Happy Thanksgiving 2017

 I stood in the kitchen on Monday night and just had to stop and say "Thank you, Lord, for such a nice place to bake and cook!".  I made cupcakes and cookies for our Thanksgiving Feast at school and had lots of space...a change from the previous years.

                                      My little friends were excited for our last day of school.

The Forgiven Trio sang at our Pie and Praise Service and it was a blessing!

 Funny looking rolls...Alisa has mastered the fluffy crescent roll!  MMMM!

 Our privilege to host this year in the home that God gave us.  It is always fun to have the Stille family over!  We talked and laughed and vegged out and watched the Lions lose again.

 Thankful for these teenagers.  They sure know how to entertain their parents and each other!

                          Thankful to be able to gather together around our table with family.

 The dogs had fun together and kept up the tradition of being naughty during prayer!

 A special treat...that they swapped over and over.  And sadly...I didn't take anymore pictures of our day.  It was cozy and restful.  I am thankful for time to just be still!  We all know when the calendar page flips...we hit the ground running till Christmas.

Fun and full fall days!

Soccer season is over just in time!  The weather is now full on Michigan fall!

A cute little fan!

One Sunday morning...we had a visitor in our yard!  A huge snapping turtle was a little too leisurely taking a stroll through our backyard.  Ted and Teddy went out and made it mad as they tried to hurry him along...out of Velle's protected range.

Lots of fall fun in K5 with tasting parties and activities to go with our letters, numbers, and seasons!

Teddy has been elected to be a student representative for the School Advisory Council.  My class loved having the big kids come in and meet them.  The little kiddos look up to the big kiddos...friends for life.

We had the opportunity to host a Pumpkin Party at our house for the K5 students and their parents.  It was a fun time that wrapped up the last week of October.

Our pumpkins that were carved in order to show the light of Jesus in our neighborhood.

For Sweetest Day...I tried a new recipe for my sweetheart...baked bacon with brown sugar...some with pecans.  Oh my yummy!

A water main break caused quite a stir around here.  We had a boil order for church and school.  Our house didn't have a problem because we are on a well, but several towns had little to no water for a week.  I knew many places weren't able to serve coffee and extras...I just wanted to buy coffee to make at home...and had to drive to two different places due to restaurants being closed.

A fun woodland baby shower!  MMMM!

Superhero Day for one of our little K3 students who was seriously injured in a car accident.

My new interior decorators...make me spend money!  "But Mom, you need to replace that broken lamp from three years ago.  It's about time!  And you know you like this!"

Beautiful, cold and fall days!

 Our Teacher's Retreat to the thumb of Michigan was a wonderful time!  The Stilles know how to make things special for a time away.  Time with co-workers to encourage and challenge us in our role as teachers.

                                                      Laughter and sharing is a blessing.

                                                 A trip to the lake and to the coffee shop.

                          A pretty intense tournament of Farkle! Lots of laughter and hollering!

Hunting rocks!

Catching the first snowflakes of the season!