Happy Thanksgiving from the Huffs

To be grateful is to recognize 
the love of God in everything.... 
-Thomas Merton 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 

Love,  Emily, Jason, Anna and Taylor 

a video celebration of 2014 

happy arrival!

Taylor getting dinner ready for Monday night... 

I love it when Anna and Taylor don their sunglasses in the kitchen to prevent the onions from making their eyes water. Why not?!

at the airport on Monday night- so excited!! 

scooping up the niece and nephew! 

ready to pop with excitement... 

JOY! 

Anna's bedtime concert 

such a great way to end a day... 

the Runaway Bunny

Anna attempted to read The Runaway Bunny yesterday to Poppy. Let's just say that Poppy was indeed following the lead of the main character in that book...

runaway bunny indeed.... (jumping out of Taylor's hands in the picture above...) 

happy half birthday!

a very happy HALF birthday to Taylor today... 

there's nothing better than celebrating with a giant Top Pot doughnut. :) 

Cheering Squad

Chris, Cath, Noah and Jeremy Clark were here today for a cross country meet. It was such fun to go to Woodland Park to be among the cheering squad for Jeremy, and then to hang out back at our house for the afternoon. Giving thanks for friends with whom we go way back! 

Taylor and Noah- both committed to shorts no matter what the temperature. 

fall glory here in Seattle 

good words from Calvin

"There's no single thing in this universe- no star, no mountain, no puppy, no flower, no bunny, (Anna and I added this to our reading this morning) -
that wasn't planned, designed, and given to us by God.
And meant by God to do one thing.
What?
To make your heart sing!
The preacher John Calvin said: 'There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.' "
(from Sally Lloyd Jones Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing)  

many thanks to Jodi and her sweet family for giving us the gift of Poppy a year ago... 

she sure does make our hearts sing! 

little blue riding hood

off to school today in her little blue riding hood... 

(thanks to Aunt T for this fun gift for Anna years ago that still fits her!)