Please Pray!!!

Just a quick note to ask an interest in your prayers! Our family has a lot going on in our lives (Good things) right now and we would really value the prayers of our friends and family.


We have been praying for a while about selling our house. Just four days ago (I think) we finally put a "For sale" sign out front. Today I was at work and Tasha called me, I had been talking with the housing people at Hobe Sound shortly before Tasha called, and found out that they have a house for us. This is nothing short of a miracle, housing is VERY limited right now. So, anyway Tasha called me at work and told me that the same guy that I had shown the house to over the weekend was looking at it again, this time with his Father. Steve wanted to talk to me, so Tasha handed him her phone and Steve and I had this conversation.

" Hey Greg, your house is sold!"

.........." It's what?"

" It's sold! We want to buy it."

"Great!!!!"

At that time Steve asked his Father when they could get the money. He said they could get it tonight or in the morning. We are starting all the paperwork tomorrow. We should be packed and ready to move by the second week of September. Please pray that everything continues to move forward in God's time. Thank you to all of those friends and family members that have been praying for us concerning my returning to school.

Greg Q.

***Check out our handy dandy countdown at the bottom of the page......

A fun week!!

This has been a week of fun activities. Here are a few pics of what we did...



On Tuesday we met our best friends, the Flowers, at the park and let the kids play for awhile. We then went to their house and had a cookout! Bottom row LtoR: Rebecca, Elliana, Skyler, Abigail, and Benjamin. Top row LtoR: Tanner and Cory.



Elliana on the slide.



Our boys LOVE to climb trees! This is Cory in a tree at the park...



... and Skyler...



...and Tanner! ( Tanner lost his glasses at a "Men and Boys Outing" for church, but God has once again provided for our need and allowed insurance to cover another pair! PRAISE GOD!! He should get them soon!) :-)



My BEST friend~ Elizabeth and I.



Wesley "playing" with Caleb at the cookout that we had.



On Wednesday Aunt Glenna (Greg's sister) came over for supper. It was a nice visit.

On Friday we went to Janae's birthday party. (My cousin Monica Myers little girl.) I forgot the camera, so no photos! :-(



Today we celebrated Papaw Dan's birthday. (It was Wednesday.) We had a nice time visiting with Greg's family. His sister Glenna was there, brother Gerald and his wife Laura with there four children, our family, and of course Papaw Dan and Grandma Brenda! Here are a few pics of our time together.



Gerald and Greg. (Glenna says that the older they get the more that they look alike!) :-)



I took this sweet picture of Wesley holding my hand today at the party! I LOVE little dimples in sweet baby hands!



LtoR: Aunt Glenna, Uncle Gerald, and Grandma Brenda outside enjoying the swing! :-)



Here are some of the kids in the tree house that some of them helped Papaw, Aunt Glenna, and Grandma build. LtoR: Tanner, Chad, and Brianna. We love spending time with family, and really enjoyed ourselves this week!

I DID IT!!!!!!

O.K., so to some people this may seem trivial- but I made lasagna for supper tonight and it wasn't too bad! :-) The noodles were a little under done, but a little longer in the oven the next time and I might actually have it!!!! This is an improvement to the last time! I didn't put aluminum foil on the last batch and the cheese burned and some of the noodles were crunchy. I put foil on this batch but only baked it for 45 min. at 350', maybe a little longer next time!(Thanks for the foil tip Elizabeth!) Anyhow, my family didn't starve and this one was better than the last, so there is hope! :-)

**** Does anyone out there have any tips for making lasagna, or extra good ingredients? How about any other good recipes? I'd love to hear from you!!!!
~ Tasha

Dog gone.

Dog for sale!!!! Well, we don't really want any money for him just a great home. If anyone wants him or knows someone who wants a great dog, let me know. He is half Border Collie and half Australian Shepherd. He is about 3.5 months old. Let me know.
Greg

Give it a look see.

Check out my new post on my page, click on the link called
From the desk of Gregory. over on the right side of this page.


See ya there friends............................................

Haircut Day!!!!!!

Today was haircut day for 4 of the Quakenbush's! The real kicker is that I broke down and gave Wesley his FIRST haircut!!! It was really needed! ( If you saw my last post with the picture of Wes and Elli you already know that!) Here are a few pictures...



BEFORE...



THE FIRST SNIP...



He was very wiggly- it took three of us to get the job done.



But look at these results~ how sweet!



Look at all of these handsome guys, what great smiles!!
I am greatful that God has enabled me to do this for our family- it saves a fortune!!!

Please Watch!!

I have just added a short video called "He's My King" at the bottom of this page. Please watch it and let me know what you think.

Gregory

Wesleyisms......

Here are a few shots of Wes, A.K.A. "Wesleyisms"!!!




I love this picture of Wesley. He looks like such a "little man"!!




This is Wesley's first 4th of July.




Snoozin' with Daddy! :-)



Enjoying his meal!!!!



Time alone with Mama. ( I will cherish these moments with all my children!)





That's a smile that can't even hide behind his Foo-Fee!!! :-)



A couple of shots with Elli. ( Notice his hair. I'm about ready to give him his first hair cut at 7 mos., but I love his little curls, especially when it's wet!)





Skyler put Wes in a little lawn chair, they have fun with "little" Wes! Speaking of "little" Wes, he weighed in at 22lbs., and I believe 28 in., at his 6 mo. check-up!!!!



7 mos. old and learning to feed himself.



That's ALL folks...




I'm tuckered!!!!!!

~Invitation~

We have been blogging for a little while now and we have "met" a lot of nice bloggers out there. We appreciate everyone that returns to our blog from time to time to see what is going on in our family. I would like to invite everyone that "stops by" to, please leave us a comment, we really enjoy reading the comments and seeing who has stopped by our little spot on the web. Thanks!

Quakenbush Look-alike Meter

****What do you think? Does Wesley look more like Daddy or Mommy? Let us know!!! :-) (One of my friends blogs directed me to this "Look-alike Meter"!)****

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Family tree online - Roots

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!

Happy 9th Birthday to Skyler!!!!



A boy who is all about fun.... :-)




But is also a great Big Brother!!!!!



You are also a hard worker. I'm sure that God will use your hard work and....



funny personality to minister for Him!!!



Daddy and Mama love you soooo much. We are extremely thankful that God has given you to us as a gift from heaven!! Keep your eyes on Jesus, and you will continue to grow into a Godly young man, doing the perfect will of the Lord!!! XOXO