Bye Bye Zach and Elizabeth...

I remember sitting around last Saturday night thinking, 'We've got a whole week and it's just the first day. This is going to be so much fun!' Now, it's 2:40 a.m. and Zach and Elizabeth are getting ready to head to the airport to fly back to Memphis and I was right. We had a lot of fun this week and we'll miss them a lot when they go back. As her big brother, I feel very happy to see the way she has matured into adulthood, and to see how well Zach treats her and makes her happy. It makes me proud to see the way they love each other in a type of love that comes from God. Anyway, I'm proud to call Elizabeth my sister and Zach my brother-in-law. Here are a couple of pictures from our time together. You can see a lot more on Elizabeth's blog or her photography blog. You can also click here to see a photo album.

Zach and ElizabethSome of Elizabeth's photography skills.
Brother and sister.

Daddy's New Blanket...

You all know the blanket saga, so awhile back, we were looking for a blanket like ours online, but we didn't know what it was called, so our search was unsuccessful, until one day, when Kaiyah was wearing a new knit sweater of hers, and Dan said, "Hey, this feels like my blanket, so maybe we should look for a knit blanket." So we did, and we found lots of options, and they all looked like the blanket that Dan, Zeke and Kaiyah always argue over, so we finally found one that was king size on Overstock.com for only $30 and free shipping, so we got and now it's here, but neither Dan, Zeke, nor Kaiyah are using it. Apparently the love of blankets runs in Dan's family. (That's Dan's sister, Elizabeth, in the picture.)

Happy Valentine's Day! Part Two...

Zach and Elizabeth got here, and we're having lots of fun! They got here mid-afternoon and played hard until they went to bed a little bit ago. Zeke played Play-Doh and colored. Kaiyah crawls all over, going all the things brought from the states. The grown-ups also had a fun time playing on the Wii. For dinner, we had cheese fondue and chocolate fondue for dessert (an idea we stole from a friend of ours). Dan's sister being a photographer and all, we'll have lots more pictures before the end of next week. When we get them organized, we'll post a link to an album.Zeke having fun with Play-Doh.The cheese fondue with meat, potatoes, bread, and brocolli.
The chocolate fondue with pound cake, bananas, apples, and marshmallows.Zeke liked the chocolate fondue.So did Dan.

Happy Valentine's Day! Part One...

We started celebrating Valentine's Day already with a heart-shaped pancake breakfast. You can see from the picture that Kaiyah really enjoyed it. What you don't see in the picture is Zeke to the left saying, "I want my pancake back!" He liked them, too. It was a really good breakfast, but we haven't really even begun to celebrate yet. This afternoon, Dan's sister, Elizabeth and her husband, Zach, are coming in for a visit, so we'll have a lot more pictures to post from the rest of our Valentine's Day. In the meantime, may yours be filled with love for your families and your faith.

On a side note, if you've never read about St. Valentine, I encourage you to check out this article.