The PAL Bears (Josh's football team) had a banquet to celebrate their season. When I told Josh we were going to a Bears banquet he said "Why the Bears going to the bank?" We keep running into these English words we haven't covered yet and I guess "banquet" is one of them. When I explained it was a dinner for all the players and families he said "Why not say dinner?" This kid has a good point. Why do we have lots of words for the same thing in the English language? It is hard to explain to an ESL child.
The Bears banquet was great and Josh got an award for "most improved" player. The coaches told cute stories about Josh and his first attempt at tackle football. At the beginning he knew nothing and at the end he was one of their hardest hitters. The coach called Josh his little Troy Polamalu. Of course Josh had no idea who that was so we had to look him up on the internet. Josh didn't comment much on Troy's tackling because all he could say was "look at his hair!"
Jeff's birthday was Saturday so we had our family birthday dinner at Cheddar's. It's always fun to get together with family and eat! The kids loved having Cousin Matt, Uncle Kirk & Aunt Jenni, plus both their Grandmas with us.
We had a big storm come into the area Sunday afternoon so we thought it might be a good time to get our deck area winterized and the kayaks put up before cold weather really sets in.
We are ready for winter. Bring it on! Praise God the storm didn't do any damage in our area. We have been praying for the horrible conditions in the Philippines. The area (Orion, Bataan) where Josh & Cate are from was safe from the storm but the results were devastating in other areas south of them. Please pray for these people as the country tries to recover from this terrible loss and destruction. Thanks for praying for us and reading the blog. Blessings to all of you. We are thankful for our family and friends but most of all for our God that is in charge of all things! We can stay calm and let his plan work out for our good!
Choosing joy,
Chris & crew
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