Our infamous trip to the light show:) We got off the freeway and waited in a line just to get in for 1 1/2 hours. Thankfully most of the kids were sleeping so it gave Monica and I perfect time to catch up. Poor Allen sat all the way in the back seat between car seats the whole time - thanks for your sacrafice! We went to St. Louis this weekend. Steve was an usher in a wedding of a friend of his and Sierra & I tagged along to spend some time with Monica & her family. We went to the mall to try on his tux and they had a carousel & ESPN zone inside - smart marketers! Anything to appease the children and the men while the women shop :).
We got on the carousel right before closing time and on her favorite animal too :)
We loved seeing Daddy all spiffed up. I think the lady thought we were a little crazy to be snapping endless pictures in the tux shop :).
Sierra is holding Monica's youngest Joseph. 
Hannah got up special just to say hello at our 10:30 p.m. arrival time.
I stole this picture from Monica's blog, but it was too cute to pass up. Emily, Sierra & Hannah.
We got on the carousel right before closing time and on her favorite animal too :)
We loved seeing Daddy all spiffed up. I think the lady thought we were a little crazy to be snapping endless pictures in the tux shop :).
Sierra is holding Monica's youngest Joseph. 
Hannah got up special just to say hello at our 10:30 p.m. arrival time.
I stole this picture from Monica's blog, but it was too cute to pass up. Emily, Sierra & Hannah. 
7 comments:
Looks like a fun time of fellowship! I bet Sierra and Hannah are bosom buddies, eh? So what's the light show thing?
Ha ha ha! That is soooo funny...all that waiting to see the lighs and the kids really didn't care. We sure loved having you guys over. We only wish it could have been longer. Ok, that picture of me is hilarious. I sure look happy to see you guys :)
Did you catch the pink lemonade sister comment on my blog with that cute picture of our girls???
Al - It was a light show at a catholic shrine. It was a very nice light show. It had Bible verses along the way telling the story of Jesus' birth. It just took a long time to get in there even though we were only 1/2 mile away :).
Monica - I did, but I don't remember what that referred to. Refresh my memory or lack thereof :)
I think it's so neat how your friendship has spanned time & distance, Jen & Monica -- you guys treasure that relationship! It's truly rare.
MONICA! This comment is for you, but your blog won't let me post it, & I've been trying to post it since yesterday evening. (Hope you don't mind, Jen!)
Monica, one pound is the LEAST you've ever gained during this time of the month, so I think you deserve congratulations. As for advice, I'm trying to think . . . my biggest "secret" or method of success is honestly just the "Am I hungry?" thing. If I am hungry, I eat. Just try to really enjoy your food -- another thing I've found is that if I take more than 6 or so bites of something, the flavor just isn't there like it was at first. That really helps too. I try to focus on enjoying the few bites I really can taste, & sllllooooowww myself down. And then I stop when I'm satisfied. This is FUN b/c it means you will again be hungry in a while, & you can again eat what suits your fancy. That's how I live now ~ I don't usually think about it any more, except when I do overeat & I have that unpleasant, too-full feeling that I remember used to be my constant way of life. I know it's so hard -- my big thing was always "closet eating." Sneaky, sneaky me. It was like I was ashamed to eat in front of people. I even remember putting on my bathrobe at Bob Jones, going down to the vending machine room, loading up the pockets, going back upstairs, & hiding in my little closet to eat every last honey bun or whatever that I'd bought. And I didn't even have enough money to do my laundry! Talk about your food being your god! Grack!! Anyway, just make your prayer be, "God, please distract me from that plate sitting there" or "God, please make that plate look gross to me" or "God, please remove that plate or give me the strength to pretend it has been removed already." Whatever works -- just pray right away. He already knows what you're thinking -- He's just waiting for you to tell Him too, right?
huge hugs, Monica -- this is a terrible time of year for the newness of your endeavor, & I pray your earnest desire will be met with God's grace to allow you to pass through this time as HIS success!!
Jen....that was what Pastor Conn called us when we sang our special together with Leigh and Merilee and we were all dressed in pepto pink dresses :)
Danna....you are so awesome. I wish you were closer so you could hold my hand through this whole thing. It is so hard...of course that was said in a whining voice. Thank you for being so transparent. I didn't know those things. I think I have to do a whole lot more praying
Monica - I remember we got in trouble for sliding the notes - looking back - too funny!
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