Saying Goodbye is so hard to do!

Whoever coined that phrase sure knew what they were talking about! Just hours ago we saw off our best friends, the Quakenbushes, to their new life waiting for them in Florida. There were many tears, pictures and hugs. Our family has been blessed to have the Quakenbushes as our best friends for several years. Our 2 families have attended church, vacationed together and lived close by each other many times. We have shared happy and sad times together and we thank God for bringing them into our lives.

All day long Greg,Tasha, their boys and Danny loaded the moving truck. I babysat Elli and Wesley with the much-appreciated help of Becca.They finished about 3:30 and came here to relax and eat pulled pork sandwiches. We watched home videos of our past times together and enjoyed one last visit. We joined hands and prayed for God's protection and continued guidance for them. Then we went outside and took pics and sent them on their way. I, of course, took bunches of pics and will post some of them for you to enjoy. We will miss them very much, yet we are happy that they are following God's leading.

Wesley cheesin' ....he knows to smile when a

camera comes out! He turned 8 months today!

Becca and Ben enjoyed entertaining Wes

Wesley did not care for this hat that Ben kept

trying to put on him.

He did LOVE playing Becca's keyboard!

Elliana and Abigail were in their own little

world.

But they stopped 'reading' long enough to mug

for the camera.

Elli and Abby have been the best of friends

since they were toddlers. They are 9 days apart.

I tried to get a shot of the two babies but

neither one wanted to cooperate...oh well!

One last pic of 5 of our 'monkeys' together!

Danny and Greg figuring out the best route to Florida

Here they are as a family of 7.

Greg, Skyler and Elli in the moving truck.

Tasha, Tanner, Cory and Wes in their van.

We wish them well!