Called To Serve

A Payne-full Visit

Jonny, Sarah, Andrew, and Olivia came to our home in Arkansas for a while. They had fun, we had fun, we all had fun, and now we miss them. Olivia started walking, Drew dumped his binkie, and learned to dump......in the potty chair. Sarah got lots and lots and lots of rest, read a book or two and help Ben with his research paper, gave Emma a make-over, and made mom buy some new clothes. Jonny and Ben Payne road the horse, went biking with the boys, visited historic Hot Springs, ate Buffalo Wild Wings, made dry ice bombs, went paintballing, and lived to tell about it.


Our little Olivia Who,


And Andrew too.

We can't wait to see you all again.

Boys at play

We all enjoyed having Jonny and Ben Payne with us. It was non-stop fun. Ben wanted to see it all and do it all. Ben, Ammon, Josh really enjoyed the diversion.

Take me to the chickens

Livia lived for the chickens. She would feed them from her hands and hold them. She could spend as much time with them as you were willing. She would get someone to pick her up and then she would point to the back door and say "chickens". If you took her out to the chickens then you would be her friend for the rest of the day.

Drew's project

We soon learned that Drew likes anything that involves tools or taking things apart. So when grandpa was tearing up damaged flooring and replacing it, Drew was in his element. He did some pounding....sometimes in the right place, and he was good at handing over the tools when needed....if he wasn't using it.