Handfuls of Blessings

Shae-Lynn is doing great in carrying on the rice krispy cake tradition.  Another year has passed!  Wow - I am not getting younger.  However, I have the best husband and children who try to convince me that I really am not old.  I love the drawings of everyone in our family. Since we have three August birthdays, we decided to do one party for all three of us last Friday.  We were blessed to have 5 other missionary families join us for an evening meal and a time of fun and fellowship.  The Lord has given us such special friends. Maybe if we had paintbrushes this big, we could have finished the painting much quicker! Since we have spent so much time in house improvements this month, I thought it was fitting for Keith's cake to reflect our work.  We have now taken a break from the renovations and are enjoying the wonderful results. Skyler, our 9-year old  Skyler was having a very hard time deciding what he wanted for his cake.  He first asked for a whale...then a