November/ December 2021 Family Pictures

November/ December 2021 Family Pictures

Beautiful girls being silly! ❤ 🧡

Celebrating Birthdays November 2021

Celebrating Birthdays November 2021

We celebrated November birthdays a bit late with Grandma & McKaylee. (We celebrated on their birthdays obviously also!) 😀

Thanksgiving 2021

Thanksgiving 2021

We enjoyed a relaxing Thanksgiving weekend. McKaylee was home & Grandma was planning to join us on Thanksgiving Day, but wasn’t feeling well. We missed her, but enjoyed the day. Yummy food, games, laughter, family time… what a blessing! ❤

Candlelight Walk 2021

Candlelight Walk 2021

Every year, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, we enjoy going to the Candlelight Walk in Oregon (about 15 min away). There’s an old building with lots of shops & museums we walk around & enjoy, then go on a horse drawn wagon ride. Fun memories! ❤

November 2021 Family Funnies

November 2021 Family Funnies

I was leaning over in my chair to reach something & Ellenor about pushes me off the chair. I say, “Ellie, please don’t crowd me!” “I’m not crowding you, I’m cute-e-ing you!” 🙄🤷‍♀️ The kids were watching a short movie about Hellen Keller one day …

October/November 2021 Family Pictures

October/November 2021 Family Pictures

Ellie Singing Nothing But the Blood (age 3 1/2) I love that Ellie loves to sing & even hymns. ❤🧡 Sweet Skating pictures rarely turn out well, sadly! But, we really enjoyed getting back to Christian Skate night. ❤ Races @ Christian Skate Night!:

Celebrating Emmalyn 2021

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!

Celebrating Lucas 2021

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 …

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 …