What a weekend!

This weekend was packed full of all kinds of fellowship. We had a great time. I think I need another Sabbath to rest from all of our rest.

On Friday, we celebrated Reformation Day, Hussey style. Our nephew, Brandon came to stay the night and he always adds an extra measure of fun to our home. The big event was when James and the kids torched idols with his blowtorch. I told you it was a Hussey style Reformation Day. Said idols were donated by an anonymous source. If you  know my husband, you know seeing those idols go up in flames by the hands of his children caused him to do a leap for joy as his heart swelled with love for his idols, Calvin and Luther. We did other stuff to celebrate our Christian liberty, such as teach the kids to gamble for candy. Oh, and we threw a little pumpkin devotion in there for the little one's. You know how we love to keep up with the culture.

 

 

 

 

The next morning I had planned a surprise party for Jacob's 9th b-day. Lately Jacob has been having a hard go of it. As I am sure you all have experienced, there are certain times when you notice weaknesses in your children's character. While you are trying to weed out this area in your child's heart, sometimes it seems like the child is "in trouble" non-stop. This has definitely been the case as of late. Although, all of this training is done with the reassurance of love, like us when we are being disciplined, feeling "loved" is the farthest thing from our minds. All this to say, he was really surprised, and really thankful for his party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James put a "W" on Jake's friend Wyatt's forehead so that he could tell him apart from his twin brother. Needless to say, he started a trend.

 

 

 

 

After the party we went to a friend's house for a potluck dinner. The guys pretended to watch the BSU game and drank some beers. The girls chatted and this girl drank some beers. And, the kids played in the rain. Ever the responsible parents. The next day was a potluck at church. We shut the church down with another family. When your church has to have last call you know it is time to go. (If you don't know what last call is then you've never had any fun in your life I'm sorry to say.) After that we went to some friend's for a spur of the moment dinner. When we got home at 9:30, our kitchen still looked the same as it did after the birthday party on Saturday. Some things are just more important than cleaning.