Sunday School

Here are two pictures of Randy and i with the boys and girls in our Sunday School class.

Saturday Morning at the Engesetters

Just one song before I leave!

On our way out the door

Abbey and Melissa, on their way to paint. (Neal and Higgins in the background!)

This morning, Abbey got up super early to go to the new church and help paint with Melissa and her family. Randy and I had tons of errands, and Neal did some much needed relaxing!

Ashley 21

The beautiful birthday girl!
With the Randy and me
Blowing out the candles - 21 of them!
Our very own Abbey with Melissa
Here's are a few photos from Ashley's 21st birthday party!

Monday, monday...

Today is Monday, January 16th, and it's COLD outside!

Winter on Long Island

Our captain in the cold.

A beautiful red cardinal searches for seed beneath our feeder.

Poor Mr. Higgins! Freezin' without his sweater.

Winter blew into Long Island last night. It roared all night long, blowing snow and making the garden chimes hanging from our big pine tree chime louder and longer than ever before! Just a few short days ago it was 60 degrees here, and now the thermometer reads 19 degrees. Brrrrrr!

Friday Night Fun!

Barry and Luke
Jenni and her little girl, Madison
The Gidicsin Family, the Fryman Family, Ashley Graf, Millie O'Brien, and Barry Greer all shared dinner with us on Friday night. We had a wonderful time of food, fellowship, and fun. Thanks for coming everyone!

Consider how good God has been!

Here's the family multi-tasker, cleaning the 'fridge, putting away the groceries, and talking to Emily all at once!


Randy took us to Sam's Club tonight - we just had the best time shopping together! Our family is so thankful for all the blessings that our good God bestows upon us on a daily basis!!

The Way I See It

This how a good chat with Rand looks when we sit down together in the living room after the dinner dishes are done.


It's one of my favorite things in life and something I look forward to at the end of a perfect day. (Even though today wasn't so perfect.)

The Beginning and The End (almost!)

Long Island Baptist Church in the very beginning...



Long Island Baptist Church as it appears today... beautiful, and not even quite finished! I'll post more pictures when the project is complete. Stay tuned!

It suits him...

And he's off! With a new Brooks Brothers tie tied around his collar, he's ready to face the challenge of another day filled with New York minutes.

This is the way we go to school, go to school, go to school...

We're out the door and in the car at 7:50 every morning so Abbey can be to school on time.

January on Long Island

A lovely day on Long Island! Here's a photo of the digital sign maintained by our local fire department.

Handsome Is As Handsome Does

Here's our little LhasaPoo, Mr. Henry Higgins, in his new football sweater. He thinks he's something special (who told him that?)

Picture this!

There was a digital camera under the tree for me this past Christmas. Pictures make a blog worthwhile, so I am bound and determined to learn how to use the thing and to keep my blog updated for all my friends and family. Here's a shot of me and Rand - my good friend and husband. Forgive my amateur attempts for the time being...