Johnstown Albertsons

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Baptismal Service 9-8-13

September 8 was a beautiful day for the baptismal service. The next day all the rains started that caused flooding in Colorado. We were blessed to have this beautiful day before the storm!

Jonathan giving a wave!

Randy helped with the baptism of Joy and Katie.

Steve was teaching Quil and Micah how to make a reed whistle.

Micah trying the whistle.

We had some scripture and a few songs, led by Rev. Marvin Mosley.

There was no rain, thankfully, but the sun was bright, and umbrellas were handy.

Janet, Beth, and Jonathan enjoying the shade of the umbrella.

Three of the Lucas children were baptized: Sammy, Carrie, and Crystal

Our daughter-in-law, Joy was baptized.

The Lucas children after being baptized

Rowen's cousin, Katie, being baptized

Several older ones preferred the pouring method of baptism.

Rowen, Katie, and Joy

Afterwards, we were invited to the Lucas home for food and a time of sharing music and testimonies.

It was a wonderful day of the Lord's blessings!

Our favorite orthodontist, Dr. Richter, (who did Jeffrey's braces), had a Facebook contest in July for someone to get free braces. Our friend nominated Emily, and many, many people "voted" for her. She won the contest! So on September 5, Nicole is attaching the braces to her teeth.

Dr. Richter came to check Nicole's work, and put a few of the brackets on. It is called the Damen System, and only requires visits and wire changes every two months. The wire has a memory, and is always trying to get back to its original shape. In this way, the teeth move. Every wire change will be to a heavier gauge wire until the end when a different wire is used for "tweaking". The brackets are different from the old method, because they have little doors that are opened for wire changes, then shut. No more colored bands to hold the wires on the brackets! Emily is required to wear a rubber band on one side, which is supposed to be correcting her midline.

Emily was very brave, even though she felt like she was gagging continually!

A picture of Emily and Nicole after the job was complete. We are very thankful for this opportunity for Emily to have braces for free! God is good!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Labor Day Picnic 9-2-13

On Labor Day we went up in the mountains to Meeker Park picnic area. We had some time before Randy and Joy and boys got there, so we played some horseshoes. Our new adopted son, "Bartholomew" was with us, but he doesn't want to be pictured online. He was probably the best horseshoe player of the morning. He is living with us and going to college in Greeley, and we are enjoying him being in our family. He is giving Emily piano lessons and she is loving it!

Instead of taking pictures of all our ringers, we took pictures of the crazy landings!

We didn't know just when Randy and Joy would arrive or if they would know exactly where to find us, since there is no cell phone signal in the mountains, so Rowen had the idea to mount our large Kodak umbrella near the entrance to the picnic area. Sure enough, when Randy saw that umbrella, he knew to turn in!

Jonathan was happy to see Grandpa!

Rowen, Quil, and Micah went and got the umbrella from the entrance.

It was a beautiful day!

Micah "stumping!"

Randy, Joy, and Jonathan

Quil "stumping!"

Randy and Joy brought homemade ice cream to crank! It was sure yummy! Randy's 28th birthday was the next day, so we enjoyed zucchini cake and ice cream in the mountains.

The boys wanted a turn to crank.

Joy and Jonathan

Randy and Jonathan

Jonathan 'high in the Rockies'

All of us

Randy, Joy, and family

We went on up to Lily Lake near Estes Park for a hike. (Now, two weeks later, we are so glad we got to do this fun day in the mountains, because of the flooding and road damage, it will be a long time before we get to go back.)