I love my Siblings!

Every day God shows me more and more how precious my siblings are and how he made them perfect for me....to fit in our family. What a wonderful family I have!!

Ian

Marissa

We went to my Aunt's house, in Brighton the other day....it was a lot of fun! That's why I only put on a picture of Ian and Marissa because they're the only ones I got...how bad am I!?

Meijer Gardens/God's beautiful creation

This Saturday, our family went to Meijer Gardens.
We had a lot of fun, and I got tons of great pictures!

Ian and I with 'Grandma and Grandpa'

There was a horse that was so big I could fit under it's hoof! It was really cool!

God's creation is amazing!!

My dad wants to build one of these..... :)

The pump.

How cute!

What a sweet girl.

Hear anything???

God bless!
~Andrea~

I love my Brothers!

My brothers are such a blessing! It is so much fun to watch them grow up and see how God works in their lives.

Mini Man! (As Marissa and I call him)

Ian loves helping me with my puzzles, which I also love. Spending quality time with brothers is so much fun! Even from a 4 (Almost 5) year old, you learn things that you never would have thought of, and hear things from their perspective. Yes, even though they may seem little, they understand things and have a mind of their own!!!
No, there's nothing wrong with his eyes, no matter how much the picture may decieve you!!

I just thought this was cute. You might not like it as much but I thought I would put it on. =)
P.S. It's Seth. I know it's kind of dark, the lighting was funny, but I hope you can see it!!

Blessings,
Andrea

Family First!

Families are part of God's special design and should be treated as though they are part of God's design. It is so easy for people to throw away their families and turn to friends instead. Yes, God gave us friends, but our families came first!
Families are wonderful! It's like a having a play date and sleep-over with your best friend all the time! Making your siblings your best friends is amazing because if you can just get past your differences, ignoring them and seeing your similarities, you will find that buried underneath all of this, there is a real gold mine! The other thing is serving your family.
Often our fathers have wants and desires that they don't share with you, but if you asked them, they would be delighted to share these desires with you and love having your company while you help them. Our father is a HUGE gardener. He wished he had more land then we have, but makes the most of what we do have. He has almost thirty fruit trees on just a half acre and a garden that would make your mouth water! He loves having our help with planting, watering, and harvesting, but we don't do a good enough job at asking if he would like help.
When we do ask, we are hesitant at first, (mostly because it doesn't look like that much fun) but it turns out to be a blast just making our father happy.

We also want to love our families. Showing your family that you will always be there for them, enjoying life with them, and letting them know that they will come first, before friends and sports and anything else you might do is so important.
Have fun with your family! Simply playing with them and spending time with them shows them that you love them and that you care.
Families are God's gift to you. Enjoy one another, love one another, serve one another, and be each others best friend. They are there for a reason.

God Bless,
Andrea