God's gifts 727-770

Five days without an update on my one thousand gifts list!  Don't fret, we're all fine around here.  :)  We been visited by some of our dear friends from Georgia.  The time with them has been so full and fun that I have not had a chance to update my list.  I'll do my best now...

From Saturday...
727. Garage-saleing with Adrianna and Abel while Scott cleaned our carpets
728. Adrianna trying out the balance scale from a garage sale
 729. Abel playing the keyboard
 730. Adrianna trying out coconut flour donuts (recipe here)... She had seven. :)
 731. Adrianna running through the sprinklers
 732. Adrianna helping Scott shovel
733. Scott's mom watching the kids so that Scott and I could run errands and have a dinner date

734. Picking up a new mattress for Adrianna (with a great Groupon deal)

735. Finding a fun little Italian place to have dinner with my husband

From Sunday...
736. "Making" beans from scratch for the first time (won't add so much garlic next time!)
 737. Getting to hang out with friends at a potluck dinner

738. Abel and Abby learning how to jump on a trampoline
 739. Adrianna and Will... inseparable the entire party
 740. Adrianna, Abby, and Will coding a secret chalk message
 741. Abel covering his pants in red chalk
742. Making gluten-free, dairy-free teff brownies to share

From Monday...
743. Neal, Jennifer, Will, and Abby coming to stay with us for the day and night

744. Catching up with dear friends

745. Will (and family) coming to pick up Adrianna from preschool
 746. Adrianna driving Will around
747. Adrianna, Will, and Abby playing The Long Winter, with Adrianna as Royal and Will as Almanzo

748. Abel deciding he knew how to drive the Jeep (Neal followed close behind!) 
 749. Will being extra sweet to Abel
 750. Hours of playing and imagination and giggles
 751. BBQ dinner in the back yard
 752. The guys enjoying Wii
 753. Making appliquéd shirts with Jennifer

From Tuesday...
755. Adrianna and Will playing a duet
 756. Attending Adrianna's preschool graduation

757. Abel sitting with Papa... again
 758. Abby's sweet smile
 759. Adrianna participating in her graduation performance
 760. "Mom, look!  Abel got me!"
761. Adrianna and Will being on the same page for all of their imaginative play
762. Having a friend so sweet I cry when she leaves
763. Creating a pipe cleaner mouse with Adrianna
764. Painting with Abel


765. Catching another Abel-Anna moment
766. Adrianna getting into the school I have been hoping and praying she would for the last six years

767. Abby saying, "Where's my Abel?"

768. Abel calling everyone in Jennifer and Neal's family, "Abby"

769. A fun number on my odometer
 770. A pipe cleaner book mark compliments of Adrianna
And from today...
We'll have to wait until tomorrow to get to today's. 

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