morning and her appointment is at 11 a.m. Well, on the way home she throws up in the truck. So, I called Susan and told her that the unthinkable has happened. But they decided to come anyway and I'm am soooo happy. Susan said that Caleb said he could get sick and get better or he could get sick and die, and then he would be even better off. Jim thought that was a pretty good attitude! (Just so you know Susan, no one else has thrown up, so I think she just had an upset tummy!)



We enjoyed our time together and they got introduced to Daniel's gluten-free pizza that he made by himself so he could enjoy pizza that day too.









The younger kids played out in the woods for part of the time. Little Noah was so cute. He came inside and said all of the kids left him and went into the woods. We told him he could get his shoes on and go in the woods, but he said, "I don't WANT to go into the woods," and he looked like he was going to cry! Hannah had a nice time with Ariel. We moved away from the Angleton area about 9 years ago, so it was a time of getting reacquainted for Hannah and Ariel, along with Mark and Paul and Caleb.

Caleb, Melody and Tarin spent Saturday night with us after the conference. I really enjoyed hearing about the conference and just sitting around discussing Biblical topics with the older kids. What a treat!

Susan and I have been good friends for over 14 years. She is truly the definition of a good friend, one that encourages to love and good works. I'm so thankful for her friendship and I hope my children find a friend like her, just closer proximity!



Here are the all the boys/men in a group picture!



Here are all the girls/women in a group picture!



Here is one final picture of Hannah and Ariel. We moved away from the Angleton area about 9 years ago, so Hannah doesn't remember a whole lot about Ariel. Plus, they have never known each other as adults. But she commented on how nice and personable she was and how much she enjoyed getting reacquainted.