Halloween Part Three

On Halloween Night, we went over to Kyle and Emily's house for our Sunday Night Small Group and Light the Night Outreach. After a tasty pot-luck dinner and group discussion, we headed outside. The boys set up the Bounce House and the ladies cooked up the apple cider. The kids just ran around in circles, pumped up on candy and excitement!

The Outreach was a huge success and a lot of fun! We had bags of candy to give to the kids and the apple cider we offered to the parents. Although it was a beautiful night, it was still a little chilly, and the adults seemed super excited that we had a little treat for them as well! We all loved being outside and having the opportunity to hang out with the community! I wouldn't be surprised at all if we made this an annual tradition! A good time was had by all! It was also fun that we were in our old neighborhood, so we had the opportunity to visit with some of our old neighbors. It's amazing how much the kids have grown in just 7 months.

Easter Egg Hunt

Our church's annual Easter Egg Outreach was this afternoon. After service kids from our church and the neighborhood gathered in the gym, ready to "hunt" eggs. Isabella had been practicing her egg hunting skills for a few weeks, and we were very confident that she'd do well at collecting eggs.

The "big" kids got to go outside for their egg hunts, but, seeing as it has snowed last night, and was still a little chilly, we weren't sad at all that the 0-1 year olds would be hunting inside.

After all the eggs were dumped on the gym floor, we got the go-ahead to start the hunt. Isabella had a great time and it was so much fun to watch her find the eggs. She was so excited and loved shaking them. Anthony held the basket and she put her eggs in.

Cousin Madalyn was there too, and next year, these two will be a force to be reckoned with!

One Small Scoop

Our church has been trying to move locations for about 9 years. The new property was purchased, and we were just waiting to sell the current location. Finally, everything has fallen into place, and our dream is finally becoming reality!

Last night, our church convened out at our new property for the official groundbreaking ceremony. We worshiped and prayed, thanking the Lord for his faithfulness in providing a new location for our church. We were able to walk around the property and sign an official Declaration of Faith that will be stored in the church archives.

After our pastor explained a few things to the congregation, he held up the famous "Golden Shovel". However, Pastor and our church deacons decided that a shovel was completely unworthy of 9 long years of waiting and praying.

So, although Pastor wanted to take the reigns and move the dirt himself, he allowed one of the construction workers to "break ground" for our new church building! It was so exciting to know that we are only a year or so (or less...) away from being in our new church! I can hardly wait!