{Super September}

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It took me till the middle of October to realize we had made it to another month and that I needed to update our blog with our monthly photos! Geesch! Time is flying but we are excited to feel Fall move in and hear the sound of rustling leaves again. Here in NC it's really beginning to feel like a new season. Evenings that are cooling off to low 50's and daytime temps only reaching up to 60's. It's perfect weather if you ask us.
Anywho, this last month was marked by God's hand of provision time and time again. He brought us to Michigan safely (dispite car issues) and back again. We had a church partner with us and we made it to 34%!!! What a great month to watch God move.

Our new prayer and goal for October is to reach 40%... and currently we are at 39.84%! SO CLOSE! We cant' wait to see how God moves this month. 


we introduced the kiddos to princess bride! it was a hit :) 

we had the privileged to see monarch caterpillars before they turned into butterflies!
it was a gorgeous site! there were dozens of them 

when you twin with others at church... you capture the moment and chuckle!
LOVE these gals!

family hike on a fun trail near by 

i love capturing our meal times. they are precious times that i cherish 

this guy is getting so big and his vocab is increasing rapidly.
love watching him learn and speak more 

prep for hurricane florence... our back yard floods easily
so we dug a trench and sandbagged our back door.

this guys LOVES blocks 

our sweet antelope 

AWANA nights and this kid is solo with mom and dad.
he cries for his siblings for a bit then soaks in the love and attention 

our first dinner on our trip to MI... 

the rental we ended up with... GOD PROVIDED so much for us through this hiccup.
NO DOUBT about it 

finally holding on to PB&J! <3 

instant buds 

my kids were so taken by their new cousins!!

Two of MI staples... and favorites for this mitten state gal 

so proud of this gal and all shes' done!!
If you're in or near Plainwell stop by her cute store in downtown!! 

loving time with aunt cole and Jelly  
a rare moment... no arguments and all smiles... 


SO grateful to have Living Hope partnering with us at the beginning of the year.
Praising God for his provisions. 

special  moments you keep near to your heart... this is one <3

God knew how much i needed them and i am grateful for these two 

silly games and smiles on our long trip home!
The kids rocked our trip back home... it was a long one due to
switching cars. ended up being near 15 hours in the van! And they rocked! 

this girl has style! 

got to celebrate this big guy when we came home!
How oh how has it been 8 years already!!! 


of course he wanted an england style bday! So we partied it up in good ol' British fashion! 


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