Gideon turns 4

Well, this year has definitely been an interesting one for Leann and I. We have finished up our second year as House Parents and are onto our third. It has been an interesting ride and we enjoy working with the girls. There are challenges, but many rewards as well. God has certainly been good to us this year, and for many before that.

Christmas was good fun this year and we enjoyed having all the family at our house. We are very thankful that they are so understanding of our job and what we do - Thank you! Here is a picture from a tired out Sydney in Grandma's arms.
Right after Christmas is Gideon's birthday. He turned 4 this year and certainly has been growing. I don't recognize it looking at him, but we watched a home video the other day and he was soooo tiny just a year ago. He has been learning a lot and is very excited about almost everything. He loves to talk in numbers, but has no clue what they mean - or maybe I don't. He walks around saying stuff like "Well mom, thats a forty two three hundred one seven and I'm not scared of it." Maybe this is a code for something, but I just haven't figured it out yet. We weren't off for Gideon's birthday and are getting no time off right now, so he only got a 5 minute birthday party. We went to our room and opened presents and ate some cake afterwards. When singing to him, he decided he didn't like all the noise so he covered his ears. He gets very shy when there is attention on him and he realizes it.



Finally, the kids are watching Eon's new show while eating popcorn and drinking on their new tv trays that Grandma got for them. What a blessing we have in our three young ones. God bless you and your family as much as we have been blessed and even more.