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1 Samuel 12.24

Thursday, December 7, 2017

November

November was another busy month for us. We were here, there, and everywhere!

On the first we took an outing to Robinette's for some fun and food :)

Lots of monkeying around.

Cheering on her cousin Jacob's football team!

Peter went away so we were left to our own devices. So, it was a lot of petting Vincent the dog (and dressing him up), reading, and spending time with Grammy and Grandpy.

Mmm...will behave and smile for cake :)



November always brings a wonderful outing for Dutch American Heritage Day - another success!

Mmm a mornin' cup o' joe!

Taking care of baby. Lots for a Little Mommy to do.


Puggles! Learning that God made the animals :)

A few of her favorite things

Helping me wrap gifts - such a help!

November also brought new babies! Welcome Sweet Eloise!

A little Christmas started creeping in!


The highlight of our month was our trip to Louisville for Thanksgiving! 
Circling the wagons at Grandma's - please don't leave me!!

First stop was the Creation Museum and Ark. Loading the cars!

Whoa! What a boat!

Petting the donkey on the ark :)

Seeing the sites of Louisville, starting with the Colonel himself. Chicken anyone?

Baking pie with Grandma.

Color time! There were a number of Pilgrims dismissed from the faith due to their bright colors :)


Reading, reading, reading - it's a new favorite pastime.

Playing with cousins - so many of them!


On to the Derby! Pressing our luck!


Meeting some new horsey friends

Smashing pennies; a good investment for an 8 year old I'd say.

Racing horses


Making cookies and skipping rope

Slugger museum!

Although I asked him not to, Baby Rowan joined the world when I was away! Molly and I had to hustle on over to meet him once we got back into town!

Another surprise was waiting for us upon our return...what could it be?

Shazam! A new KitchenAid!

To round out our month, we visited Santa (total and complete bust) but seeing the beautiful trees was about the cutest thing :)

December is off like a shot, with nothing but fun in our sights!

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The (whirl)winds of October

Trying some new things in the morning while we have to wait for the short order cook.

How much is that pretty girl in the window?!

Evening routine: walk down the block and wait for dad. Then ride home with him, honking all the way!

Morning routine: avocado toast and mussing in the sink. I happened to notice that our toast looked like the state of Michigan that morning; so millennial of us :)

 Garage sale fun!!!!

On what turned out to be the last day of the summer like weather, we hit the Gardens one more time. A very good choice.




What could be better than oven mitts and kitten hugs?!

 Laundry helper!!!

 Helping mom shop Target. Popcorn is helping baby.

And now, a momentary break from the baby to present our applesauce canning triumph!

Fish!!! Yay!

 Roaming Meijer Garden Gnome 

Two favorite activities: sitting on the table with the beans and biting all the fruit.

Babies in a box :)

For the few moments she was interested, she was really interested! Except the slime factor. Yech.

 Voila! Pumpkin!

It was a clownin' around Halloween and so fun!


The October winds have blown through and we're heading into November with thankful hearts :)