Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Airs on Sunday!

We posted several blogs in November about the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that was done a few blocks from our house. Well, the house has been done for a few months now; the outside of the house is beautiful, and we’re finally going to get to see the inside. The episode airs this Sunday night at 8 EST on ABC. Watch as Patrick Hughes, who was born without eyes and is wheelchair bound due to the inability to straighten his arms and legs, is given a home that is designed to meet his specific needs.

Snow!!

On Monday night, a snow and ice storm came through Louisville. It continued to snow through Wednesday. I haven’t heard the actual total accumulation, but I know they were predicting up to 4-8 inches of snow. That’s the biggest storm to hit Louisville since we’ve been here.

On Tuesday morning, Ryan and I went out and played in the snow before I had to go to work. We had a snowball fight, tried to play fetch with Wally and even built our first snowman together. Wally was pretty cute. Because the snow on the ground was also combined with ice, Wally was sometimes able to walk on top of it without sinking. I say sometimes because after every few steps he took, one of his paws would sink down. You could tell he was startled about the ground giving out underneath him. He also walked with his back two legs spread further apart—I guess this was to help him balance. Our sweet Bear was so funny running around the yard!

Our snowman was about three feet tall. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to make a mouth for him because I needed to get to work. Our silent snowman is still standing, but with the warmer weather coming through, I don’t think he’s going to last long.

Ryan and Trent's Birthday Party, Part II

So, I’m only about a month late, but I wanted to post some pictures from Ryan and Trent’s Birthday party. (Their birthdays were January 13 and 14, respectively, so the last two years we’ve done a combined party.) It was a fun excuse to hang out with great friends.

Unfortunately, I didn’t remember to pull out the camera until after a lot of people had left, but I was able to get some pictures of everyone playing Four on a Couch. The boys won overall, but the girls definitely put up a good figh

Christmas Party at the Wellums'

Each year our Sunday School class has a Christmas party at the Wellums’ house. This year’s party was a hit. We did a potluck dinner, with each of us bringing a dish that was a Christmas tradition in our family. It was fun seeing what everyone brought.

We also did a White Elephant gift exchange. Some of the more memorable gifts were a hula-hoop, a giant stuffed Tootsie Pop, New Kids on the Block tapes, and of course, Benny Hinn’s book, He Touched Me.

It was great to celebrate the Christmas season with so many dear friends.