Birthday Sister Visit

Today we got to hang out with Agnes' birthday sister, Harbor (oh and Heidi, Josh, Miranda and Aunt Punky too). It was a fun and delicious day. And Aunt Punky swept our house.

 

Though petite, Harbor can crawl and has teeth. Agnes can merely look on in awe.

Agnes may have won the hand-chewing competition

Out for lunch at Moose's Tooth. Agnes ordered the Rosemarie appetizer.

Happy to comply.

And sample a little baby.

Irene can always make a baby smile. (Maybe she needs to work her magic on that lady and her salad.)

 

Irene was sold on the Thai Chicken pizza. Also feat. Josh's arm.

Miranda in her natural habitat. Heidi, Harbor and Kyle merely tourists.

 

Mrs. Biebles!

 

Sister Stuff

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Here is a little slice of audio life of the girls doing their homework. Excitement ahead!

Irene helped Agnes get her bounce on today...

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This is Evangeline's latest Art Offering to Irene

 

Baby's First Sinkbath

 

A sinkbather may also be a connoisseur of letters

 

 

Agnes! 8 months (tomorrow)

Everyone notes that Agnes is the Best Baby Ever. It's true. Even her sisters would agree. Especially her sisters would agree. She is almost eight months old and still more interested in sitting quietly playing with toys and things than crawling. Food food is still just ok to her, though she did manage to navigate a blueberry into her mouth tonight and seemed pretty proud of it. She smiles and laughs all the time and cries oh so rarely. No one can resist her baby Agnes ways.

Her Wolfy ways. That is not a tooth in her mouth.

Not sure what to do about the hair in the eyes...

...and back here is just...we don't know.

 

What she lacks in crawling, she makes up for in trying out a new laugh.

 

 

Epiphany Pants

...and shirt.

 

Eleventh Day of Christmas

It is the Eleventh Day of Christmas, so I decided a good gift would be to learn a new app so that I can blog more easily on the iPad. Merry Christmas!

I don't feel like I can adequately fill in the last few months, but maybe I will work on that later. For now, I'll post some Christmas,etc. pictures...and that's just how I'll start what is hopefully a new era in my dwindling posts.

Evangeline learned to tie a bow!

Irene LOVES to write...napping with pencil in hand just in case.

Agnes napping with a few friends.

First Christmas program at Zion! You can see shepherd Irene and angel Evangeline (if to look really hard). The angels would not have been able to sing without Evangeline.

Agnes nervously awaits their debut.

Christmas!

Best Christmas picture.

Agnes can't keep her eyes off the 24-foot tree.

A real fireplace for stockings.

Stockings!

Stockings!

A wee stare at the tree before church on Christmas morning.

Present from Scotland!

Operation is a lot quieter now.

Girls finally got a Pegasus for Christmas.

Evangeline finally got a disco ball for her birthday...

Present princess frenzy

6 years old!

Agnes fell asleep while jumping.

 

 

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Kyle's Arrival!

Kyle would be wise to post some pictures from his Epic Crusade to Alaska, but all we knew on this end is that he arrived with Josh, and we were so so so happy to see him. While he was gone, Agnes decided to roll over, Evangeline learned to ride her bike, Irene graduated up to a bigger size bike, and  I just tried to keep myself together. Look, we've been "on the road" in one way or another for 4 months now! I like temporary beds and suitcases just as much as the next mom, but...

Two days and a few saunas after arriving here, we all went up for Kyle's installation. He was the "Guest Preacher" at the morning service, in which he baptized a baby, then held Bible study while the girls gleefully trotted off to "High School" (Sunday School), and then was installed later in the evening. It was a joyous event with loud rain on the beautiful window during it. The choir sang, a trumpeter trumpeted, and he was made official. Afterward there was a lovely, huge spread and much laughter and kids running around. A great day. Perfect evidence of our merciful and loving God.

The not-so-great part is that the girls and I had to come back to my parents' instead of hopping over to the parsonage, as the flooring is going in two weeks from now. So....here we are still in a little bit of limbo, but trying to patiently and happily wait for our house to be renovated. The days are getting shorter and colder...though we did not have the snow Kyle experienced in Anchorage today. Luckily I bought him a coat before we left Anchorage. The drive from Anchorage was still brilliantly yellow, and we are enjoying fall while anticipating moving to our new home and getting to know a new city. 

Agnes looking satisfied after a successful roll.

Girls chalking.

This will be their album cover.

Baby's first marshmallow roast (I think)

Josh was able to enjoy a couple of relaxed days before hitting the road again.

Perfectly done marshmallow.

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I wouldn't have minded the girls looking a bit cheerier here.

Zion's wonderful sanctuary with beautiful flowers from the Mietzner/Schells.

Kyle's new colleagues in the Northwest District. And one former one.