Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!!!


Hope everyone has a very happy Thanksgiving!
...getting together with friends and family...
...eating pie...
...counting our blessings...
...praising God from whom all blessings flow...


Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly,
comfort the feebleminded, support the weak,
be patient toward all men.

See that none render evil for evil unto any man;
but ever follow that which is good,
both among yourselves, and to all men.

Rejoice evermore.

Pray without ceasing.

In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you.

~1 Thessalonians 5:14-18~

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Double birthday!!!

Today is two very special people's birthdays...


Our Nephew, Bobby turned 1...

...and Mom Schatte!!!


We are very blessed to have both of you in our lives,
and can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for you this coming year!
Love you both!!!

Sam, Es & Baby
<3

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Happy Birthday, Rachel!!!

May the Lord richly bless you in the coming year!!!
Love,
Sam, Es & baby
<3


(As a side note, we are very excited that Jack, Rachel, Anna and Bella are moving up here in a few weeks!)

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Weekend at the Beach!!!

Every year, my family goes down to Bolivar for a week to get away from the farm for a while.
We were very glad to be able to make it down for the weekend! :D
We left right after work on Friday, and got there about 12:45...and Amy, Sarah, Hannah and Mommy were all still up to see us! :)


Sunrise Saturday morning





Papa Bear and Bobby playing while his Mommy slept in



Bobby eating breakfast with Daddy



Mommy enjoying the sunshine



Peter, Sean and Ethan flying the kite



Andrew and Merry coming over the dune from the house 



Papa Bear and Anna




the Davis family were there as well, and had a house several houses down, and the Malletts had a house right behind ours :D



the wind was rather strong!



Ethan and Peter




Benny and Merry playing in the sand 



Papa Bear and Ema having some quality time with Anna



Sam getting his feet wet



. . . : : : Us : : : . . .


;D



Anna didn't quite like the idea of getting wet, so she sat in Ema's lap and just dipped her fingers in, and watched the waves roll in...



Rachel and Bella





Sarah and I taking pics of eachother




Mercy and Lindy



More of Ema and Anna....just 'cause their cute!!! 









This one is my favorite!!! :D



Chatting in the sun



chatting in the waves...



Chris trying the kayak....the waves were a little to big...it kept capsizing....



Sam and I took a walk down the beach with Daddy...

a new house going up



the house we stayed in the last two years



stray shells....




The clouds were just gorgeous that day!!! 




Liberty and Glory playing in(and the occasional eating of) sand



Glory is soooo cute and sweet!!!!



the guys playing in the waves...Sam really enjoyed himself!!!


Mercy running in


Daddy keeping a watchful eye out





Merry


Sonya and I had a really good talk about 'mother things' :)



Mercy


Liberty



the guys playing in the waves




Bobby is soooo close to walking!





Father and Son playing in the dirt with trucks








Sarah and I with sleeping, cuddling babies, Bella and Glory



Mommy fixing a very scrumptious supper



Bella!!!


Sam and Bobby


it's grainy, as it was kinda dark in the room, but it's such a sweet pic of Hannah and Liberty




Bobby and Uncle Andrew



Mercy and Ethan playing on Sam's iPad



Sarah is always happiest with a lap full of kiddos!
Liberty, Bella, Bobby and Merry


Sarah with Bella and Bobby



methinks it's bedtime for the little ones....



Bobby and Mommy



Merry, Sarah, Bella and Mercy



Sam resting


David led bible that night with some verses from James
Mercy, Sarah and Daniel listening


Liberty, Sonya, Andrew and Merry


Rachel, Anna, Jack, Daddy and Mommy



Bobby


Grace x 2
(Anna and Hannah)



Sunday morning, a storm blew in from land, and it was rainy and chilly...but it made for some neat pictures! :)




Sarah entertaining Bobby so he'd stay awake long enough for the big family picture! :)



at some point we all went down stairs to visit, while the responsible peoples were cleaning the house


it was windy, so some people hung out in the sprinter



the house the Malletts stayed in



Sarah and Merry walking over



the house the Hales stayed in


saying goodbyes



Sonya, Glory, and another little tyke on the way!!!


Bobby and Sam


the trio
Ethan, Sean and Peter



Sarah and Glory



Sarah, Glory and Sonya posing for...



...Mercy



awwwwww



Liberty and Sean



the pregnant mommies!!! ;)



the Malletts waving goodbye




last glimpse of the gulf



just my luck...I try to snap a pic of the Bolivar Lighthouse, and a sign gets right smack in the way... :P



seagulls and pelicans at the ferry landing


the seagulls are used to being fed




Texas




the ruins of the USS Selmer



Dolphins!!! :D






we rode the ferry with the rest of the family :)



ships coming into port


stars and stripes



Seawolf park, which has a destroyer and a submarine you can tour :)



As we drove through Houston, we saw bits of an airshow from Sam's neighbors at work! :)







the Sam Houston Monument





The State Prison in Huntsville




Well, what do you know, Sam owns a restaurant! :D


the Dallas skyline! 


Hope you enjoyed the pics! 
Thank you Mommy and Daddy for having us! 
We had a wonderful time!!!