Thanksgiving 2015

We are (I am) thankful for...

our little Daphné blessing // that she's on the outside now (one year ago today)

a place to be together

doing crafts =)

my wonderful husband and incredible daddy to our little girl 

my great father-in-law and Papi to our Daph

my sweet mother-in-law and Mami to our gal

 Tonton Robinou, secretly the most gaga of all of us ;)

Tata Cricri, our family's biggest fan and supporter!

decorating for Christmas // gifts from family, thanks Tanner and Sarah for Jules

a roof over our head

an extra place setting

celebrating in a foreign country

stickers and paint pens

a new high chair for Daphné, delivered THIS morning =)

playtime with Mami

blessings from Tata and Tonton

family

playtime with Papi

memories // our glasses from our wedding

finding a turkey in France

food to eat

this little person

our family

that this is in my belly

that cute face

the love of a little girl for her daddy

Daphné, Tonio, Pierre, Nancy, Cricri and Rob

pumpkin pie

whipped cream

again, this little life given to us to care for and love and raise

having family close, even if some are far

these two

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

Psalm 92:1

Love Linz

Thanksgiving 2014

Our Thanksgiving is already over, but I know many are just starting their day =)  We had a great day, and I think baby really likes Thanksgiving food.

 The gang's all here !  {idea found on pinterest : source}

 Had so many laughs.  Nancy, Pierre, Cricri as Pocahontas, and Rob as John Smith.

Me, Tonio as Squanto, Lotta and Sebastien who couldn't be with us this year.

 Zee table.

The food - yum.  Nancy, Cricri and I all cooked.  Tonio helped me tons with shopping, cutting, cleaning, etc.  I'm so blessed by him.

So good to be with family.  We even got to talk to my mom on face time.  It was so fun to see you Mama !  {My dad was surfing for the annual Hutchinson Turkey Surf... I love him.}

And why not.  I didn't have my camera man, so this is my sorry attempt of a selfie-timer with poor lighting.  You get the gist... I have a belly with a baby =).  Still officially on "bed rest" - one week left.

And as I type, these guys are in the living room polishing off the Thanksgiving leftovers =).  This is the group of guys that come over every Thursday evening for hang out and prayer.  We love opening our home to others.  {Rodhlann, Nathanael, Jean-Rémi, Mark, Matias and my handsome husband}

Dear Jesus, I've been thinking about this verse all day long :
"Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms."
--Psalm 95:2

Thank You for the gift of salvation, for Your death on the cross for me, for my wonderful husband, for our precious baby being formed in my womb by YOU, for our families, for our friends, for our home and for joy that comes only from You.  I love you !

Love Linz

Soirée Pumpkin

Let's get this party started !

dining room ready for food, tea and pumpkin painting - i just realized how colorful it is - wow

living room ready for coloring, toys and banner-making

i couldn't resist

annika, judith, regina

linda and daniela

sandrine, annika, judith

coralie and elodie

émeraude

marley and émeraude enjoying our toy box

luana and marley painting; regina poking annika's eye out - ha !

these girls found the coolest pumpkins

fatima helping the littles

linda and émeraude, the dynamic duo

sandrine and marianne

me with the beauties, erica and luana

drying station

progress

marianne and sandra creating masterpieces

luana making a pumpkin man

regina in deep concentration

i'm impressed - well-done marianne !

erica and daniela cutting leafs to make banners

elodie's "i {heart} fall" banner

the pie before it was devoured - a hit, the girls loved it

more drying; luana is quite the little helper

almost done

the final team-linda-émeraude pumpkin

and a couple pictures of ME... so vain... i know... ha !  the mini pumpkin was a gift from a few of the girls thanking me for the invitation and for the party... it says, "merci," and is now proudly displayed in our dining room

fun night introducing pumpkin decorating and pumpkin pie to some of my french (and german) girl friends... thankful for our home to share with others

Love Linz
ps - thanks to marianne for some of these photos