January 2023 Family Funnies

January 2023 Family Funnies

How is it already 2023!!??!!?? 😳 Ellie amazed me by counting backwards the other day. I hadn’t ever worked with her on it, so I didn’t know she knew how. I figured maybe she had seen it in a movie, so I asked her, “Where 

December 2022 Family Pictures Part 3

December 2022 Family Pictures Part 3

I think these are the last of the December pictures, finally. 😀 Gingerbread House Competition – (videos at the end with descriptions) – Ellie & Keira (Ellie b/c she was the youngest & Keira b/c it was closest to her bday) got to pick teams 

December 2022 Family Pictures Part 2

December 2022 Family Pictures Part 2

*These pictures are still from December, I’m backed up with all the extra things we’ve had going on* Christian Skate Night in December: Ellie doing the Cha Cha Slide & Dancing

Celebrating Keira – 2023 Edition

Celebrating Keira – 2023 Edition

Keira is 14!! We are thankful for her smiles, her willingness to help alongside, her love of baking, the way she includes her younger siblings, her love of animals & her willingness to “go with the flow”. She has been through quite a bit this 

ICHE Family Ski Trip 2023

ICHE Family Ski Trip 2023

A couple of Lizzy’s friends were going on the ICHE (Illinois Christian Home Educators) Family Ski Trip & asked if Lizzy was going…that got her/us thinking & we were able to make it happen to go. Thankfully the weather was beautiful, about 60 degrees warmer 

Christmas 2.0 December 2022

Christmas 2.0 December 2022

We bought the kids a pair of stilts for Christmas. They’re enjoying it. 😀

Christmas 1.0 December 2022

Christmas 1.0 December 2022

**Note: My parents (Opa & Oma) gave each of the kids some special handmade bead ornaments… my paternal Grandma Connie (who died when I was 14) made them & used to give them out as Christmas gifts to friends & family. We have several on 

December 2022 Family Pictures Part 1

December 2022 Family Pictures Part 1

Coffee with the residents @ the Polo Nursing Home. Grant often goes & takes the boys at least. This was the first time they had it again after 2 1/2 years!! So the whole family went. Lizzy played some Carols on her violin & Lucas 

December 2022 Family Funnies

December 2022 Family Funnies

Ellie got a new toothbrush that has a suction on the bottom & she was having great fun hiding her toothbrush in multiple different places for me to find every day. Was great fun until I found it under the sink behind toilet bowl cleaner 

KY Trip Part 4 Dec 22

KY Trip Part 4 Dec 22

Creation Museum Day 3 – Snakes!! There was a guy there doing a Snake show (he had over 20 types of snakes!!) & he was walking around with this King snake trying to promote his show. The Planetarium Show – so fun! The seats recline