Getting ready for Christmas ,with a visit to a live Nativity

Stephanie, Cortney and I went with our friends to the Critter Barn to view the "Live Nativity".

Of course, our Savior was born in a different setting and more like a cave than a barn, but it was still fun to see all the animals. Cortney loved to feed every animal straw whether they want it our not. And I had to protect the little chicks from strangulation when Cortney had a grasp. Stephanie loved the bunnies and kittens. It was just a good reminder that maybe Jesus had his first bedroom filled with smells and loud animal noises.

The girls thought it was great!

We enjoyed a warm fall! --just so you can remember with us!

We love our wooded backyard, except for the hours of raking it entails in the fall! The girls(And neighbors) love to jump in our piles! I guess it does give Jeff and I a since of accomplishment when we see our huge collection of leaves on the road ready to be picked up. Our landscape also includes a lot of perennials that require some maintenance in the fall so we stay busy on the weekends with home projects.







Jeff and I did get to get to take a lovely and warm fall weekend up to Mackinaw Island, Mi for a marriage retreat with some friends from church. It was a fun event at a nice hotel. It was a great chance to reconnect with each other and some friends.