I am so sad to say that on November 7th, my sister's husband Jim unexpectedly passed away. This has been a shock and I would like for your to pray for Diana and her children and grandchildren. Losing Mom and then just a little over two months later losing Jim just seems more than one can bare, but we have hope in the Lord and know that we will see them both again.
On October 29th, it had been one year since we got Maylea. We had a small party for her. We wanted to keep it small and simple, so we just invited the people that were at the airport when we got home from China last year. We had ice cream and cake, and Maylea got some presents. This day was very special for all of us. Maylea had a blast playing with her cousins at the house, and she enjoyed all of her presents.
On Sunday, October 24th, we had a fall harvest party for our church at our house. We played games, roasted weenies, and had a hay ride. Everyone had a blast, and all the kids dressed up in costumes. We hope this will be an annual thing.
On Saturday, September 20, we went to the Columbus Zoo with Kathleen, Chris, Deacon, and Levi Moles. Of course Nick and Jake wouldn't tag along with us; I guess they're just too old for the zoo. The weather was beautiful, maybe a little too warm because all of the animals were sleeping. Well, most of them anyway. Maylea's favorites were the elephants and gorillas, especially the gorillas because Eddie was holding her and when he would walk away, she would start crying. I only have one regret, and that is I didn't get any pictures of Levi. I may just steal some from Kathleen.