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Shedd Aquarium October 2021 Part 1

Shedd Aquarium October 2021 Part 1

Since we bought a membership to the Shedd Aquarium this year (it ended up being cheaper for a family our size to buy a membership this Spring when they had a discount vs paying to go once), we decided to plan to go 3 times 

Making Apple Cider

Making Apple Cider

Some friends invited us & a couple other families over to make apple cider one afternoon/evening. We made cider (about 21+ gallons), kids played, we ate dinner & had s’mores. A great time was had by all! What a blessing! ❤

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/18/21

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/18/21

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Grant! “I am thankful for Logan and Lucas.  I am so very proud of the young man that Logan is becoming. I am writing this today because he is feeling under the weather and there is so 

Animal Show

Animal Show

I took the 6 youngest kids to an animal Show at the library. It was so fun! We saw a sloth, a kinkajoo, lesser hedgehogs (which are actually tiny mammals, related to the elephant & manatee, so interesting!), an armadillo & more! 3 short videos 

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/11/21

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/11/21

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Emmalyn! “I’m glad that God sent down His Son to wash the sin away from our lives. I’m glad that God prepares a house for us in heaven & puts a roof over our heads on earth 

Park Day October 2021

Park Day October 2021

Grant took Logan, Keira, Lucas, Emmalyn & Ellenor to the park on a beautiful Fall afternoon 😍

August/September 2021 Family Pictures

August/September 2021 Family Pictures

Still trying to catch up on summer pictures. 😊 Kitchen day…meatloaf for dinner & processing a bunch of apples from our trees:

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/4/21

Weekly Gratitude Post 10/4/21

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Lucas “I am thankful that I do not have bug bites any more. I am thankful that we are getting more eggs. I am thankful that in 1 1/2 months we are off the diet (hopefully). I 

August/September 2021 Family Funnies

August/September 2021 Family Funnies

X: Can we bring the dog in for Bible time? Papa: The dog is running around through a cloud, trying to bite it. (It was super foggy that morning) I was reading aloud a funny story about women in public restrooms & one of the 

The Review Halloo – The Risen

The Review Halloo – The Risen

The Risen     This 107 minute long movie was written by Kevin Reynolds and Paul Aiollo. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, this film is an amazing rendition of the search for truth that must have occurred after Jesus’ body disappeared.         This is a short