Attempted Christmas Card Pictures!

Welcome to the VanDalen Clan!

Some of you are visiting for the first time after receiving our Christmas card in the mail...

this here blog is a daily (or not so daily) journal of what goes on at the VanDalen Household.

If you want to know what's happening with us, check back often!

The Kids continue to grow like weeds! Truman is 14 1/2 and is looking forward to getting his drivers permit this coming June!! Please Pray!!!!! He is doing well in school but his real passion is on a court or field! He loves him some sports!! He's very entertaining and is hitting the terrible teens...(the terrible 2's have nothing on this)!! We love him and pray everyday that he is seeking God in all his choices!!

Jake is 10 1/2. He is really enjoying school this year, but he would never admit it! He loves doing projects and getting them done. He has a new passion for board games (not sure where that came from). He too loves the sports and had an excellent year as the quarterback for his select football team this year. Our prayer for Jake is that he continues to grow in the Lord and seek him in all aspects of his life. Taiji is 10 1/2. He loves school this year and has found a new passion for reading. He still doesn't initiate it himself, but once he gets started it's hard to get him to stop. We always joke that Taiji is everybody's best friend (I sense we have a successor to VanDalen Insurance). He follows his brothers everywhere so that means he too loves sports! He played baseball, football and is now playing basketball. He and Jake are always on the same team so that's fun for us. Taiji is very sensitive and he is seeking God's guidance in his life. Every Sunday our Preacher does a sort of alter call...Taiji raises his hand every Sunday, we pray that this will always be the case!

Our little Kali Faith is now 3 1/2. She is a chatter box. She has something to say about everything. She loves making up songs and stories. She is passionate about school and playing with her cousins...usually princesses or boyfriend/girlfriend (don't ask). Kali makes us all smile, she is very special. She loves her big brother Truman and tolerates Jake and Taiji. She loves heading to the gym or field to watch the boys play. She will either be our best athlete or want nothing to do with sports....so far so good!

We are proud of our crew!

We hope that this post finds you all feeling the real Holiday 'Spirit'!

It's important that we not forget the true reason for the season!

"For God so LOVED the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life!" -john 3:16

Not really a Christmas verse...but such an amazing gift and promise! Abbey is spending her Christmas with Jesus...celebrating the fact that someday we will all be there with her...because of that very gift and promise!

Merry Christmas!