Unexpected Week

Unexpected Week

The week filled up faster than I would have liked with 3 Unexpected appointments. And we landed back in the ER last night with Lucas who hit his head & was hard to keep awake & acting confused. Poor guy! By the time we got …

March 2020 Family Pictures Part 1

March 2020 Family Pictures Part 1

Cover picture: Emma made this robot costume 🙂

Penny Carnival

Penny Carnival

The Ogle County 4H puts on a Penny Carnival every March. Lexa & Keira helped out at our club’s booth for an hour & the Lizzy & Logan helped for another hour. The kids all had a lot of fun! 🙂

Little Girl Dresses

Little Girl Dresses

A friend has an Etsy store & made this cute little dress for Ellenor. Isn’t it cute? You should check out her store or contact her, she custom makes items. Great for baby showers or gifts. She even has a shirt that kids can color …

Ellenor is 2!!

Ellenor is 2!!

How can it be that 2 years have flown past? This little babe brings such joy to our lives, we are so thankful for you, our Ellenor Grace! She loves to sing, play patty-cake, play with cars & baby dolls and her siblings…She is so …

Weekly Gratitude Post 3/1/20

Weekly Gratitude Post 3/1/20

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by Lucas. “I am thankful for Ellen because she is so adorable and always ready to give me a hug. And Mama because she likes to cuddle with me. And Logan because he is my brother and he …

Being sick…

Being sick…

Well, the influenza hit our house. Feels like it wouldn’t be January/February without it. Sigh. We did all we could, but it cycled through all the kids, one by one. Hit them all the different, some were down for 2 days, some down 5+ days. …

Creative Ways to Make & Eat Eggs

Creative Ways to Make & Eat Eggs

Since our chickens are laying over a dozen eggs a day (which is awesome by the way), we are needing to find more ways to eat & use eggs. I wasn’t a very good cook when we got married, so that is something that is …

February 2020 Family Funnies

February 2020 Family Funnies

“What is the best place to go to learn a language?” “Greece, it lubricates your tongue so you can pronounce the words!!” Grant was singing along to a song that was playing & Keira says, “You memorize a lot! You’re, like, sticky!” 😂🤣 “You guys …