Sanderlin's Visit to Michigan

 It was so much fun to have my sister, Abby,

and her family with us for a few weeks!  

They are missionaries to Cameroon, but its

been nice having them "home" again :-)

Sam preached on our Missions Sunday.

We enjoyed an international fellowship after church.

It was a big hit!  Maybe since our church is filled

with so many different nationalities?! :-)

Elias & Abi posing during the fellowship.

Can you tell Elias enjoyed his food?! ;-)

 Chloe, their youngest, turned two while they were visiting!

Actually, everyone had their birthdays in

Michigan except for Elias!

 I had fun taking two of my nieces (Emily and Elena)

out on a auntie date! :-)  We met up with Mary

and Noel at the park...

 We then enjoyed lunch at McDonald's!

 Longest Fry Contest! :-)  Who do you think won?!

 And, of course, they LOVED playing on the playset!

 To complete our date, we took a trip to "Candy City"!

What more could a child ask for?! ;-)

 Elias is such a doll!

Enjoying time with Lydia in the nursery :-)

 Chloe enjoying time with Lyddie in the nursery, too!

 Sam enjoying some peace n' quiet on the back deck :-)

Smart man! It was SO MUCH FUN having everyone stay with

us, but it definitely was less than quiet many times... ;-)

 Mary & I took Elias on a date as well!

We got lunch & went to the Ann Arbor Airport to

watch the planes come in.  He was in "airplane heaven"! :-)

 Waiting for the planes to come in.

We prayed for our lunch & that we would see

some planes come in.  When Mary had finished

praying, Elias reminded her that she forgot to

pray that the planes wouldn't crash... too cute! :-)

 Elias promised Mary that when he was a pilot that

he would take her up to fly with him.  They even shook on it! :-)

Can't wait to fly with my little nephew when he grows up! ;-)

Lovin' time with Uncle Pab on the tractor! :-)

Thanks so much for visiting, Sanderlins!  Come again soon! :-)

Independence Day Celebrations! :-)

 There were so many fun pictures taken on this past 4th of July

that it was hard to leave any out! :-)  So, I made collages

of our fun, exciting day!  I hope that you enjoy!

 For the first time, our church was able to be involved in

the Ann Arbor parade.  We did a float and used this

opportunity to pass out flyers for the upcoming

Neighborhood Bible Time.

We ended up winning 2nd place for the best float! :-)

Abby's Birthday!

It's been so fun having the Sanderlins

(my sister Abby & her family)

stay with us in MI while they are visiting

the United States from Cameroon.

Elias loves to help Uncle Pab work! :-)

 Elena & Emily enjoying their playhouse!

Emily LOVES having her cousins home for a while!

 Chloe, Abby's youngest daughter

She's SO cute!  It's been fun getting to know her!

It's kind of weird to meet your niece for the first

time when she's almost two years old!

 Celebrating Abby's Birthday!

So fun that four out of the five Sanderlins

have birthdays while they are with us! :-)

 Can you tell Chloe has quite the little personality?! ;-)

 Opening her gift from Sam... she looks suspicious!

 Wow!  A camera?!

 Some birthday visitors... the Woody's :-)

And Rachel came too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ABBY! :-D

Tabitha's Bridal Shower

We celebrated my cousin's upcoming wedding by a

church bridal shower a few weeks ago.  We spent

A LOT of time decorating & preparing for it, but it

was worth it! :-)  Everything turned out great, I thought!

 Congrats, Tab!  So excited for you & Pete!

 

I enjoyed doing a picture table for the special occasion!

Thanks for helping, Mary & Joanna!  Couldn't have done it without you!

 Tab finally gets to see the room!  She LOVED it!

YAY!  Mission accomplished! ;-)

 Tab with her nieces, Joanna & Emily.

 Admiring the decorations - too cute!

 Tab & her maid of honor, her sister Joanna.

 

The bridesmaids... well, some of us that were present!

L to R: Suzy (sister), Abi (friend), Tizzy (cousin), Joanna (sister)

 Lydia (Tab's sister - in case you couldn't tell ;-p) & Mackenzie

 Grandma Burtt & Grandma Gardner

 

We had several speakers... Mrs. Thompson & Kelly...

 And Bethany, Tabitha's sister, came from Chicago to speak as well!

Cousins :-)

 Emily & Joanna won a prize in one of the games :-)

 Mom & Me

Isn't she looking just stunning?! :-)

Love you, Mom!

 I think Tab enjoyed herself :-)

 

She definitely enjoyed the little video that the girls put together.

Great job, Abi & Joanna!

 Lydia & Tab

 Tab with her three "little sisters", Hannah, Lydia, and Naomi.

 

Can you tell they're sisters?! ;-)

Scary how much they're alike!  In looks AND personality! :-)

 Pete showed up at the end of the occasion as well! :-)

 Jo getting ready to be a flower girl - she's so excited! :-)

 

Watching the DVD again!  It was well-worth another watching! :-)

 Tab & her Mom (my Aunt Lynn)

The John Burtt Girls

L to R: Lydia, Hannah, Joanna, Tabitha, Joanna ("little Jo", Bethany's daughter),

Aunt Lynn, Rachel, Bethany, Suzy, and Naomi

Missed the rest of you - Deborah, Rebekah, Sarah, and Julia!

Looking forward to the BIG DAY on August 24th!

Pete's one lucky man! ;-)

Love you, Tab, and so excited to be a part of your special day! :-)