This past weekend we celebrated my grandpa's 85th birthday. He is such a wonderful part of our family- so loving and fun and enthusiastic and wise and filled with God's spirit! We are all so blessed to have him in our lives! Anneka helped pass out his presents. Here he is, opening one.
Anneka once again had a delightful time with her cousins. They played and played with her, which is so fun to watch and so restful for me!
We were at Harrison Baptist Church on Sunday. Leif gave the message and we showed a little video of our lives in Russia. The people there were so warm and welcoming. It was really encouraging because some of the people told us that they want to regularly financially support us. The picture above is a common sight whenever my Dad and Ella are both at church together. When it's time to greet people (or before or after the service), my Dad will hold Ella out for whoever will look and say "This is my granddaughter". So funny.
In the last post, I mentioned that Ella didn't like boating. Well, she really loves the hot tub (at kid temperature, of course). She really likes it when we let her float and we sort of drive her around the pool of water.
2 comments:
Great pictures. I'm so glad you're getting these special times. Looks like this time Anneka enjoyed the hottub too. Way to go Anneka! Love you all, GrandMama Irene
i love grandpas! how fun that you could be there to help celebrate!
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