Together

                                                 Together is always the nicest place to be!

                                                             Darrell plays with Gabby

                                                                       Devon and Liberty

         

                                                           Jess and Lexi at a horse show

     

                                                           Miss Laura and Becca with Lady

                                                  Below is Skyler and Maggie (her instructor)

                                                                       Joe and Spirit

                                                                      Darrell and Gabby

                                                                   Ben and Tommy

                                                                Happy Birthday Darrell

                                                                          

                                                                       Little Tommy

                                                                Kiara learning to drive!

                                                                   Louisa with Tommy

                                               Life is so sweet when done together with family!
 

Alert Promotion

Alert Cadet meetings often happen at our home.  This one was special because Joe got promoted to LTC.  This means he takes on new roles in the unit to lead and practice this leadership.  He is also able to attend the LTC camp which often takes place in NH or PA.  It is an exciting time!

                                                                          Congrats, Joe!

Bright Lights and The Ark!

We went on a very special trip this spring with our Bright Lights group.  It was so fun planning and working on the details as the months ticked by.  Bright Lights were hosting a conference at the Ark Encounter.  It was an amazing experience!

                               We stayed at Noah's house which was only 4 minutes from the Ark!

                                                      Our Bright Lights group in front of the Ark.

 

On the way home, we stopped at Niagara Falls.  Everything was closed and it was really cold but it sure was beautiful!

 Here Sara Mally spoke on stage.  She spoke of truth in our lives and how important it is to always speak truth! Amazing adventure!

Birthday Season

                                                        Eli turns 20!  Happy Birthday, Eli!

                                                          Joe turns 15!  Happy birthday, Joe!

Eat lots of cake!

Happy Birthday Sara!

Happy Birthday, Devon!

                                                                   Happy Birthday, Becca!

Whew!  There you have it!  One of our busiest birthday seasons each year.  Love these kiddos!  So fun to celebrate each of them! 
 

Little Tommy

Our first grandson! This is Jess's son.  He is named after  his dad, Conner and Darrell, his Pop!  Welcome to the world little precious one! 

                                                         Proud Pop with the new little one!
 

Happy New Year!

The Reynolds invited us over to their place for New Years.  We have never been to a party quite like this one.  We spent the whole evening playing games, eating and having fun.  Even our dogs came!  We spent the night-they fit our whole family in their boys room!  It was amazing.  They paid attention to all the details.  It was very humbling!

The next day, we had breakfast together, sand, fellowshiped and talked about each of our wishes for the new year.  Dawn made lists and sent them out.  It has been fun to pray over each others family goals for the year.

                                                   Sweet times and even better memories made.

Family Christmas

Gathering as a family is such a special treat!  I cherish these times and it is so fun to see how everyone has grown!  The kids exchange gifts with one another each year and have a small limit that they can spend.  This was probably one of the most creative years we have ever had.  The each put lots of thought into the gifts given and it made it very special.  Darrell and I cook for everyone and so we have fellowship around the table too.  It is a beautiful gift to both of us to watch our sweet family enjoy their time together. 

                                             Skyler, Lexi and Gabby getting some time together!