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Whew... It's been a busy last seven days.  As I hold my scribbled list and upload the pictures, I see God's grace over all of our moments.  What a generous God of lavish grace.  Praise be to God. And now for the words of thanks for each moment of grace. - Walking lush trails after months of dryness - Adrianna making me my own note pad - Fixing Farmer's Market potatoes - Making dairy-free, gluten-free cupcakes to share with Adrianna's class - Finding a recipe for yummy gluten-free wraps for Adrianna - Adrianna deciding to make tarantulas (using buttons and pipe cleaners) - Organizing our collection of dairy-free, gluten-free recipes... and marveling at the extent of the recipes we have found - Fun times taking Abel to a three-year-old friend's birthday party - Quiet times with the sun rise - Celebrating Adrianna's sixth birthday with a breakfast of waffles and bacon (Adrianna's request) - Adrianna wearing the same dress she wore for her birthday...

Last night, we celebrated my father-in-law's birthday.  As we prepared for his birthday dinner, little did we know that Adrianna had a fever and Abel had an ear infection.  Even in her droopiness, Adrianna created a beautiful card for her Grandpa Steve. Over the weekend, we bought a new booster seat for Adrianna to put in Scott's car.  As Adrianna climbed into the empty box after the seat was removed, we were reminded of times past, and her love for boxes. We decided it would be perfect to surprise Grandpa Steve with an Anna-in-the-box. Sweet Adrianna got in the box as we saw Steve and Julie's car pull up, and stayed perfectly quiet as an unsuspecting Grandpa and Grandma took their time coming in.  We sent Steve over to "open his present," and with impeccable timing, Adrianna piped up, "Happy birthday!"  ...Okay, so Grandpa may have guessed a little someone was in there, but he played it out well!  And Abel had not realized that ...