Alls well...kinda!

Well,
Mom and Azariah made it back safely on Wednesday night. We all had lots of fun giving both of them hugs and hearing how the trip went.
Here are some pictures from their trip.



However the next day mom came down with a stomach bug...and was sick all day. We are thinking she probably picked it up from a ferry ride when she was in New Zealand or possibly the plain ride. She started to feel better slowly, but then Azariah got it. Then Malachi and Jos both got sick. Now we are waiting to see if anyone else will get sick, while the rest are getting better.

Well, I have to share something with you. One of the days while mom was gone, Malachi was playing and twisted his neck in some way. He came up to me and said "Oooh, oh, Hosanna...I think I just popped a brain in my head! Oh, ooooh" haha, we got a good laugh about it!

I also found something out about Azariah. The day before yesterday, I was taking some pictures of him, ...and I every time I pointed the camera at him, he would give me this cheesy smile. :) I would put it down and he would look away, then I would raise it and point it at him...he would look, and as soon as he realized what it was, HE WOULD SMILE. It was the funniest thing. Quite the photogenic little guy.



Here is one of the pictures that as soon as he saw the camera he gave a huge smile.












Tag team Feeding :)












Today I had fun with him taking some more pictures, here are some below



























































































Hope you enjoyed the pictures! What one was your favorite?

-Hosanna

An Amazing Woman

Azariah and Grammy

On January 7th our Grandmother passed away. Her name was Ruth Alice Green Frye or Ruthie, although she was always called "Grammy" by us and loved by all. Born on July 3rd, 1926 she was 83 years old.
She was an amazing woman, always there to serve, welcome and love you. When our family last went to Colorado and visited her at the Rocky Ford nursing home, she had had Parkinson for almost 18 years, but when the kids started to look tired she offered her bed and said "you can take a nap with me on my bed, or I can stay here on this chair and you can take a nap on my bed".


At the nursing home in Rocky Ford

It was a sweet thing, for she had been up for a while and was really tired and needed a nap at the time but instead of taking her bed she offered it to the kids. Another time Jos and I (Hosanna) were staying in Colorado a couple years back, at the cabin in Beulah up in the mountains. It was 8 O'clock and Jos suggested watching a movie, so she got out the popcorn and made a batch, then sat there with us and watched the movie, even though it was past the time when she usually went to bed. There were many things both big and small that she did that showed her love to serve others and God, she was a huge blessing. When you came she always welcomed you and talked to you, and she would always perk up whenever someone was around. Always ready to get up and help she truly had a servants heart. Now she is with out Lord in heaven, with her son our uncle Jerry and his wife Aunt Daryln along with her parents and some of her siblings. No Parkinson but freely and easily walking around probably serving and loving all the people up there and worshiping our Lord. While keeping an eye on her 28 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren along with her 5 remaining children here on earth and her 8th grade childhood sweetheart whom she later married (Grandad Bill Frye).


This is a Picture of Grammy and Granddad in November on the 65th Wedding Anniversary


Grammy and Granddad along with there five Children (from left): Dad (Brad), Aunt Millie, Aunt Cindy, Aunt Janell, and Aunt Jinnie

The funeral and burial was held on January 12th and my Dad was able to go and be there with the rest of the family for three days during that time.


The Casket right before the burial



We would love prayer for us as well as our Granddad and the rest of the family all around, who love and miss Grammy. She was indeed one amazing woman.


This picture was on there 65th Anniversary Cake in November, it is Grammy and Granddads wedding picture

You can click on any of the pictures to make them larger.
Thanks

Hosanna for the Frye Family

Mom and Azariah

Well, I have been meaning to post...but haven't until now. :) Mom, Zeb, and Azariah got to New Zealand safely. They stayed at Nana's (our moms mom) house for the first part and got to see quite a few of our cousins. The wedding went really well, and the two newly weds are on their honey moon. The rest of the family took off to the beach for a week, and went fishing, playing on the water toys, and had a blast in the sun with out us. We are all jealous here at home in the rain.
Mom is leaving for the airport today and Zeb is going to go back to our grandmothers house. Mom and Azariah will arrive tomorrow night and all of us here are soooooo excited to have her back. We have been only half surviving without her! We were able to talk to her on Skype for the first part of the trip when they had internet...but nothing is the same as having her there right next to you...ready for a good hug. We have had lots of help with people giving us meals and inviting us over for dinner while she has been gone, and it has been such a blessing.

Well, in the first part of the trip we got lots of calls on skype (a free online webcam program, you can talk through webcams to each other) so we took a couple snapshots















They aren't the best pictures because they are taken with a webcam, but you can still enjoy them. Azariah is really giving the smiles now. He has learned to scoot with his feet on the ground so they have to keep an eye on him now... he loved to go under the furniture.

Hope you enjoy

-Hosanna

....CO trip and other news

NEWS......... Azariah is on to the solids...he's got those bananas smooshing :) Every one is spoiling him and where ever he goes he finds a new friend. :) He also loves to sit in his walker and slowly make his way around by pushing with his feet and flailing his arms. Zeb, Mom, and Azariah are taking a trip to New Zealand to visit family where, after three weeks mom and Azariah will come back and leave Zeb there to have some over seas work experience. They could use lot of prayer on the trip as well as they are getting ready. There is a 3 and 1/2 hour flight to Los Angeles from Seattle then a 12 hour flight from Los Angeles to New Zealand that all together is a long trip and a tiring one to take, add on a 6 month old baby it makes it even harder. So please pray that everything will go smoothly and fast. We also have a cold along with a stomach bug going through our house, so please pray that none of the travelers will get sick.

Last post I said I would put some picture up of our Colorado trip. Well, I wrote part of this post then started adding pictures...the problem is I took about 900 pictures just on the 9 day trip to Colorado so to save you all from scrolling your finger till it is dead I uploaded some of the photos to Picasa Web Albums if you click -------> here <-------- you can look and comment on some of the pictures that we took.

I hope you all enjoy!!!!

Have a very merry Christmas!!!!!!!

-Hosanna

Trip to CO!!!!

Hey all,

We got back from our Colorado trip last night! It took 31 hours on the way there driving all night and about the same on the way back all night as well. We had lots of fun seeing tons of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and more while we were there. Azariah was the youngest Grandkid coming in number 28 and he met a cousin there that was the 38th Grandchild (just a month younger then him). Some weren't able to make it and those who did weren't all there at the same time but that gives you the idea of how big this side of our family in. We got there on Saturday night. And on Sunday there was the Anniversary party which was a blast seeing everyone as well as celebrating Grammy and Granddads 65th wedding anniversary, which does not happen that much any more. We did lots of stuff while we were there and enjoyed it so much. Azariah actually did really well in the car. He got lots of attention there getting held a ton by the various cousins and loved every minute. He started to get a cold on the way back and got tired of the car but still did really well. Well, I'll try and put some pictures of the trip up. But I just wanted to say we all got home safe and sound and had lots of fun on the trip. What a blessing it is though to have such a wonderful family! We love them all.

-Hosanna

Life!

Well, I have been meaning to post for a while, but haven't done it! Azariah however is getting bigger and bigger and the rest of the family is having so much fun with him. There are a lot of firsts! Only a couple months ago he went on his first Bike Ride, and in the last week he has started solids. He also found his thumb and almost prefers his fingers and thumb to the bingki, apparently he is the only thumb sucker of the all us kids! :D Today he has also figured out that he has this amazing thing in his mouth that he can move around and make noises with and if you poke it out far enough there is a cool breeze on it! So tonight at Apologetics he was clicking and clacking and humming while he played with his tongue and the rest of us tried to listen to the Men speak on the three Apologetics topics. :D One of the biggest "First things" he has done will start tomorrow when we leave the house up to Jos for 10 days and travel to Colorado for Thanksgiving and our Grandparents 65th Wedding Anniversary. You can pray for safe travel and that both Azariah and the other kids will be able to last in the car for 2-3 days all day and night there and back and not start pulling their hair out. I'll try to get up some more pictures of our trip to CO and of this growing boy. For those who read this to see.

When I began this post I was just gonna write a post with no pictures! But when I decided to just add a couple ...well it got out of hand :D We seem to have million pictures of him and all so cute, so here are a few pictures for ya'all to see.

Malachi and Azariah watching a movie on Family night together

One day while everyone was gone except for us we got a little crazy! :D Here is one of the pictures we took. (Yep, thats an orange mustache that Malachi has from some juice he drank).

Malachi, Azariah, and Mom

He likes to hang around with Jos a lot! :D

This would be Azariahs First Spa!

Listening to them tunes

Well, this isn't the greatest picture but thought it was funny and there you have Azariah with his hands in his mouth :D

Yep, Jed got to be the King getting pulled around :D I think this is Azariahs first Wagon ride too!

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Well, I hope you enjoyed the photos. Fill free to comment on what one you like best :D.

Thanks for reading - Hosanna

Darts!

Although the following story has nothing to do with Azariah or our family in any way. I hope it might bless those who read it. Think about it as you go through it, I did ...and sadly did't come back with anything joyful, but something indeed that I can work on.

DARTS!

A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher. She says that Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.

One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day.

On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and he would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture.

Sally's friend drew a picture of who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother..Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face.Sally was pleased with the overall effect she had achieved.

The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the students threw their darts with such force that their targets were ripping apart.Sally looked forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats. As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because she didn't have a chance to throw any darts at her target. Dr. Smithbegan removing the target from the wall.

Underneath the target was apicture of Jesus. A hush fell over the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced.

Dr. Smith said only these words.... 'In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me.'
Matthew 25:40.