Large Family Raising Fruit John 15:5
Grant knows how much I enjoy experiencing different foods & restaurants. I enjoy trying different foods that we wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to try at home. So when we were offered a deal for a 5-star hotel that seemed too good to pass up, …
We have some big news to share! Our family will be growing again this year…this time by marriage! 😀 Anton proposed on New Year’s Eve & he and McKaylee are engaged! They are still working on wedding details – they have a lot going on …
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 …
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 …
*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
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 …
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 …
We bought the kids a pair of stilts for Christmas. They’re enjoying it. 😀
**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 …
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 …