Soon after I was up I had a load of clothes in the washer and I was enjoying my first cup of coffee. Yum! I so enjoy the quiet of morning and my coffee.
We attended church services at Pathway Church this morning at 10:30, so we were not in a rush to get around and we took advantage of a little leisure time before we got ready. Jarred oversees a part of Pathway called the Cafe - making sure it is setup, giving a short message/devotion before the main sermon, and providing announcements. This morning he was observing someone else who provided the short message prior to the main sermon. The cafe section is set up with tables and chairs and provides a more relaxed area than the main sanctuary. One of the pastors provides the main sermon from the sanctuary at this location, then it is televised to the Cafe and other Pathway churches located around the Wichita area. This morning their lead pastor, Todd C, provided the sermon which was quite good, reminding us of the need to invite others to church.
Jarred, his wife Andrea and their daughter Emerson, and Dean and I headed to Heath's afterwards to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Denver Broncos. Yesterday while we were at Heath's we told him we'd pay for pizzas today, if he would order and pick them up and he said sure. As we pulled up at his house, he was just leaving to go pick them up. Dean rode with him and I went on inside. Casey and the boys were outside finishing up some work in the backyard. Jarred showed up a short time later and we visited until everyone got back. Andrea and Emerson arrived a short time after the guys returned with the pizzas. Heath ordered the pizzas from Casey's General Store. I don't normally care for them, but these were really quite good. It seemed like these pizza "makers" took the sauce almost to the edge of the crust as well as the toppings. The ones we've had in the past have had a large thick edge of just crust around them. Maybe it was the "pizza maker" that day!
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| The kids loved playing with these large caricature masks! This is Emerson and Abram, with Andrea in the bakground. |
We all enjoyed watching the game and everyone was happy that our Chiefs won another game. This has been a great season for the Chiefs and we sure hope it continues. We'd love to see them in the Super Bowl.
We started out watching the game upstairs, but after we ate, we moved downstairs where there is more seating and the kids had more room to play. Emerson was having a great time playing with her three boy cousins, and I think they enjoyed having her there as well.
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| Jarred, Andrea and Emerson |
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| Abram 11, Roman 7, and Gideon 9. |
Andrea shared this picture of Emerson yesterday in her Halloween costume of Mary Poppins! They attended a Halloween event in downtown Wichita yesterday at Cowtown. Of course, we think she makes a perfect Mary Poppins!
After the Chiefs won, the Packers game came on (I can't remember who they were playing) and we left sometime after 5. We were both hungry when we returned to Bentley, so we had our leftovers - I ate the rest of my salad from yesterday at noon, and Dean ate my baked potato with brisket from last night. After that we just crashed in front of the TV from the full weekend of activities we've had here. We have really enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with both boys and their families.
One thing we've noticed in visiting our kids that have moved away from Oswego - while we see them less, we probably spend more quality time with them. Only being here for a few days, we seem to pack alot in; as compared to our kids that live close to Oswego, who we typically see more often, but spend smaller bites of time with. We are just thankful we get to see and spend time with all of them - whether it is in person or via Skype, Duo or other similar applications on our phones. We have many more opportunities available to us to stay in touch, as compared to what most grandparents had even ten to twenty years ago. The ability to see each other while talking on the phone really keeps us in touch with Matt and his family who we usually only see once every two years.
Speaking of Matt and his family, they are traveling to Kansas the week before Thanksgiving for about 10 days. Everyone is looking forward to seeing them. The younger grandchildren were either toddlers or infants and don't really remember meeting each other or they haven't met at all, except through phone conversations, so it will be lots of fun to watch them actually interacting with each other one on one.
It was another great day!
So nice to spend quality time with family glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I made pizza in my restaurant they were loaded like that, sauce and toppings right to the edge, they were very popular.
Your pizzas sounds great! Actually, we prefer to make our own pizzas as well if its just us. We like them best when made in our cast iron skillet (on the grill or in the oven) because the crust browns up so nicely. Did you make your own pizza sauce?
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