Thanksgiving & our new car

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you had a nice day yesterday. We spent the day at my mom's house in Redmond. It was nice because all of my family was there- my mom, stepdad, sister, brother & his wife, and stepsister. The only not-good part is that Jonathan wasn't feeling well. He had a fever all day and was pretty lethargic. He's getting better today, thankfully. Here are some pictures from our day.

My siblings and I

Daniel tickling Grandpa

Sick Jonathan resting with Grandma

In other news, we have a new (used) vehicle! Our Mazda appears to be nearing the end of its lifespan- at least without needing costly repairs. It's the car I've had since my junior year of high school. Dave & I have had no idea how to replace it, since we don't have the money for a car payment. We've been praying about it for over a year. Our answer came last Sunday- my brother emailed and asked if we would be interested in buying his truck. (All we're looking for is a small car for Dave to drive to work, so it didn't matter that it only seats 2-3 people) It's 3 years newer than our Mazda, so it's 10 years old- but it has almost 100,000 less miles! It's in good condition. We still weren't sure how we would buy it now, since we wouldn't have extra money until tax refund time in February- but my mom was willing & able to loan us the money until then! In the meantime we'll be selling our car, and it will likely pay for about 1/2 the cost of the truck. All that to say- we are thrilled to have a better working car, and it worked out greater than we could have imagined! Thank you God!

Here are Dave & Daniel going on a little outing this afternoon. They just got back, and apparently Daniel loved it! He kept pointing out pedestrians to Dave to make sure he didn't run them over. :)