Enjoy this Christmas Season...... From our Family to Yours!

Happy 1 month Birthday Haven!

School Days

These are the girls school pictures. Dont you just "Love" school pictures! :) I must say they look so OLD in these pictures. Where are my babies?? I will be posting some more "school" pictures soon that do not look like your typical school type photos. They were Christmas pictures and turned out so good! I dont think I could have gotten any better ones of both of them. They are comming soon! Zoe had just turned 6 in this picture and Meisi is 4 1/2.

A day in the life of "Haven"............... Smiling, winking, and sleeping...Oh how I miss you Haven

Madison, I cant believe you are 12!!!!

I just want to say Happy Birthday to my daughter Madison, who turned 12 TODAY! You are such a wonderful daughter, and I thank God every day for you. You are so caring and you are such a good big sister to Zoe and Meisi. They think you hung the moon Madison, and I know how special they are to you too. You freely gave up your place as the "Baby" in our family for your two little sisters, and for that I am so thankful! Happy Birthday!!

Zoe, the Missionary

Zoe and Meisi loved Vacation Bible school this year, as always. This year they talked alot about Missions and how we need to reach out to other countries about God, and that many people in other countries worship other things besides God. Zoe told me the night this picure was taken(after parents night) that she wanted to be a missionary and go to China and tell those people to quit praying to the big fat statue, her words not mine. That night when she prayed her bedtime prayers she asked God to let her go back to China one day and tell them to start praying to Him and not the statue. Simple words for a little 5 year old girl, but a tear jerker for Mom. She has continued to pray this same prayer since June. Her little heart was broken for the people of China, her people. I know one day Zoe you will be back in China and there is no doubt you will be telling the people about God.

Signing a new song at Church

Here is Zoe and Meisi at church. They learned a new song and the signs to it. Can you tell they are very serious. I hope they are always interested in sign language ! I think it is beautiful done to praise and worship. Seeing them on stage brings me to tears . I think where they would have been if they were in China ,and I know they wouldnt be in church learning new praise and worship songs.
Zoe and Meisi you are so special and we are so lucky to have been chosen by God to be your family.

Haven Brynlee

My son and DIL just sent me some new pictures. Its amazing how much they change when you dont see them every day! Haven, You are so beautiful and you look so peaceful in this picture. I love you! Granna

More Haven Pics

I am missing sweet Haven so much! Here are a couple more pictures of her taken that first week she was born. She is so precious!

Precious Eden Jewel

Here is Eden Jewel. She just turned two in october and is our first grandbaby. She is the funniest thing. The other day she was sitting at the bar eating crackers and I ask her if she wanted more and she said ,Yes, more Quackers Granna! I love the way a 2year old talks :)

Madison, Meisi and Zoe

My little Tinkerbells

Meisi

Here is our precious Meisi. She is so funny. This is one of her dance pictures. She loves dance picture time because she gets to wear "Makeup".

One day I was trying to tell Meisi that beauty is not on the outside of us, but what is on the inside that makes us beautiful. I have told her this on many occasions since the girls are always getting from everyone "How Beautiful they are" and I want them to understand that beauty really is only skin deep. So, I think I have finally gotten the point across and we are getting ready for a dance performance one day, applying the performance makeup and all and I say, Meisi, what makes us beautiful? Thinking she will say "My heart" she surprises me with "MakeUp"!! Oh well ?? Here is Meisi Jade YanLi at 4 years old wearing her makeup and her precious smile.

The Happy Family

Here is another picture of our newest sweet angel, Haven. Mommy and Daddy look good after being up all night?! :)