you hop into your stationwagon (point one) and find a dirty diaper on the floor mat (#2 and frightening). Or when you reach in your coat pocket and pull out a burp cloth, also used. Or when you are hanging in a crowd of pals and suddenly one reaches up in the direction of your chest and says, ah look down. Or my favorite which was at 4pm tuesday i remembered that i did actually need a shower today b/c at 4am that morning, sweet girl's spitup went all the way down my pajamas (which of course i was still in) and that constant special smell could be contributed to that... if you aren't looking close enough you might miss the tiny lift of her back as she naps peacefully on her tummy. (don't worry, she is right beside me on her tummy, she sleeps on her back at night). its so sweet i keep wanting to reach over and give the little bottom that is tucked up in the air a little pat.

we just returned from a really wonderful wedding weekend. Our (PH's) little sister, Sarah got married. talk about rallying, sarah and danny's community, from family to friends, rallied for this wedding. they experienced a very difficult engagement period as Danny, her now hubs, lost his father 12 days before the wedding day. so his family, and most of sarah's, went from funeral to wedding. the funeral was a holy experience for me - Danny's father was an unbelievable man - sold out to Jesus (PH makes fun of me for this saying). He spent 40 years in Nigeria, Africa loving on people and teaching at a school there. Danny's father, Jim, came from a missionary family, raised his family in Nigeria, and i am sure we will hear of some of his kids returning to the field. there is a beautiful legacy of deeply loving Jesus and in turn wanting to love His people in Africa. and his funeral service was the way i could only hope mine would be, a true celebration and memory of His life and a praise to God for the life lived.

so back to the wedding, it too was a great celebration of God's sweet provision of Danny and Sarah to one another. they glowed for days and it was a real treat to take joy in their love. PH and i are excited to have a new family member. speaking of new family members, we also got to meet our new nephew Drew.. ADORABLE and HAPPY boy. it was certainly a time for the books as Anna and I found all sorts of unique places to nurse our kiddos whilst wearing dresses. i am very excited about christmas with the osters as it will be a whole new place as the family grew by 3 since last Christmas. [caption id="attachment_198" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Ben, Ella, Anna, Tom, Sherry, Drew, Sarah, Danny, Ash, Hannah, and PH!"]

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