God has been gracious to us and has been with us through our journey of love and life. He has carried us through some of the most difficult times and has given us joy in the midst of sorrow. He has also been loving and given us abundant blessings. Most importantly, He has provided us with faith. May we share that faith with others.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame".
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sunday, July 31, 2016

July 2016

Summer has arrived!  This month, we enjoyed goodies from the garden, playing with friends and family, went to VBS, went a TinCaps game, and did a science project.

We visited the LEGO store in Indianapolis - just because

Summer vacation is always my time to get projects done.  One of my projects was to re-paint Lilly's bed and desk and then decorate them.







We met friends at the splash pad.  Liam and Lilly had fun with Leah Scott.



Liam fell asleep while praying - so cute.





The kids attended Emanuel's VBS and I taught bible stories to the little kids.




We tried making slime - didn't turn out quite right, but it was fun anyway.






Thrivent TinCaps Game




Lilly loves cucumbers from the garden!


celebrating Gwen's birthday


Everyone kept giving Lilly their left over cake - she didn't mind (she didn't eat it all)





garden goodies!







Mars love car rides!


Friday, July 22, 2016

LEGO Discovery Center, Sea Life Aquarium, and Rainforest Cafe, July 2016

One our second day of mini vacation, we went to the LEGo Discovery Center.  The kids loved building and testing their LEGO creations, playing in the play-place, seeing 4D movies, and riding the rides.  After the discovery center, we went to the Sea Life Aquarium.  The kids enjoyed seeing the sea life and doing the scavenger hunt.  The Rainforest Cafe was a great way to finish and awesome day!

They had a huge replica of Detroit made out of LEGOs.  They inserted characters and scenes from the LEGO movie.









Liam's car for the test track.