birthday party

Heather and I recently visited our friend's home in the mountains. His name is Victor, and we love him and his family very much. Syndi, their youngest, was turning 3 last Friday and they had nothing planned for her. So, we invited ourselves and brought our family and a few gifts. (By the way, thank you Grandpa and Grandma for sending gifts for us to give!)
I think they were surprised by our visit and we had a rich time together...laughing and singing, sharing time with them in their little home. They asked me to pray for Syndi before I left and there wasn't a dry eye in the room when I finished my simple prayer for her.

It is in moments like these that we feel most closely connected to God, and so thankful for listening to His call on our lives. Just 4 gifts (2 for the birthday girl, and one each for the siblings), some bologna sandwiches and hot chocolate, and you would have thought we were sharing in the most exciting day ever.

And I guess we were.

Some pictures of our time together: