Dec. Mish Mosh

We made some new friends recently with the Mossman family from Florida. They have moved in to join our other friends, the Gibsons, in their ministry at North Cove Fellowship Retreat Center. The Mossman Family is 11 strong, having 9 children ranging from ages 16 to 1. Anna is closest to age with her new best friend Esther who is 6 years old. They have a 4 year old boy Miciah, who is just one month younger than Anna, but boys just don't have the same flare as girls at this stage. All the children get along wonderfully and here is a combination of kids from the three families sitting nicely and watching a video together. Good thing you can't hear noise from a picture:)

We had the Youth Group Christmas Party at our house last week, and Gabe was just loving it. Here he is with Freddy, very carefully stealing Doritos and cupcakes. Needless to say the diet was lost that night but we have been very careful since then to make up for it!

In case you did not know we brought home a stray cat that had taken residence at the school and named her Seraphina. We were not quite fast enough in getting her fixed and ended up with an adorable litter of kittens. Here is Anna making sure all inwell with momma and kitties.

We had a great sleepover with Hannah and Jeramiah Harris! This is a very energy filled group. I did manage to get them all together for a while focused on Playdough! They had a wonderful time!

OK here is the story: Anna yells from the other end of the house, "mommy come here, come here." I proceed toward her bathroom where the voice is coming from thinking I'm on bottom wiping duty again. Anna comes out of the bathroom playing with the front of her hair saying very dramatically, "A squirrel nibbled off my hair, a squirrel nibbled off my hair!" Surprised, dismayed, and half laughing, I try to get the confession. "Anna was it really a squirrel that cut off the bangs in your hair?" She replys with all seriousness and flare, "It might have been a beaver?!" What do you say to that??? Well we did a tiny trim and bangs it is!