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Shedd Aquarium October 2021 Part 3 – Dolphin Show, Stingrays, Jellyfish & More (Including several videos)

Shedd Aquarium October 2021 Part 3 – Dolphin Show, Stingrays, Jellyfish & More (Including several videos)

We really enjoyed the “Animal Spotlight” shows they did…we got to see the dolphin Show…twice, they didn’t say ahead of time which animals it would be & we were hoping for the Beluga Whales, but that’s ok. The dolphins are so fun to watch!! I 

Shedd Aquarium October 2021 Part 2 – Sea Lions, Sea Star Touch, Beluga Whales & Penguins

Shedd Aquarium October 2021 Part 2 – Sea Lions, Sea Star Touch, Beluga Whales & Penguins

Another favorite picture taking place 😊 A couple short videos included also…showed the animals much better than any pictures I could take! Also a few miscellaneous, unique animals at the bottom of the post Sea Lion Video (from when they were in their tank) Beluga 

October 2021 Family Funnies

October 2021 Family Funnies

Ellie was making me food at her pretend kitchen & asked me if I wanted an onion (to go with my donut & French fries) 😀 I told her it was actually garlic & yes, please! So then she says, “OK, I’ll get you some 

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/25/21

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/25/21

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Me! “I’m grateful for my God, without whom I would be a mess. He is my strength & has carried us through the past month that was rough. It was rough, but I have been filled with 

Shedd Aquarium October 2021 Part 1

Shedd Aquarium October 2021 Part 1

Since we bought a membership to the Shedd Aquarium this year (it ended up being cheaper for a family our size to buy a membership this Spring when they had a discount vs paying to go once), we decided to plan to go 3 times 

Making Apple Cider

Making Apple Cider

Some friends invited us & a couple other families over to make apple cider one afternoon/evening. We made cider (about 21+ gallons), kids played, we ate dinner & had s’mores. A great time was had by all! What a blessing! ❤

Animal Show

Animal Show

I took the 6 youngest kids to an animal Show at the library. It was so fun! We saw a sloth, a kinkajoo, lesser hedgehogs (which are actually tiny mammals, related to the elephant & manatee, so interesting!), an armadillo & more! 3 short videos 

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/11/21

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/11/21

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Emmalyn! “I’m glad that God sent down His Son to wash the sin away from our lives. I’m glad that God prepares a house for us in heaven & puts a roof over our heads on earth 

Park Day October 2021

Park Day October 2021

Grant took Logan, Keira, Lucas, Emmalyn & Ellenor to the park on a beautiful Fall afternoon 😍

August/September 2021 Family Pictures

August/September 2021 Family Pictures

Still trying to catch up on summer pictures. 😊 Kitchen day…meatloaf for dinner & processing a bunch of apples from our trees: