Truck or Treat 2007

Hi friends! Last weekend we participated in Trunk or Treat at our church. It was so much fun and a great way to reach the community. Below are some pictures...yes, Savannah was Raggady Ann and I must say, she was the cutest kid in the whole bunch. I am sure you will agree. We love our church and this is one of the many ways NECC impacts the surrounding community. We hope you all are doing well and can't wait until we meet again...

S~

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God...

He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep his Commands.
Deuteronomy 7:9

I never really knew this verse until my friend Lainey gave me a Faith journal to begin writing in. This verse speaks to me because we have been walking in Faith and believing that God will answer our prayers for a really long time. My husband and I are so proud and thankful to announce (officially) that we will be adopting a baby boy when he is born in January of 2008 (yes, you read right, January). Through the grace of God and wonderful friends we have endured a long journey the last few years. It has been tough and for a long time I couldn't wait until 2007 just came to an end. Our prayer has always been for us to become parents in God's time and if it were God's will. We now believe everything is just beginning for us as we plan and prepare to bring home our baby.

We have told most of our family and felt it was time to "shout it from the roof tops" and make it public. For those of you that know us and even those who don't, please keep us ( and the birthmother and our little one) in your thoughts and prayers. We are thrilled and find ourselves smiling for no reason at all except for what the future holds.

I will do my best to keep the blog updated with information about our coming arrival. He is due to make his entrance into the world in early January.

Thank you and...I hope you dance!

S~

Fall Fun at the Farm!

Olivia loved her first visit to the farm for the hayride!!

Chad, Claudia (Nana) and baby Brady

Staci and baby Benjamin (aka The Giraffe)

What a great looking family! Welcome Benjamin!

Dacia and Kelley--all smiles for the Hayride!

Shocking...my niece with food in her mouth. Such a cutie!

Another sharp looking family! Wow!

Nana, Granddaddy, and Brady. So sweet!

Scott and Olivia looking at the cows...MOOOOOO

Brady sitting up! So cute!

All smiles for the camera. Ready for the hayride!

It has been a week since we hosted our second annual Pumpkin Carving Party. It was a BLAST and here are the pictures to prove it!

Enjoy!

S~

Fall Fun!

The Choo-Choo train was rolling it's way through downtown LaGrange

She loved her pumpkin pillow
Savannah and Ginger--wanting to go next door and play with the Big Kids!

Mimi--look what I found! A leaf!

Is the Choo-Choo gone?

What an angel!

Say...Cheese!

So cute...what can I say...she takes after her aunt! HA!

Well, finally the 90+ degree weather has broken and it actually feels like fall in Kentucky. The evenings and mornings are cool, the days are sunny, and the colors are beginning to come out everywhere. I was worried about the colors this year because of the significant lack of rainfall we have had around here. But once again, God did not dissapoint those of us who can't wait for the fall colors to paint the skyline. Breath-taking, for sure. I will try to take some pictures of the colors and post them here for those of you who live where the seasons don't really change much (Gail, my Hawiian friend). Soon, I promise.

As for the Hoene's, we have been very busy. My fall break was last week and so I was able to spend some time with my niece (shocked, I am sure). We even got to take some pictures...I posted a few. She is at the age now (19 months...where does the time go?) where everything is such a discovery to her. She is learning new words and connecting those words to meaning! It is truly amazing!

Last evening we hosted our 2nd annual pumpkin carving party at Hoene Heaven. It was great fun--chilli and all the fixin's, a hay ride across the farm, and yes, 3-overtimes for UK and LSU. GO CATS!! Unfortunately, due to the length of the game, our pumpkins remain faceless. Yep--you read it right...the pumpkin carving party was really a UK game party (aside from the hayride). But that is okay...we had a blast and thank everyone who was able to join. For those of you who couldn't come, we missed you! Maybe next year? Once I have the pictures downloaded, I will post some of those here as well.

So, it is back to work for both of the Hoene's tomorrow and before we know it, the holidays will be on us and another year will be gone. Wow...it is so hard to believe. It is with a heavy sigh that I go for now...off to ready myself for the week, read a bit, probably cry while watching Extreme Home Makeover, and then to rest.

Have a wonderful fall week everyone and don't forget to notice the colors all around you...even if they are still green :-)

I hope you dance...

S~