Our Big Happy Family

The guys before an epic 3 day motorcycle trip

This month has been very full with ALL our children at home. It's meant LOTS of cooking, cleaning and laundry. But it also reminds me how grateful I am for every member of our family of seven. During this time of year it's so meaningful to reflect and consider all that God has done in our family and all that He's given us. 

I wanted to post and share some of the highlights of our last few weeks:

 

The best we could do at getting a family picture last Sunday before church :)

Thankfully the boys like to help in the kitchen. Isaac and Evan have both taken an Advanced Cooking class so Evan even  made enchiladas for dinner one night without any help from me. In the photo above they were busy rolling out gingerbread and sugar cookies.

Last week we threw a special party at our church to welcome back all our youth back from a challenging year of school. It wasn't easy for many to pay school fees and pass their grade level after being out of school for 2 full years due to Covid. So we wanted to give thanks to the Lord and honor our teens. Our time was complete with speeches, prayer, singing, testimonies, games and of course 3 kinds of meat!

I love when I can join in with the women of the church to cook for special occasions.

Even though this is a very full season for ministry and friendships we are trying to take special time as a family. Can you believe we have this fancy pool spot right in our own town?!

Another highlight has been watching the World Cup games and projecting it on the wall. 

This is always a common scene when the BIGS are home - tools out all the time and some kind of project going on. The boys spent a few weeks getting their motorcycles in perfect condition for their 3 day trip that they've been dreaming of taking for at least a year now. This mama will breathe a sigh of relief when they're all home safely!

 And last of all, this is the sign that the hot season is coming: the two Littles cool off in basins of water on our porch. Judah is a year old now and we're hoping he starts to walk by Christmas.