Claire and Autumn enjoying the warm fall weather..

Sam and Mike dive bombing the pile...

IT'S SNOWING!!!!!

The Trenholms, thanks to Emily....

My Montage 9/22/07


I couldn't have been more touched...what a wonderful surprise!

Sarah Harmer Video

A brilliant mom!

THIS is BRILLIANT!!!!!

IT IS FINISHED!!!

Rosa and her Double D's!!!

Laughing over the thought of adding a "HENRY" tattoo....

Rosa has finished her chemo and her radiation, her hair is growing back, she has eyebrows again and she was reaady to celebrate. Last night we gathered for a fun night of food, MUCH laughter and of course, a boob cake! With a house full of celebrating girls, I guess I don't really need to tell you that there was much hilarity, and that the tears flowed from laughing!

I thank all of you who have lifted Rosa up in prayer, as it was an encouragement to her. I ask that you continue to remember her as she continues to heal, that the pain in her shoulder would subside, that her energy would come back in full and that there are no other complications.

CHEERS! IT IS FINISHED!!!!

Field Trip to Prospect Bay...

My three boys ready to head on the trail...

A wee bit of a traffic jam...meandering through the "bush"

A perfect place to find a picnic spot...

Stopping for a mid morning snack...

Checking out the clouds....

Bugs here are great!

Pitcher plant...growing in the cranberry bog....

Sam found a hole of course....

Almost at our lunch destination...

Just a bit of a climb...

Such a fabulous view...

After dinner mountain climbing...

such a long way to go still...

It got so warm that layers of clothes were shed....

A very tired bunch wiating for the rest of their class so they could load on the bus....

Thanksgiving weekend in reverse....

Claire setting the thanksgiving table with place cards that she made... our thanksgiving tree on the door gets new leaves each night with each family member writing something for which they are thankful. The kids love it, and so do we.

A rousing game of UNO with Uncle... one would not normally be wearing tank tops for thanksgiving dinner, but the we won't complain that it was too warm...

Sam wearing Uncle's sweatshirt having a most intellectual conversation about the merits of brussels sprouts. Sam likes them, Uncle detests them... I guess you can't win 'em all.

Karen and I on Saturday enjoying a hike with the menfolk and kids... a glorious day spent with "family" in the valley.

Claire and Audrey enjoying a chilly wade in the river...

Sam wanting in on the action...

Adam, Daniel and Sam hiking the hill. Watching the descent was entertaining.... lots of slippery leaves and loose rocks made for an interesting endeavor...

A tranquil spot... we hikied alongside the river in the trees.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Today we walked, and ran for Rosa....

Our team all geared up and ready to go....

warm up excersie time...go Rosa go!

the team at the end of the run...we all finished, the older kids ages before the rest of us...

Rosa and her family. Henry, Rebekah, Amy and Matthew.

What are the odds...

That a garbage truck would pull into our church parking lot with a flaming load of trash? I would have said slim to none until yesturday afternoon when we received an e-mail from the church secretary filling us in on the afternoons entertainment. Hud was enjoying his day off at home so missed all the fun. The driver dumped the flaming load, Alice called the fire department who were on site within five minutes and the fire was out soon after. Cleanup took place last night and by all reports this morning, the newly resurfaced parking lot looks fine. This will be a tough one to top I should think! the sooty load as seen from Alice's office window.... I can only imagine the stentch!
Alice and the load....
last nights clean up crew....