Basketball Baby

Today we found a baby basketball hoop and had to get it,

if just to bring back the memories of when we were kids.

Daddy helps prepare the shot

D gets ready

He aims, shoots....

and he makes it!

Our 2nd Anniversary

J planed a wonderful day out for the two of us on our anniversary.

We went out to see Nights in Rodantha, all by ourselves!
D stayed with a babysiter for the first time that wasn't family!
He seamed to enjoy himself.

After the movie and time away from Mom and Dad,
we went out for supper as a family.

It was a wonderful day of remebering our past few years together
and looking forward to many more years together.

~Mama B

D's Growing Accomplishes

D has started to like siting up.

He still needs to be helped once and a while,

but enjoys looking at the world from a new perspective.

D has also started to grab at things that we are using.
His favorite thing to grab is our coffee cups,
maybe that's because we have them in our hands most?!

Goats,a river,carmeled appels and a Cider MILL!

Last Saturday we went to a Cider mill and took lots of pictures of D.

J then used the pictures of D to advertise the upcoming youth event.

I love this picture, D sits so proper!

D showing off the farm animals.

There was a long trail that was very rough,
so we had to carry D instead of push him in the stroller.

~Mama

The Pastor's Retreat was great!

As my wife "B" said I went on a minister's retreat this week. It was a good opportunity to meet other Pastor's from the denomination and to learn more about becoming the disciple maker that Jesus wants me to be. I drank lots of coffee as I was groggy like a bear most of the retreat. However I did have the chance to go golfing with some fellow workers in Christ and it was a humorous yet fun time. I'll let you guess why it may have been humorous. It probably has nothing to do with my golf game ;)
The Lord is good as were the pastors I met on the retreat. A number of pastors really blessed me in various ways. Whether it was a ride to the retreat center or to the golf course, agreeing to preach at my church or just introducing themselves and genuinely caring who I am and what the Lord has called me to do. We of course took time out to watch the presidential debate and laughed along with the rest of you. If you watched the SNL in prime time last night than you know what I'm talking about. One question... what is up with Tom Brokaw?
That's all for now Pastor J.

J's work life

J had a wonderful time last week on a weekend camp out with the boys of the church. and this week, Monday through Wednesday, J is on a Pastors Retreat through the denomination. It will be a good time for him to meet other pastors in the area and set a focus for the upcoming year.

I pray, and ask you to pray, that this week he will be meeting and building firm relationships with local pastors as we go in to a period without a Senior Pastor. It will be good to have pastors in the area that he can call and get together with.

we are going in to a busy month as J is gone this week and next weekend, our 2nd anneversary, then B the followingweekend for a pastors' wives retreat through the denomination. Ending the month with a fun youth outing to a cider mill!

~B

D's Dedication

D was dedicated to be raised in a Christian home Sunday October 5.

D stared at Daddy the whole time, it was so cute!

Another family also dedicated their two grandchildren,

who they are now raising. Thier little girl loves to play with Duncan so much,

it was nice that they were able to also be dedicated that day.

It was Pastors last week there, so after the service we had a wonderful potluck

in which everyone wore a tie, including D!

~B