Happy New Year

We love St Augustine and enjoyed spending the first week of December there seeing the sights. Then we headed north to spend the holidays with our kids and grandkids.

 

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Touring the fort

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The Christmas parade is an annual highlight!

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Turning over the city from the British to the Colonials, every year…

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We’ve started to think that St Aug is always decorated with millions of lights. At least it is whenever we visit.

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At first glance, it looks like the lighthouse keepers lived pretty well. But all 3 of the keepers shared the one house!

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The view from the top of the lighthouse.

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The highlight of the holidays is playing with grands…starting with a snow ball fight!

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Street hockey…

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Reading…

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Battleship…

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Sledding…

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Watching the trains…

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Chess and reading books…

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More Battleship…

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Loved listening to Becca practice her violin…

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Children’s Christmas music program at church.

 

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Uno…

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More Uno…

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Christmas crafts…

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Grands enjoying an early Christmas gift from a friend…

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Christmas crafts…

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Listening to Becca play christmas carols…

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Christmas books being read…

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Special hugs…

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Puzzles…

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Christmas day…

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Cars…

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Legos…

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Stage performances…

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And lots of snuggles…

 

We are truly thankful for God’s care for us in 2017 and look forward to seeing His hand at work in our lives in 2018.

 

He quieted the sea sea with His power