Celebrating Emmalyn 2021
Emmalyn turned 9!! She loves playing with our animals, reading, playing with her siblings, sewing, baking, or doing any type of crafts. We are grateful for Emmalyn!
Author: Martha
Celebrating Lucas 2021
Lucas turned 11! He is a sweet boy, always willing to jump in & help, cheerfully makes us coffee every morning. He loves Legos & chess, Risk & Catan and all sorts of games. He loves to bake – banana bread & cake, cookies, baked …
4H Shooting Sports – Air Rifle – Fall 2021
Logan, Keira, Lucas & Emma all enjoyed air rifle again this fall (it was Emma’s first time since she’s finally old enough for 4H.) We all went their last week to watch & cheer them on. The last week is always a little different as …
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
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
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
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
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
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! ❤