Large Family Raising Fruit John 15:5
Kids can teach us so much. I love their ready smiles, their unbiased, unconditional love. The radiating joy. The way their faces light up when they see you. Their selfless, giving hearts (don’t get me wrong, there is plenty of selfishness also – we all …
We did the carnival rides one evening at the Fair. We had wanted to go to the rodeo also, but unfortunately we couldn’t make it – after being there for 9 hours already, we were too beat. The kids were gracious & we did something …
It’s hard to think of life without this perspicacious bundle of joy and activity. Ellenor is constantly on-the-go. She climbs & runs & opens doors. She turns on water and climbs in & out of my huge sunken bathtub. She loves to help out & …
If you haven’t read Part 1 – you can read it here: https://applehurst.com/fair-judging-results-part-1/ Logan had his 2 Poultry entries on Friday – eggs laid by his chickens & his chicken Dominique who he incubated from our hen’s eggs. It was hotter on Friday, but still …
Xanna had 7 projects & Showmanship entered & received 1 Champion, 1 Reserve Grand Champion, 2 reserve Champion, 1 Honorable Mention, 1 Top of Class & the rest were all blue ribbons. She was chosen as a State delegate for her Creative Writing (Communications category) …
While Grant & I were away, there was a plan concocted to have “angry eyebrows” drawn on Ellie. That plan turned into this:
My parents came to visit last week and stayed with the kids while Grant & I were out of town. We, of course, played a lot of games…
If you missed them, you can read Part 1 here: https://applehurst.com/our-anniversary-trip-part-1/ And Part 2 here: https://applehurst.com/our-anniversary-trip-part-2/ A few more pictures…we had originally wanted to get a picture of us at each place we went, but kept forgetting. 🙂 Wednesday evenings they have a free public …
We love having our chickens & yes, that means fresh eggs. We haven’t bought eggs in a long time. We purchased chicks 2 years ago, & it took a full year to start getting eggs, but for the past year we’ve enjoyed collecting fresh eggs …
