Around Here

Around here ~

there is always much to do


the bounty of garden goodness is coming to an end, our spinach and swiss chard was often made into green smoothies ~ YUM   (don't hate me because of our blue counter tops - I know, they are awesome)







our 4 little kittens are 6 weeks old today and Opal left to go to a good home just 10 minutes ago









we are loving how we home educate and after 9 years are seeing the fruit of our labor



we are busy with farmers markets and loving it

the huge combines are harvesting the fields as I type and the ground is shaking ~ 3 of our children got to ride along tonight in the combine



we are gearing up for a long, cold, winter





our 5 year old twins wear Little House on the Prairie gowns and night caps that Grandma D made whenever they are not in the wash

we have a pattern in our family ~ girl, girl, boy, boy, girl, girl, boy, boy and the twins are praying that we have a baby girl next ~ so sweet







our oldest, Hannah, is planning a themed dinner party all about Titanic to take place in October







my husband is blessed to be a part of an amazing men's study with 3 other men at our church and they are going through the book ~ The Exemplary Husband


our 2 oldest sons, Sam and Joe, live, breathe, and sleep fishing and we love having fresh fried fish

baby Henry is carried around most of the time ~
 it's amazing that he ever learned to walk






we were blessed to enjoy fresh cut flowers from our garden in our home thanks to Hannah and Emma

Gus LOVES everything Hannah bakes ~ especially cake pops

Henry can often be found in our hammock sleeping

flat apple pie drizzled with warm caramel sauce is a new family favorite



homemade baked mac and cheese is a lunch special


but most of all around here we love the Lord Jesus Christ with our whole hearts, minds, and souls ~ without the saving grace that comes with knowing Christ everything else is done in vain.