rambling: winds, words and weariness.

This weekend we had an unexpected blessing: friends from our Bible school days came to stay with us!! We were not very close to them at school, but in our mind, anyone from our Bible school days has a special place in our heart, and instant access to our kitchen!! :) We love when people call us up to stay in our home, or in this case, in our driveway! hahaha. The Vermillions brought along a 28 foot trailer, since they are spending 6 months ( i believe) traveling before they settle down in the USA. They have an amazing story, but if you want to hear it, check out their website which also tells of the ministry they just joined... also very cool: www.vermillion.se

Now that our hosting time has come to an end, and we had to say goodbye, i am very weary. But BUT but, it was worth every moment! Sam wanted to go with them. I think he liked having some more boys around!!

Here are some photos from our time together in the sun and the wind.



Adorable. always. watching the fish on this blustery day!



Julia and Grace: fast friends!! Now we have more people on the west coast to visit! horray! On my guidance, they have set themselves up as Pen pals at this point in time.
We shall see if that works out, sometimes my "good ideas" don't last long... i fly from one thing to another much too quickly, and perhaps need to learn to not do as much... haha. Speaking of "Flying" : here they girls are flying a kite, what a wonderful way to relax.... hands are occupied, mind relaxes, thoughts soar.... *sigh* child-like moments of de-stressing.


Boys played soccer: above . Girls went swinging: below.




Cute Kids cuddle in bed with books and bears. :)



Quiddler: an excellent home schooling spelling resource! This is a scrabble-like card game, what a fun way to learn how to spell! :)



Mmmm. Dave and I love to make this breakfast whenever we have people stay with us! Dutch crepes, fruit, whipping cream, YUM!! And... what a stack of cakes dave made (perfectly as usual! he is the best fryer around! ) to feed our crew of 11. delicious!




The Fall fairs are in full swing, and this weekend (thanksgiving) is the biggest one for our area. Julia and her sweet friend Jamie spent the morning making crafts with me, in preparation for entering in this fair. (Sam and Mercy did some too.... well, sort of ! haha)