Merry Christmas! We'll be in Ark City for the week spending time with family!! We'll be missing all our family in WA and wish you all a very Merry Christmas! We Love YOU!!

Happy 65th Anniversary Grandpa and Grandma G!

WoW! 65 years is hard to imagine! How thankful I am for my grandparents who have been a wonderful loving example of a wonderful marriage! Ben and I have made it 6 1/2 and I only imagine how being together 65 years can be so special! I talked to my Grandma today and she said "oh when you're there you'll remember calling me and thinking how 65 years is hard to believe:)" I think if I make it to 90 and so does Ben and we celebrate our 65th wedding anniversary I will remember my grandparents who set the example for us!! I love you Grandpa and Grandma and miss you guys too! Can't wait to see you this summer!! Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Once again i'm reminded of all the wonderful things I have to be thankful for! ESPECIALLY Family! I sure miss being in Lynden around my family and friends there over the holidays, but I sure do have a great family out here!! Jake and Abby are so excited to be big brother(again) and big sister!! Just one more thing to be thankful for! God is so good!

Thumbelina and Mariners Baseball Player!

We had a good Halloween! We went to the church ate hot dogs and the kids bounced the night away! Abby finally did it...but she wouldn't talk to anyone there not even her sunday school teacher who she loves...he was dressed up and she was very unsure of him and his wife:)

Soccer!

Jake had his last soccer game today! He really has improved since his first game just 3 weeks ago...Today he had 4 goals he was on a role! Way to go Jake!

Happy 7th Birthday Jordyn!

October is a busy month for my family, all of whom I don' get to see for their birthdays! However, they are more special than ever to us and we miss them all the time! Today my niece Jordyn turns 7...Where does the time go? Jordyn we miss you and hope you have a very happy birthday you are getting so pretty and growing up WAY too fast! We love you sweetie!
Love,
Uncle Ben, Auntie Carla, Jake and Abby

Happy Birthday 2 Papa!!

Happy Birthday 2Papa and Dad! We love you and wish we could be there! What a wonderful dad and 2papa you are! We love coming to visit or you visiting us and having all that time to make more memories! You have been a wonderful example,role model and inspiration to me my whole life and now my kids get to experience that too! I'm so thankful God is so good and has given me such a wonderful dad! Hope this year will be another wonderful one filled with many more memories! We love you so much and wish we had a chance to be there to give you that hug and tell you that! Hope you had a very special day!
Love,
Ben, Carla, Jake and Abby

Happy Birthday Abby!

On Friday Abby turned three, where does the time go? Abby Joy you are so special to our family and add so much love, joy, and laughter to it! Your brother loves you more than you will probably ever know. Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you and love watching you change and grow every day! Watching you play with your babies, always asking to watch your favorite movies, taking care of Kate and Quincey, playing with Jake, sitting on my lap, being shy, getting brave and going to church like a big girl, these are all things that I love about you! You have such a sweet personality but you've got a little spunk in you too, just not very many people ever get to see that side of you:) We love you AJ and hope that you had wonderful Birthday! Can't wait to see you grow over this next year!!

Abby and Quincey

I took these pictures of Abby and Quincey(the little girl I watch) and thought they were too cute to not share! Quincey is 6 months and Abby is almost 3!!! And guess what the little stinker did today? She cut her hair, thank goodness its not too bad.

Happy Birthday Grandpa Meenderinck!

Happy Birthday Grandpa! We wish we could be there to celebrate with you! We miss you and we love you! Everyday we feel very blessed to have you in our lives! What a special place you have and always will have in our hearts! We love you!
Love,
Ben, Carla, Jake and Abby

Singing!

Here's Jake and Abby singing 2 of their favorite songs!

stuff...

We've been keeping plenty busy around here...Jake's school and watching a couple other little girls! We've been having lots of fun though, dressing up, making bracelets, feeding Quincey and always lots of playing. We also went to a movie on the Pitt State field to kick off the football season and have had a good week and a bad week for OU football:) Lots off fun here, enjoy the pics!

Happy Anniversary 2Papa and 2Ma!

Happy Anniversary 2Papa, 2Ma, Mom, Dad! We love you and miss you a lot! We hope you have a great day! Jake and Abby made you cards but we are late so we'll put them in the mail for you, but they wanted you to atleast see them today:) We Love you both very much and thank you for being wonderful role models of a happy and great marriage! 42 years is a long time when I think Ben and I have only been together for six:) We thank God daily for you and for the example you are to not only us your kids, but to all your grandkids God has truly blessed our family! We wish you many more wonderful and happy years together!!
Love,
Ben, Carla Jake and Abby