~Our Christmas in May!~

~When Luann wrote me that she, Kara, and Bethany had their tickets to come and see us, I asked her if we could order our kids' schoolwork for next year, and if they would bring it for us. 
She said SURE and then wrote me an email that said, "FOR HEATHER ONLY!"
In that email she said they would like to bring some things for our children and asked what were some of the things they needed.
So I sent her a list and she said they had fun shopping! (and when we saw all the FUN Gifts we can TELL they did! :-)
I kept her secret and our kids didn't know they were getting goodies from "Aunt" Luann and her family!~

~Here's Mary with some of the treasures that A. Luann brought our family!~

~Some nice shirts for the boys, and sweet blouses for Mary and Abigail.  ~

~Some new shoes for Abigail.~

~A new ball glove for Noah!
HE'S THRILLED!
He REALLY wanted a glove so he could be practicing ball here so he can play with his friends back home in the U.S.A. later.~

~Some new dressy shoes!~

~And Kara and Bethany got matching Hoodies for themselves and our girls. Kimberly and Sarah Love them!~

~Some yummy candy from A. Luann and family!~

~Fun pencils and erasers.~

~Noah had saved his Christmas money so he bought himself some Toe Shoes and Aunt Luann brought them to him.~

~Kara and Bethany got these cute mini bobby pins for Kimberly and Sarah.~

~Abigail's new collection of shoes! :-) ~

~Aren't these so cute?!~

~And a baby doll for Mary, and some FUN sand for our kids to play with.~

~Some tea tree and lavendar oils we requested.~

~Luann brought 3 fun skirts for our dear little friend Valen!~

 ~And A. Luann provided the candy that made the Choc. Graduation caps for Elijah and Mary's Kindergarten graduation!  DELISH!~

~And she brought us some blue berry jello for 4th of July recipes!~

THANK YOU, LUANN, for ALL the NICE AND FUN GOODIES y'all brought us!! 

MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO US AND FOR LUGGING ALL THESE GOODIES (and our school work) HERE!! :-)

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Then about 2 weeks before Luann was coming, a dear friend (who prefers to remain anonymous :-) emailed me and told me that her family would like to get some goodies for our family, and they asked me for a list.
Our family had FUN thinking of what we wanted to put on our WISH list! :-)
Luann brought This friend Gifts to our family and here's pics of mostly everything they sent!
What FUN things! 

WITH ALL THAT LUANN GAVE US AND MY OTHER FRIEND...WE ARE FEELING VERY LOVED!!! :-)

~These adorable Tennis Shoes for little Mary!~

~And some fun girly LEGOS for Mary!~

 ~What Fun!~

 ~Elijah and Mary enjoying their new toys! ~

 ~And these FUN Black boots for Mary...and a beautiful scarf (which I adopted! But K and S can wear it anytime they want! :-) ~

~Here's Kara and our little Mary in a new dress from Dear A. Luann, and Mary wearing her new black boots from the other Dear friend!~

~Some of the fun clothes they sent!~

~They sent 4 Great matching shirts for Elijah and Noah.  ~

~The boys Love their new shirts!!~

~2 very fun colorful skirts for Mary (which she LOVES)!~

~They got these 2 adorable matching jumpers for Mary and Abigail.~

~And here are the girls wearing their new blue matching jumpers in Elijah and Mary's graduation.~

~These fun tennis shoes for Kimberly!  They got Kimberly a Nice coat as well, but I'll get a picture of her wearing that and post it! :-) ~

~Two different boxes of LEGOS for Noah...~

~And for Elijah!  The Boys think their gifts are AWESOME!!

~These cute white dressy shoes for baby Abigail!~

~And these for Sarah!  Sarah loves anything miniature!  So when she saw these Calico Critters she thought they were so CUTE!
The NEAT THING IS...she REALLY WANTED the Koala Family...but just put down "Calico Critters" on the WISH LIST and knew she'd be happy with anything they got her!
She was THRILLED that she NOT ONLY GOT THE KOALA FAMILY, but the fun ice cream truck (with miniature ice cream fixings),...PLUS They sent her...

 ~The fun hedge hog baby twins AND the cute bunk bed!~

 ~So Fun!~

~This adorable jean skirt for me to wear boots with!~

~They got these nice purses for Sarah and Kimberly!  They love them and carry them all the time!~

~And my Dear found out that I didn't have a CrockPot (and as far as my friend Caro could find they don't even sell CrockPots here in Bs. As.), so my friend bought me this NICE CrockPot which is wired for 220 electric like we have here.~

~I am THRILLED to have this crock pot!  It came just in time to use it for Elijah and Mary's graduation and for the Fall weather we are having now! :-) ~

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLLLL YOUR FAMILY GAVE TO US!!!  

MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO US!!  
We L!O!V!E! all you sent!  :-)

In case you missed it, I posted a post BELOW of our anniversary get-away!

~HEATHER~

~Happy Birthday, to our dear Elijah!~

~Our Dear Elijah turned 7!  Elijah wanted to hold a number 7, so Noah helped us by making a "7" out of blocks.~

~Elijah had a guitar lesson early on his birthday, so while he was gone, I quickly made him a Happy Birthday table and got a cake and brunch ready for when he, Noah, and Daddy got back from the boys guitar lessons.~

~A simple choc. cake with chocolate Mousse.~

~A "7" and an "E" out of Lego type blocks helped make his table more special.~

~Elijah's gifts all ready for him to open.  (The toy store where Phillip bought the gifts wraps them for free, so that was a big help to this Mommy.) ~

~When Elijah got home from his lesson he was HAPPY with his birthday table and gifts.~

~U. Charlie and A. Yoli got Elijah some new shoes for his birthday! :-) ~

~Our Elijah "lives on the edge."
When I looked up the definition of "Living on the Edge" ...these are some of the things I read...
"Taking chances, experimenting, doing things that other people think are impossible!
...Living on the edge means living a dangerous and/or unusual everyday life. 
People who live on the edge are very frequently exposed to physical danger. :-)

The other day I took this picture of WHERE Elijah left his FORK after he had scrambled to eat and had run out the door to his guitar lessons. :-) ~

~And this is how he and Noah threw away their plates after his birthday brunch. :-) ~

~Then, We took Elijah to the ZOO to celebrate his birthday!
We had a quick stop at a nearby Chinese grocery store for some drinks and a volcano birthday candle to take with us!
This lady that works at the store was DELIGHTED that Abigail let her hold her.~

~Dear Aunt Yoli and Caro helped us get our zoo tickets for buy-one-get-one-50% off, and since Noah, Elijah, Mary, and Abigail were free, we ended up only paying for TWO of the EIGHT of us to get into the zoo! :-) ~

~The kids doing a silly picture.~

~Mr. Bear standing up.~

~Our 6 treasures.~

~The brown bear.  He looked all snuggly and fuzzy, but I don't think I'd want to snuggle with him. :-)~

~Baby Abigail~

~The white Tiger!~

~Phillip and I with the elephant behind us.  We like the buildings they have in this zoo.~

~Eating a snack.~

~Enjoying some chocolates that our friends Leo and Caro gave us.~

~Elijah with a monkey behind him.  He LOVES Curious George...and I think he might be "kin to him!"  :-) ~

~Abigail had a cold and wasn't feeling the best, so Kimberly carried her a lot this day.  Since she knew that Kimberly didn't want her to suck on her scarf, she kept trying to sneak and suck on it. :-) ~

~Abigail wearing Sarah's sunglasses.~

~Five of our children...Abigail was sleeping in the stroller.~

~My sweetheart and I.~

~Elijah, the birthday boy!~

~Elijah has such a tender heart and on his own has started praying that Hollywood would fall apart and that the bars and abortion clinics would close down.~

~Noah...acting like he is the statue of Abraham Lincoln.~

~The pretty Gazebo.~

~Our family and the pretty gazebo.~

~Sweet little Abigail....Going...~

~Going....

~GONE! :-) ~

~Elijah loved this little yellow monkey and said he wished he had one! :-) ~

~Then for supper we went to a restaurant owned by some of our Chinese friends.
Mr. Han, the chef, and Elijah.~

~Our friends Leo and Caro, and their children met us there and gave Elijah a Nice gift.~

~Elijah opening his birthday gift from them.~

~His gift was something sort of like Legos.  Elijah Loves it!~

~Mr. Leo holding Abigail.~

~U. Charlie and A. Yoli joined us for supper too!~

~A. Yoli feeding Abigail with chopsticks.~

~Since we were going to be at the zoo, I knew that I couldn't make a cake and carry it all around the zoo, and then on the bus, so I had asked A. Yoli if she could pick a cake up and we would pay her.  Uncle Charlie ordered this pretty and yummy cake for Elijah. ~ 

~Our family and Elijah's cake.~

~Elijah watching his volcano candle.~

~Elijah acting like he was going to cut his cake.  He actually helps me in the kitchen A LOT chopping my vegetables, so is pretty good with a knife. :-)  He said he might be a chef like his Grandpa D. some day. :-) ~

~Waiting for his piece of cake.~

~Enjoying his piece of cake.~

~U. Charlie and Abigail.~

~The boys playing with Elijah's new gift in the corner of the restaurant.~

~Us ladies.~

Our friend that owns the restaurant (Along with her husband, the Chef) was answering a phone call for a food order WHILE holding baby Abigail!!!
Uncle Charlie was answering the other phone with another food order.
Our friends have GOOD food and keep pretty busy!~

~This is one of Elijah's gifts from us.  You put a balloon in the middle of this red thing and then everyone takes turns pushing in one of these gray poles until the balloon pops.  :-) ~

We Thank Jesus for sending us Elijah.  He is a BORN LEADER...and we are doing our Best to PRAY for Him and teach Him to love and serve Jesus and be a LEADER for Jesus all his life!
~Heather~