Busy weeks!

We have had a couple of busy weeks here in the Welstad household. We had a 9 year old "daughter" for week, bought a new car, prepared for an event at church and took teen girls to the Revolve Tour.
Chealsie, our Pastor's daughter stayed with us while her parents were on vacation. Here are a couple of pictures of her making cookies, playing Wii and eating doughnuts on her way to school .


This one is where she tossed flour on me! We had a blast baking together!

Kyle and I took her to Dunkin' Doughnuts on the last morning she was with us before we dropped her off at school. It was great! We loved spending time with her!

This last weekend I took 5 teen girls to the Revolve Tour, which is the teen version of Women of Faith. It was a great time. I came away feeling much closer to the girls and really encouraged about their growth in Christ. We spent Friday night at the Conference where we saw concerts and a couple of speakers. We spent the night at a hotel and had a little slumber party with hot chocolate, popcorn and marshmallow treats that I brought for the girls. The next day was more concerts and speakers. Ther girls really enjoyed it. Here is picture of our party!


On Sunday we used the fireplace in our house for the first time. I have been looking forward to doing that for so long! We had a great evening of watching the football game and AMA's, making cookies and spending time with my brother and sister-in-law. Our kitty, Lilly was so intrigued by the fire. It was so fun to watch her be mesmerized by the flames. Here is a photo of Lilly watching the fire.

This is Kyle helping Tiffany grade papers for her class.

We are really excited about Thanksgiving. Kyle and I have been talking about how much we have to be thankful for. God has blessed us in so many ways and taken care of us in so many situations. We are so thankful for our families, jobs, home and each other. Enjoy your week and Thanksgiving holiday! We love you!

My brother got married...!

For those of you who don't know.... my baby brother David got married to Tiffany (Marks) this summer! They had an amazing and beautiful wedding at the Oregon coast June 5th. Here is a picture of the gorgeous bride and groom on their wedding day!


They live here in Salem and we love being close to them. They also volunteer and help with the churches youth group. They are great with the kids! We love you Dave and Tiff!

My Sista is getting Married!!!

My beautiful sister Michelle is engaged to her man Sam! They got engaged on October 5th in downtown Portland. They are both very happy and can't wait for their May 25th wedding! Here they are right after Sam proposed! It was a rainy night!


The next night we had a semi-engagement party for them at PFChang's! I gave Michelle a wedding planner book and a picture book of cute brides! She is going to be so beautiful! Congratulations Sam and Michelle! We love you!

Some Pictures....and Updates!

Okay here are a few pictures of the car.


Thank you to everyone for your care and concern for me!
I am doing well! My wrist is just a little sore.
We are looking for a new car.... see this one is no longer drivable!




Kyle gave me these roses as a gift after the accident! He is the BEST husband! (Oh yeah, the flowers in the middle are from Jonny P. Thanks Jonny! )

Here is a picture of Kyle and I at our churches Fall Fun Fest! We had really original costumes....can't you tell?!

Car Accident

I was in a car accident last night. My beautiful New (to me) Ford Escape is most likely totaled. It was a dark, rainy night and a car traveling the other direction turned into my lane by crossing the concrete barrier. My air bags deployed and I have a sprained wrist and sore shoulder as a result. We are hopeful our insurance company will fight hard for us. Needless to say, this has not been a fun 24 hours. I was pretty shook up and bruised right after. Today was a little better... sore but more frustrated than anything else. The driver of the other car was arrested. I was not told the charges only that he couldn't provide any documentation. He was borrowing the car and so thankfully the car was insured.
I will keep you all updated... maybe put some great pics of me in my sling! :O) Please pray for quick healing of my wrist and shoulder, that the insurance issues will be dealt with quickly and that we will be able to get a new car soon. Thank You!
PS. I just want to say "Thank You" to all the friends and family who have been so kind to me today! The parents for their care and concern, Lesley for her medical advice, Shell for the coffee and yummy dinner, David transporting me places and most of all to my amazing husband Kyle for his incredible care to me the last 24 hours. He has helped fill out the accident forms, cooked me food and Hot Chocolate, took me to the Urgent Care and and even covered my duties today at work. You are amazing sweety! Thank You everyone!