Halloween

There's more than one way to make a basket!!
Amanda & Mikaela
Michael Golfing
Pastor Mike, John, & Michael

Our Gym Filled with Munchkins
Batman Playing GolfMichael Getting Bowling Tips from Daddy
Michael Getting Bowling Tips from Mr. Bowman

Michael Bowling While Ignoring Above Tips

Nancy D. (there are 5 Nancy's at our church) & Princess Abby
Face Painting Booth
Moon Bounce (I usually try to get a jump or two in, but there was no time this time)
Basketball BoothDrew & TJ working the Hungry Monkey Booth

Our church always does a Fall Fun Night on Halloween. We usually stay home and give out candy and tracks, but this year decided to go help out. It was such a blast! There were lots of kids who came from the neighborhoods around the church as well as some of the kids from church. It was lots of fun. Theron and I worked in the preschool booth, where the kids could go bowling, play mini golf and play pee wee basketball, along with the Duffields. Of course, kids of all ages played anyway. My legs were so sore yesterday from setting and resetting the pins. A couple of kids even liked to throw the balls while I was still resetting pins!!

Pictures from Mary & Chrissy's Graduation Party

Grandma & Poppy with the Grads. Thanks for all your help that weekend, Christine!

Uncle Bruce, Grandpa Stone, & Poppy Wondering How They Ended up in

Such a Crazy Household
Karen, Aunt Lisa, Heather, Jeanine & Landon
Michael Taking a Break with Mom

Mary, Sam, Chrissy, Nancy, Nina, & Johnny looking through the cards
John & Pastor Reid
Bill & Karl catching up

TJ & Nina acting silly

Johnny & TJ acting goofy. Johnny and Joey spent the night Saturday. They wanted to be at the ceremony on Saturday morning, so came early. They are like our two other sons, so, of course, they couldn't miss their " sisters' " big day. :)

Playing Volleyball in the Backyard

Sam, Chrissy, Nicole, Virginia, Kristen, Mary & Ashley G. hanging out on the deck.

Here are some pictures of Mary's and Chrissy's Graduation party. We had it on June 2nd, their ceremony was that morning, and the party was that afternoon/evening. We had such a wonderful time sharing our girls' day with all of our family and close friends. I started this blog after all of that, so these never got posted on here. These are all from the disposable cameras we had placed around for everyone to take pictures for us during the festivities.

Johnny Update

Hi, everyone! I talked with Darlene for awhile tonight. She had two prayer requests: That Johnny continues to improve...he was very dehydrated on Sunday when they went into the clinic and is doing much better now. However, they didn't give him his chemo today, as his immune system is still down from last week's treatment. Also, they are seeing another group of doctors for a second opinion on the course of treatment that is best for Johnny. She asked that we pray for them to have wisdom. She is awesome and such a strong Christian. She is wonderful to talk to, and always leaves me feeling uplifted!! God is using the Bryan family in a mighty way, as they are such a testimony to everyone they meet at the hospital and clinic. Thanks for your prayers on their behalf.

I found some discs of pictures taken with the disposable cameras we had lying around at the girls' graduation party in June. Here is one of Johnny. I'll post more of those pictures soon.

Flat Mary & Flat Chrissy Go to Williamsburg & Church

What a BUSY Weekend!!

Here are a few pictures of the girls at church this morning.Flat Mary in the Orchestra
Flat Chrissy in the Choir
Hope Talking to the Girls Before SS
Flat Mary & Flat Chrissy Visit the Church Library
Mom Spending Time with the Girls before Class

On Saturday, my SS class took a trip to Williamsburg to shop. We took Flat Mary & Flat Chrissy with us. It was so fun!!

Here are the girls on the dash of the van. Notice the green sign in the background...it shows that Williamsburg is 23 miles ahead. The seat belts were a bit overwhelming for them, so they were in my purse for most of the ride.

Tammy drove the church van on the way there for us. Here she is posing with the girls.

Our Tree, Again

Here are a couple more picstures of our tree. Now that we've had colder weather and rain, the colors are getting vibrant.

Our Favorite Tree

Pretty tree in our backyard! Don't ya just love Fall?

Johnny Update

Good evening! I spoke with Darlene today. She asked that we pray for Johnny. He had a rough day today. They are at the Ronald McDonald House tonight, as he had his spinal tap/chemo today. If everything goes as planned, they should be able to go home for the weekend on Friday evening. Many of you have asked about Johnny. I asked Darlene if it would be okay to post updates and prayer requests here on our family blog. She said that would be fine, as they covet your prayers on Johnny's behalf. So, when there is a specific request or news, I will post it here. Thanks for your prayers.