~Abigail's "MistleTOES!"~

We are still waiting on God, but hope to have our tickets soon to fly back to South America.
We are beginning the overwhelming task of packing...so THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!!
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~My Sweetheart got me this pretty navy blue hat in Colombia years ago, and I never got to wear it until recently.~

 ~Kimberly and Phillip helped me and I made "MistleTOES" out of little Abigail's foot prints! :-) ~

~Abigail's "MistleTOES" Up close!~

~Heather~

~My Happy Birthday~

I had a very happy birthday.  My niece Sophia and I share a birthday, so we went up to Michael and Beth's and celebrated together.  

~Here's a fun picture of my sweetheart and I at Eden Park overlooking the Ohio river.~

 ~I had given a little money to help Beth buy a nice ice cream cake for Sophia, but had told her that I didn't need my name on the cake, so it could be more special for Sophia.
Dear Mom D. decided that I needed my VERY OWN BIRTHDAY CAKE...and so sent the money with Beth to buy me a cake.  
Beth found this adorable yummy choc. cake for my cake.  =) ~

 ~Kinsey (holding baby Abigail) and I.~

 ~We were wall-to-wall people...and wall-to-wall fun!!~

 ~Amy and I being Silly~

 ~Heather, Beth, and Amy wearing our birthday hats Sophia gave us.~

 ~Sophia's pretty and yummy ice cream cake.~

 ~Sophia and I.~

 ~Sophia opening her gifts.~

 ~Yours truly.  My sweetheart was snapping pics of me and I didn't even know it.  =)
I got some very nice gifts as well, but we didn't get any pics.~

 ~Beth holding one tired Jeremiah, and Amy holding one tired Abigail.~

 ~Sweet Kimberly enjoying some coffee.~

 ~Dad, Mom, (getting a fun foot rub from Kinsey), and Heather.~
I had a very nice birthday!!!

~Look who is 2 months old!~

Phillip would appreciate prayer.
Normally we do not do revivals when we are in the USA, for we are so tired and only travel for missions, but this time Phillip felt that the Lord would have him do a weekend revival at the Spanish church in Shelbyville, IN.
So he is preaching there tonight and tomorrow.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR HIM AND THE SERVICES!!!
(and for the kids and I here!)
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 ~Jesus helped me and I snapped these pics of little Abigail Elizabeth!
(She moved her arms around and hid one of the letter's of her name behind the little shoes.
I didn't realize it until I was done taking her pics. =)

 ~This little baby gets LOTS of hugs!!!
She's a keeper.  Most nights she sleeps 6-7 hours in her own bed.  =) ~

 ~Thank you, Dear Jesus, for sending us little Abigail.~

~Love those pretty blue eyes.~

 ~How we L.O.V.E. this little dolly!~

 ~Precious~

~Celebrating our Mary~

 ~Gramp and Gram came over on Friday before Mary's birthday, so here is Gram giving Mary her present.~

 ~Years ago I got a cake pan to make a checkerboard cake.  So, I had fun making a pink and white Checkerboard cake for Mary's birthday. ~

 ~I got adorable Choral, Gray, and white pom poms from a friends' wedding (I rescued them from being thrown away) and planned Mary's birthday dinner around those colors. =)
Here's little Mary's place setting.~

 ~Mary's coffee cup.~

 ~I ran a gray and white chevron ribbon down the table as a table runner.~

 ~Her cute little spoon and fork.~

 ~In between the cake layers was my homemade Raspberry jam.
The icing was vanilla pudding mixed with 1 1/2 cups milk and instant coffee.
Then I stirred an 8 oz. coolwhip into it.
It was DELISH...but was more runny than I had planned, so my plans changed for the top of the cake.
I just put down a small piece of saran wrap and used a BRAND NEW gray and white polka dotted hair bow I had just purchased for Abigail as the topper. =) ~

 ~Mary and her table.~

 ~I made raspberry lemonade and Laura made a pear salad that perfectly matched my table.  =) ~

 ~I hung the choral and white pom poms in between the L.R. and D.R.   The Hausmans were able to join us for Mary's little celebration.  (Sadly, Daddy was in Colombia and couldn't be here.) ~

 ~Her pink and white Checkerboard cake.~

 ~Mary opening her gift from Darla and Bryan and family.~

 ~Mary in person!  =) ~

 ~Mary and her SIDEKICK...Elijah!~

 ~Mary's tiny sister Abigail.  =) ~

 ~We made Colombian Arepas and coffee for Mary's birthday breakfast.  An arepa is sort of like a cake made out of corn flour, with cheese in it.  It is very popular in Colombia and reminds us of the taste of Popcorn, due to the salt in it and the butter it is cooked in.~

 ~Mary's gifts.  A whole lot of LITTLE gifts...put into big gift bags.  =) ~

 ~Mary wearing her new blouse from Grandpa and Grandma!~

 ~our family loves to do S'mores, so I thought this blouse was fitting.~

 ~Mary opening gifts.~

 ~She got a little metal tea set, which she is enjoying with her brothers.~