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My girl's gifts

>> Friday, December 21, 2012 – Family, Holidays, Mckenna, Selah

I'm so proud of my big girls this year and the gifts they gave.

This journey of growing in thankfulness, it's had a way of making me so aware of God's extraordinary blessings and that we lack nothing in this life. God has abundantly provided for our family.

So, I talked to the girls about the numerous people around the world who do lack. Some in ways that we have never experienced and can't imagine. We talked to them about giving this year. It would be a sacrifice for them. It meant we would not give them any big gifts. They both wanted to do it.

I created a book for each of them to tangibly see what they gave to. We wrapped them up and gave it to them last Saturday, when we celebrated our Christmas here. They were not expecting anything, but we did give them some stocking gifts. While I don't think they fully understand what we did, I hope this book will remind them and help them to desire this heart more with each coming year.

A birthday celebrated on horseback

>> Wednesday, December 05, 2012 – Family, Friends, Mckenna

This year all Mckenna wanted was to go horseback riding. So that's what we did as a family. It was her special gift. On Saturday we picked up her sweet friend, Anna Grace and headed to the stables.

Happy Thanksgiving!

>> Thursday, November 22, 2012 – Adelyn, Family, Hailey, Holidays, Mckenna, Selah

And a few others that made me laugh...

Forbidden Caverns

>> Friday, November 16, 2012 – Adelyn, Everyday life, Homeschooling, Mckenna, Selah

Last week, we took a field trip to the Forbidden Caverns with the big girls co-op science class. We had a great time. I came away freshly amazed at God's creation, even underground, 300 feet.

An evening in December

>> Friday, January 13, 2012 – Adelyn, Hailey, Holidays, Mckenna, Selah

I didn't take nearly as many pictures around Chirstmas as I would have liked. My camera isn't working very well and my favorite lens is broken. So I don't find myself picking up my camera as much as I should. That coupled with a busy life, made for not too many pictures this Christmas. But that didn't stop Mckenna. She is always asking me to take pictures! One evening, she took my camera and went around our living room, capturing the evening...I'm so glad she did!

Mckenna figured out which stack of presents were hers...and she took a picture of them!

Notice the slipcovers off the cushions and drying on the back of the couch? Guess who got into the markers? :)

Momma enjoying a little Country Living

Mckenna handed over the camera only if Selah would take a picture of her with her gifts!

Mckenna's birthday celebration

>> Tuesday, January 10, 2012 – Family, Friends, Mckenna

I'm super behind. I've had a lot of ups and downs in my little world recently and haven't gotten around to posting. But, I'm aiming to catch up, starting here with Mckenna's birthday, which conveniently landed on a Friday this year...the perfect day for a sleepover! We had our neighbors, the Brewer's, over and then in the evening for dinner. Then the Brewer girls and Anne stayed the night. It was a lot of fun and a lot of memories were made.

Here is another picture the morning of her birthday with the bag Daddy gave her...she wanted her picture in front of the the old blackboard door in our kitchen which announced, Merry Christmas!

Opening presents from her family

All the girls, on the couch, watching a movie and staying up late!