Fun With Our Family and Friends

Wow the holidays have come and gone once again. We have had very busy, full, enriching times with our family at our home. We have been blessed to have so many of them be a part of all
fun things from setting up the tree and having hot chocolate and goodies while doing it, decorating the house and making cookies and candies and planning Christmas Eve events, like going to the candlelight service at church, it wouldn't be Christmas Eve if we didn't do that. It is always a really exciting time for us. We all gather at our home for fun and lots of great foods to eat with all of our family and extended family and friends who will come after service at church.

This year Robert and our new daughter in law came and Nate too and spent the night and were here for Christmas morning, we had cinnamon rolls and coffee while opening up gifts. After the gifts were done we all jumped in and set a beautiful table and made eggs benedict and home fries and fruit bowl and juice and coffee. We were fortunate enough to invite a neighbor to join in and to share our Christmas Brunch with us.

Then onto cleaning up all the messes in the house and getting dressed and then it was onto making dinner. We had ham and scalloped potatoes and vegetable and home made bread and Melisa's homemade applesauce. We had all kinds of homemade cookies and candies for desserts. Of course traditional punch we do. Oh traditions are so much fun, I hope to leave them to our children. Having the men pray before we partake in the meals is always special to me...

The later afternoon was relaxing and we all enjoyed each others company. Dave and I love it all very much. Of course, we missed our daughter, Melisa and her husband John and we can't forget Hannah, Rachel and Miss Sarah sharing in our families fun and festivities. That is what it is like when they live away at time isn't it. Well they were thought of many time during the day and we talk on the phone, it was fun.

Well we just spent the remainder of the day visiting and having a great time together. And then at the end of the day everyone leaves and Dave and I have some down, alone time until our future daughter in law came into town and came and shared a gift with us and spent the night with us. In the morning she is back on her way to Syracuse until March 1st when she and Nate
will be married and she will be living here once again, as a married woman..

I just want to say to my family, all of you, thank you so much for being there for dad and I and sharing the Holidays with us, we loved it and we love you all. Love Mom and Dad
Thank You Jesus for Family and Friends , We are so blessed.....

Another LaFaver Wedding!!!

On December the 8th our son Robert married a delightful young lady, Julie Mackey. She is a joyful
young lady and we have welcomed her in our family. Dave and I are very happy for both of them.
It has been a very busy season for our family, very busy. They had a beautiful wedding and as I sat there at their wedding my tears were tears of joy for our son, God has brought someone to love him and stand beside him in life to help him carry out Gods purpose for his life. She is a woman who will do just that. We are thankful to God for this young lady. We love you Julie LaFaver.

On another happy side of this event, it brought our daughter Melisa and her husband John and our 3 beautiful little ladies, know as Hannah, Rachel and little Sarah into town and lucky us right into our home for a few days. I must say this was a wonderful time with our daughter and her family. It was long overdue for all of us. Our grand daughter Hannah was blessed by being asked to be one of the flower girls. She looked beautiful and her mom and dad were so happy to see her taking part of Uncle Roberts Wedding. There was another flower girl, Emily and she is Julies niece and she also is a beautiful little girl. They did a great job together and they looked so cute. Needless to say Nanny and Poppy where over joyed being able to spend the few days with our little ladies in our home. Thank-You Lord for these little girls.

Robert and Julie have gone away and taken a few days to spend together as a new husband and wife. I am looking forward to seeing them when they get back home. I hope they have a wonderful time while they are away. They will be moving into our home on 310 in Norfolk... I know they will like their new home, new to Julie anyhow.

Now on another note, we will be jumping right into making plans for our son Nathan as he is also
marrying a wonderful young woman, Sarah Rowland. Their wedding however, will be in the Syracuse area, yes folks we are going to be traveling for this. They are planning a wedding on the 1st of March. We are looking forward to this wedding and we are looking forward to yet having another daughter. She is a wonderful young lady and we love her too. She is a delight to have around.

In all the midst of this busyness Dave and I are still trying to get settled into our new home in
Madrid. We both are adjusting just fine. There are still many jobs to do in this home. Many little jobs and a few large ones yet. Anyone who knows my husband knows he will get it done. I called Dave a hoover and a mover. Anyone who knows Dave knows exactly what I mean by this. He is the kind of guy you don't have to motivate, but you do have to pull him back and tell him to take a break. I am thankful for this, he is a good man and dearly loved by his family...

Another LaFaver Wedding!!!