Our Life - who knew it could look so good?!?

The latest photos of all five mini-Davenports

For those of you who aren't into Facebook...

Yes, it's true, we're moving...

but thankfully just across town. That'll make it (the turmoil that is moving) a lot easier, right?!?! Our church just bought the house that adjoins the church's property to be used at some future date, but for now they are renting it out, and they want to rent it out to their year-long intern, Scott Davenport, and his lovely family! That's us, in case you're wondering...

SOOOOO, we're moving the last week of December. Should be an interesting Christmas! But, we're very excited about the new house - bigger and newer than the one we're in now. The appliances, fixtures, etc. are definitely from this decade, which is also great, and a first for us! 8-)A wrap around front porch, enormous wooded lot, and gigantic laundry room are just a few of the highlights! And incredibly convenient to Scott's work - big plus right there. And we're excited to see what the Lord has for us in this new home - how we can use it to be a blessing to our church family, being so close and all!

But...do pray for us. Moving is moving!



And Seth just took his first step two days ago. So he's moving too!

Now that October's over...

I thought I'd post some pics of our Halloween/Reformation Day festivities. Since there are now Christmas trees and dancing Santas in Target, Old Navy, just about every place I went into today. A little behind the times, we are...seems to be a pattern lately. I gotta do something about this...

By the way, in cast you're wondering, Nathan was Nacho from the movie "Nacho Libre". Not that he's seen that movie, but he came up with the costume on his own, and we had to turn it into something half-way legit. And Scott had the incredible insight to remember Nacho! So he really was SOMEBODY, not just toy box dregs. That boy, no pre-fab costumes for him, thank you very much!

Life - It's all about Delayed Gratification

Sooooo, that's just a little embarassing. You all know how old fashioned we are, that we actually believe our PAPER calendars when they tell us it's Daylight Savings. Oh well, just something to look forward to this weekend!
Last weekend wouldn't have been a good one for Daylight Savings anyway. Bonnie woke up several times that night and so my extra hour would have been wasted - just replacing the hour that I was up with her anyway.

However, our clocks were still "off". So it made for an interesting Sabbath morning - more interesting than usual, and that's saying something! Scott came into the room (ran in, more like) at what I thought was 7:15 (and I was still in bed) saying "It's not today - it's really 8:15 and we're supposed to leave for church at 9!" Try to imagine how restful it is getting seven people out of bed, dressed in Sunday clothes, fed, etc. in 45 minutes - not to mention that 5 of them require varying degrees of assistance, ranging from minimal to complete. Good thing we only live about 10 minutes from church and could "fudge" on our departure time a little...

Then, Bonnie got sick on Sunday afternoon, and Seth on Sunday night. So it's been a week of sleep deprivation, let me tell you! I'd forgotten how different it is having a sick BABY and a sick CHILD. Seth is not interested in books or videos, nor does he understand that I have other people to take care of.

BUT - we've made it! Bonnie was only a little "off" for about 24 hrs. and Seth's fever has FINALLY broken (I guess I shouldn't complain - first sickness at 10 months isn't too bad). But suffice it to say, I'm lookin' forward to my extra hour this Saturday night!

It's The Most Wonderful Night of the Year!

Anyone else excited about an extra hour of sleep?!? I can't decide which way is better to consider it: "wow, I get to sleep an extra hour in the morning!" or "Alright, it's not REALLY 11:00, it's only 10:00 - I'm getting to bed right on time!" - HA! Oh well, either way, I consider it thrilling and post-worthy. Y'all enjoy, now!

I just hope the kids enjoy it as much as their parents are planning to...

What Scott Did Last Weekend...

YAY! But I never doubted it 8-)!