FORTY

 2021 brought me to 40 years old and I have just got to document the event that my wonderful husband threw.  Though, I did vehemently tell him many times that I did not want/need a party..

He threw a pretty epic one anyway.

You would think in May that the weather would be mild--however, this May afternoon was pretty frigid as you will probably be able to tell from the pictures.  Lots of planning and work was put into this and I have a lot more pictures, but figured I would spare you and picked out some highlights.  

Enjoy the pictures.

(courtesy of Kyle Learn)

Thanks to all who attended and helped out in any way.  

WOW

 It has been well over a year since I've last been on here.  Hard to believe, time flies!

Last year (2020), we ended up with no power on Christmas.
2021 gave us the stomach bug over Christmas, but thankfully we were all recovered by New Year's Eve for our family celebration.  

Happy New Year from all of us!

2022

COURTESY OF THE MIDWIVES

A few more pictures from "birth-day"

courtesy of the midwives.

I have some pretty awesome midwives.

I would never ever go back to a regular ob/gyn.

"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:

marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."

Psalm 139:14

Have a good day!

 

ONE MONTH

 

Hard to believe, but this guy is one month old already!

It is just mind-boggling how fast the time goes.

He is now over 10lbs

eats well, sleeps pretty well, is a pretty content little guy.

I think I forgot just how much of a full time job nursing is, especially in a busy house.

He made his church debut yesterday and was such a good boy!

We're so very thankful for this little one!

BACK IN THE SADDLE

Our new school year has begun.  This is our 10th year homeschooling!

We started on 9/9 officially, though we schooled lightly through the summer right up until Ethan was born..then the kids got a short break.

I can hardly believe we have a high schooler already!!

So far, no real complaints.  I may change up our high school literature, but everything else looks to be a good fit!  It can be a bit tricky scheduling wise trying to get "everything" done in a day, but I'm sure (or at least hoping) we'll find a rhythm soon.  Everything needs an adjustment when a new person enters the house, right?  I'm thankful that this is our normal and we have the ability to do it this way.

Happy Back to School!  

 

BLESSINGS

Do you ever stop to count your blessings??

 

We are truly blessed.

ADJUSTMENTS

2020 is certainly a different kind of year.

We are not doing any co-ops this Fall, unfortunately due to different restrictions and requirements. 

I am actually pretty bummed about that as we had signed up for some pretty awesome classes, but it is what it is and in some senses it is actually a blessing.

 Our 4-H club has called it quits for various reasons.

The library is still closed, though we can do curbside pickup at least.

Our new little guy isn't even two weeks old yet, so I also have not set a start date for our new year..

but even with all the restrictions and adjustments that have been made, we were able to sign up Grant for soccer.  Bean is actually too old for the rec program at this point.

His first practice was the other night!

Heres hoping for a great, although different, season!