Grandpa & Grandma Visit, Elevate Retreat & More

In mid-August Andrew's parents were able to escape the farm and come down for a quick visit! It was wonderful to see them and the kids had such a wonderful time being "spoiled" by Grandpa and Grandma. We went out to eat, got donuts, enjoyed a long ride, shopped, and the kids played and played! We were all so sad to see them go:( We keep reminding the kids that a Christmas visit is only be a few months away. That always makes for fun conversation on time frames. Yes, that's after the baby comes, yes, that's after Aaron's birthday, yes, that's after Thanksgiving... Okay now it sounds really far away but really it will come fast:)

The following week Sydney started school (see earlier post) and then we packed up on the weekend and headed for a great weekend at Three Mountain Retreat Center in Clifton, TX. The Elevate Opener Retreat was so much fun and refreshing for our family. Being on staff this year has a much different feel rather then being a student like last year - but still so good! The kids enjoyed play times, movies and activities with their 'new friends' while the adults enjoyed great teachings, worship times, team building activities, group times and more. I do also enjoy the perks of not having the cook for the whole weekend!

Now we are trying to work on our duplex that we moved into. We are so thankful and grateful for more space. The kids room is practically finished and we are encouraged that it's done before the baby arrives! Andrew is going to start replacing our linoleum floor tonight (big project) so we'll see how that goes. He's been so wonderful at working overtime on this place to make it a great place for our family for at least the next couple years.

The next big thing up for us is World Mandate Conference! We are super excited about this conference. Every year God shows up to us in a new and exciting way. Major things in our lives have come out of attending this conference. In addition to the amazing conference, some of our friends from South Dakota will be attending so it will be great to see them too. We are also housing 3 people from the College Station church plant so that should be fun too.

So now you are all updated on the Bissons! We'd love to hear from you all about what your summer was like and how we can partner in prayer with you!