A Thanksgiving "Blessing"

May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
May your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!

Edie's First Halloween

 


Here are some pictures of Edith's first Halloween. We didn't go out trick-or-treating because Joel got home from work late and we don't need anymore candy. :) But we thought it would be fun to get her all dressed up and take some pics. She wasn't too sure about the whole ordeal but Mom and Dad had fun! :)

A Bouwman Halloween

The kids wanted to "go western" since the maze had an Old West theme this year. Bear went for the Wyatt Earp look, and Bronwen wanted to be, in her own words "a pink cowboy-girl"!!!

Mac was supposed to be a little cowboy---we hd the outfit ready, but at the last minute he wimped out and decided to be a giraffe. (We think he saw make-up on Berend and was afraid he'd have to do make-up too!)

With no time change it was a little bit bright and sunny when we took off for trick-or-treating! We did not even light our jack-o-lanterns until we got home!

We trick-or treated at EP Center before hitting a few friends and families houses.Renato went with all of us to the mall. He's a friend from the farm who is from Ecuador. He wanted to see what this crazy American holiday was all about! We sure showed him: CANDY!!!!!

More of the Booxby's Party!

At the Booxby's

The Booxby’s had many Freakish guests….here they are. Andy as Superman, Sara as Wonder Woman, Ken as Bill Clinton, Sue as Hillary (she missed the photo op, so Sara do you have any of her to post on the blog?!), Wendy as Delilah, Eric as Samson, Joel and Sandy as NASCAR fans, Molly, Bert and Shirley as Little boy blue, cow and sheep….and sadly the 3 Hams were home sick. :-(

EBC Visitors

Mom & Dad Ham visited Eden Baptist Church when they were in town. Grandma & Grandpa also visited after their trip to Alaska with Daniel. This same Sunday, Tim & Ruth Bixby (Daniel's brother & family) presented their ministry to our church. They will be serving to further the Gospel in France. We had a lot of fun spending time with Grandma & Grandpa and hearing about the ministry Tim and his family have been called to.

A day at the maze...act 3

Olivia got to ride a pony! (Ya gotta love the cheesy smile!)

Maclaren was a teeny bit nervous around the ponies.

Mac loves to run around the straw bale maze. It was a very busy day...we only lost him once!:-)

Shirley Kathryn was pretty tired after her big day---I think we all were!

A day at the maze...act 2

It was so fun to play with the Turner girls at the maze! (and Tante Wendy and Uncle Eric!) The kids enjoyed the live music!

Baby Lucia was just darling in her little pumpkin outfit...she knows how to dress for an occasion! What a punkin'!

Bert carried Shirley Kate around in the sling for several hours as he was working at the maze. (Talk about a multi-tasking Papa!) He thought it would be funny to carry Lucia also, but she was not so sure!

Ava Lorraine! (Need I say more?!) The kids always have a blast in the corn pit.

A day at the maze...act 1

Sara and Kenny enjoyed a thrilling ride on the super slide! Kenny is so BRAVE!!!

The Briggs boys and the Bouwman munchkins (and Auntie Sara!)---It was a gorgeous day to be outside and run and play!

Bronwen enjoyed showing her baby sister all the animals in the petting zoo...you can see the lovely ostriches behind them!

Shirley Kathryn was not so impressed with the goats---not "exotic" enough for her taste!

Wednesday Jitters

Click on the photo to see him in action. ;)