The Chambon Clan

New Post's

2009-06-12T00:23:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to remind any of you who may still be looking for new post's on this blog, you will no longer see this blog updated. I was having to many issue's with blogger.com and I hadn't been able to post for a month. So from now on, all new post's will go to: thechambonclan.wordpress.com.

Thanks!

Moving the blog

2009-05-24T19:15:00.000-04:00

Well, I gave Blogger a month to fix whatever was wrong with the blog, but to no avail. I have really missed blogging, so I am moving over here to wordpress! So, from here on out, all new post's will be posted over here.

Thanks!
EMily

Trying To Post

2009-05-10T17:43:00.000-04:00

I have been trying to post new pictures all week, and Blogger is just not wanting to work for me. So, to anyone who has been wondering, yes, we are still here-- just extremely busy! I have so many posts just waiting... I'll have to see what Blogger is going to do this week. :)

They don't call 'em stupid for nothin'

2009-04-28T21:32:00.000-04:00

So, I was walking into the chicken coop yesterday morning and looked down to see this...

Two 'girls' [ as we so lovingly call them] sitting on each other as they laid their eggs.

There are a total of 20 boxes in the coop, yet still felt the need to share...

Well more power to you then girls. :)

Chambon Clan Easter 'o9

2009-04-22T01:03:00.000-04:00

Making Easter/Spring Cookie's

2009-04-16T01:28:00.000-04:00

This was a last minute cookie baking adventure before friends come over {all because we ran out of chocolate chip's!} The boys and Dad were off doing job's so this made for a fun girls-only afternoon. That was all Allison. :)

Our frosting color and decorating skills was not the best, but we had fun and made some memories!

Spring Flowers!

2009-04-11T00:49:00.002-04:00

Mole

2009-04-11T00:44:00.000-04:00

The dog's dug up this lovely creature, and Paul felt bad for him, so he took him to a 'safer' place. But not before I could take a couple pictures, and everyone got a chance to see "it."

Playing with the baby goat's

2009-04-11T00:17:00.000-04:00

Artsy

2009-03-30T01:14:00.001-04:00

Allison

2009-03-30T01:08:00.001-04:00

Harriet and Piglets

2009-03-30T00:56:00.002-04:00

The boys went out to the barn Tuesday morning to feed the pig, and found that she had 9 babies over night!

They are so little!

But, you can not pick them up. When you do they start sreaming and Momma comes to find you!

Now we need to come up with 9 'H' names! :)

Baby Goat's

2009-03-30T00:51:00.002-04:00

Momma Daiy with 7 of the 11 babies:

Leah, Keifer and Keira, Dallas and Darcie, Stanley and Seely.

Leah the Goat

2009-03-30T00:46:00.002-04:00

Leah, making herself at home on the chair. She jumped up all on her own! She doesn't know that she is really a goat, she must think that she is a dog! :)

Buds on the Apple Tree

2009-03-18T23:45:00.001-04:00

Ever Wonder...

2009-03-18T23:38:00.003-04:00

...What 300 chicks would look like inside a Refrigerator Box??

Now you know.

Dallas and Darcie

2009-03-18T23:16:00.008-04:00

These babies are coming, one right after the other-- I can hardly keep up with all of the blogging I need to do about them!

Monday afternoon little Dallas and Darcie were born to Momma Daisy. You may be wondering why they are white and she is brown? Well, the dad is white so his genes were the dominate ones so the coloring came from daddy and their build came from mommy! :)

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3 Hours Old

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One Day Old

The babies had about 48 to be with their Momma and now we are bottle feeding them.

Missing Them...

2009-03-13T21:40:00.003-04:00

Our sweet 'little girls' [as we call them :] have left with Nana and Papap to spend the week with our cousins in TX. We know that they will have a ton of fun-- but we still really miss them... And poor Alli has been calling a couple times a day because she is a little homesick. Rachel could care less about being gone; she hasn't cried at all!!

Rachel. Allison. Nana. Papap

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH GIRLS!!!

SEE YOU SOON!!!

Dad's Job

2009-02-26T20:09:00.002-05:00

Although we've known for three weeks that today would be Dad's last day this day is still hard, knowing that we no longer have a consistent income any more. We know that times will be tough, but together we know that we can get though anything! We have been so encouraged by our dear friends, who have blessed us so much.

Once again, we are thankful that Dad has his Handy Man business, as this is what we will be living off for the time being. God has given Dad a ton of business already, and we know that He'll continue. The animals will also be a huge blessing, along with the garden-- most of our food will come from our own back yard. :) And like Dad said: 'If the food runs out, we always have grass, milk and eggs!'

It really is hard for us to except help from others, we want to be the ones giving, but the LORD is humbling us through this time. So, thank you all for your prayers as well the financial help-- it means the world to us! And for those of you who are still blessed with a job in this troubled economy, praise God-- it could change in the blink of an eye!

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" I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore." Psalm 121

Our God is an Awesome God!

2009-02-12T18:25:00.002-05:00

Wow! These last few days have been truly amazing! Some may ask how that could be, seeing as Dad has lost his job. Our whole family has been given a peace that passes all understanding. All of the glory goes to God! We could not have been this calm on our own, only by the grace of God.

We've are humbled how many people have emailed, or called, or stoped by just to make sure that we were doing okay. Men that Dad did work for years ago have called him out of the blue, asking if he'll start working for them. And to top it all off, this afternoon a friend stopped by to drop off a whole cart load of food. It is crazy how much our God cares for us!!

It just makes us wonder how anyone does not believe in God. He is so real!

Thank you all for you prayers!

"Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man's behalf!"

Psalm 66:5

Sledding

2009-02-09T22:23:00.007-05:00

What a fun afternoon we had!

Prayer

2009-02-09T12:52:00.002-05:00

We could use some prayers for our family... Dad just lost his job. We know that the Lord is faithful and He will provide for all of our needs.

Thanks,

The Chambon Clan

SnOw

2009-01-28T20:21:00.019-05:00

New Year's Eve

2009-01-25T22:26:00.000-05:00

Our first party of the evening, was a dinner party at our church.

Loads of fun!

After we ate we played a knowledge game-- every age group against themselves.

Now, the teen's [16-19] should have won except the old people [50-70] cheated big time! :)

The teen table.

What can I say, Baptists really like to eat!

Pastor Steve giving out the questions.

Mom and Dad's table.

::Second Party::

We had a lot of fun with a couple families for the last half of the night... and oh, what fun we had!! Lots of good food and so much laughter that it hurt! :)
This was also our first year to be separated on New Years, beacause the boys went to a party with the youth group of our church.

Just hangin'

Playing pin-the-tail on something...

The Girls

Back to Bethlehem

2009-01-25T22:08:00.001-05:00

-I know this is a little late, but oh well!-

This was a very fun weekend for our family. Our church was putting on it's seventh annual live walk through nativity and we were all able to help. :) From cleaning out the barn, to handing lights, to cutting up fire wood-- then to Friday and Saturday when we were dusting off the ol' 'acting' abilities. It was such a blessings to be a small part of such an amazing weekend!

'The shepards, keeping watch over their flocks by night.'

Eric and Paul.

Most people assume that the shepards only had sheep to watch over, but who knows-- maybe they had goats too.

My Friend Jessica, playing the part of pregnant Mary.

Allison, Me and Rachel playing the angels.

Allison and her friend Abby warming up by the fire in between groups.

The beautiful, 30 foot star to welcome folks as they walked in.

Goofy Friends!

The members of the church warming up with a bowl of chili to end the night.

'Come Thou Fount'

2009-01-17T22:36:00.001-05:00

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;Streams of mercy, never ceasing,Call for songs of loudest praise.Teach me some melodious sonnet,Sung by flaming tongues above.Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,Mount of Thy redeeming love.

Sorrowing I shall be in spirit,Till released from flesh and sin,Yet from what I do inherit,Here Thy praises I’ll begin;Here I raise my Ebenezer;Here by Thy great help I’ve come;And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,Safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger,Wandering from the fold of God;He, to rescue me from danger,Interposed His precious blood;How His kindness yet pursues meMortal tongue can never tell,Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose meI cannot proclaim it well.

O to grace how great a debtorDaily I’m constrained to be!Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,Bind my wandering heart to Thee.Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,Prone to leave the God I love;Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,Seal it for Thy courts above.

Unseasonably Warm Day

2009-01-17T01:22:00.000-05:00

So we get one day when the temps were around 60 and the kids thought spring was here...

Barefoot...

Shorts...

Playing with the dogs...

Climbing Tree's...

Dreaming of Summer

2009-01-08T14:36:00.008-05:00

Here are some pictures that I found on Mom's computer that I had taken this [well, last] summer...

Post's

2009-01-03T11:37:00.002-05:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that all of our posts are going to be a bit delayed because my laptop has died. Hopefully we'll get it up and running in the next few weeks.

I had so many good post's too...

2009

2009-01-01T22:38:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year!

May the LORD richly bless you in 2009!

"God is good all the time.

And all the time God id good.

And the best is yet to come!"

Working together

2008-12-29T01:14:00.004-05:00

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity."

Psalm 133:1

Look how much we've grown!

2008-12-29T01:07:00.003-05:00

Christmas Morning

2008-12-29T01:03:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday Jesus!

2008-12-24T21:24:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T14:59:00.002-05:00

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Always remember that Jesus is the true reason for the season!

Love,

The Chambon Clan

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child."

Luke 2:8-17

Cookie Baking Day

2008-12-23T19:31:00.016-05:00

Mom, Rachel, Allison and I had a great time at our friends house having a 'Girl Cookie Baking Day.' We made two batches of cut-outs, four batches of peanut brittle, and four batches of glass candy. Such fun! And so tasty!

By the end of the day, the girl's were really, really sick of helping.

She's really not a fan of having her picture taken-- can you tell??

Grandpa and Grandma

2008-12-14T15:54:00.006-05:00

I almost forgot to post these pictures of us with Grandpa and Grandma while they were here for Thanksgiving.

This was the best one of the bunch. :)

Mother and Daughter

Isaiah 9:6

2008-12-10T17:45:00.003-05:00

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,

Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

The First Snow!

2008-12-08T22:24:00.004-05:00

Nana and Papap

2008-12-08T21:14:00.001-05:00

We had a wonderful visit with our dear Nana and Papap last week! They gave each of us kids our Christmas money and we had lots of fun spending two days shopping with them. We also had fun playing card games and watching old home video's!

Pap, Nana and Dad

Everyone!

The Guys

The Girls

Some how I lost the picture of Nana, Pap and Paul... so we'll have to see if I can find it.

Thanksgiving Food

2008-12-04T22:19:00.006-05:00

Great-Grandma's China

2008-12-04T22:05:00.005-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T18:18:00.001-05:00

The duck who thought he was a chicken...

2008-11-25T21:19:00.003-05:00

Thanksgiving Crafts

2008-11-25T19:53:00.008-05:00

Turkey name tags
The Thankful Tree

Give Thanks Banner

2,000

2008-11-25T14:17:00.002-05:00

We have had over two thousand hits on our blog! Thank you, to all who visit!

Thanksgiving Countdown #3

2008-11-24T00:27:00.000-05:00

We are thankful for God's sovereign will. No matter what happens in America during the next four years, we know that God always knows whats going to happen and nothing ever surprises Him.

We thankful for how hard Dad works to provide everything we need and more.

We are very thankful for our Grandma and Grandpa, they mean so much to us! Can wait to see you both in a couple days!

We are very thankful for our dear Nana and Papap, they are so important to us! Hopefully, we'll be seeing you next month!

We are thankful for the right to vote!

We are thankful for electricity!

Again, it may seem silly, but we are thankful for our Wii!

Thanksgiving Countdown #4

2008-11-23T23:30:00.000-05:00

We are thankful for our freedom, and those who make that freedom possible.

We are thankful for the goats. They provide us with a fresh supply of milk and we are also able to sell milk to make extra money.

I am so, so thankful for my parents marriage! With the divorce rate so high in this country, we are very blessed to have a Mom and Dad, who have been married 19 years, and plan on many more years together!

We are thankful for our pigs, who went off on their 'vacation' and came back and filled the freezer. :)

I know this was mentioned already, but after being in church today, I just have to say how thankful we are for our new church! I really think our church is the best church you will ever find!

We, well, maybe just 'me'... am thankful for camera's to help remember days gone by.

We are thankful for the plentiful amount of clothes and shoes that we have.

Thanksgiving Countdown #5

2008-11-22T00:15:00.000-05:00

We are unbelievably thankful for our Momma, who gives so much of herself every day so that all five of us can be homeschooled. Although we kids may not always realize it, we are very blessed to have a Mom who is willing to stay home all day with us, and give us a Biblical education.

We are thankful for a freezer and pantry filled with food for the winter months ahead.

We are thankful for our Sunday Morning emails from Aunt Marcy, to keep us updated with our extended family.

We are thankful for the promise of Spring coming in five months! [ Yes, we are already tired of Winter. :]

We are thankful for old home video's to help keep old memories alive.

We are thankful for our Wii! We love to have Wii touriments with each other.

We are thankful for our chickens who provide both eggs and extra money for the family.

Thanksgiving Countdown #6

2008-11-21T00:25:00.000-05:00

We are thankful for our plentiful garden this summer. Not only did it provide us with food all though the summer, but we were also to make some extra money too. :)

We are thankful for a nice warm house.

We are thankful for working vehicle's.

We are thankful for Dad being a gifted handy-man, so we can fix up the house without paying other men to do the work.

We are thankful for God-fearing politicians who are still standing up for what is right, even when the majority is against them.

It may seem silly, but we are thankful for cell phones!

We are thankful clean drinking water. We don't have to be afraid like people in other countries about what exactly is in our water.

Thanksgiving Countdown #7

2008-11-20T23:36:00.003-05:00

It is exactly seven days until Thanksgiving. So from now 'til next Thursday I'll be posting seven things that we as a family are thankful for and/or special blessing from the LORD.

*1. First off, we are extremely thankful that everyone in our immediate family has excepted Jesus into their heart. Which means, that if anyone of us should die tonight, we know that we would be with Jesus! Praise the LORD!

2. We are thankful for the fact that Dad has a job!

3. We praise GOD that we have the right to homeschool!

4. We are thankful for this wonderful house that the LORD gave to us!

5. We are so very thankful for our new Church Family.

6. We are thankful for the right to own GOD's Word, the Bible.

7. We are thankful for our good health this whole year.

[* If you are not sure that you have Jesus in your heart, and don't know where you would go if you died tonight--please, leave us a comment and we'd love to help you know for sure. We pray that if you have not accected Christ that you do so right now. You never know what tomorrow holds. One day it will be too late and you will regret not chosing Jesus for all eternity.]

"O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms."

Psalm 95:1+2

Chicks

2008-11-18T23:08:00.006-05:00

We ordered a new batch of chickens for the Spring, and the Post Office called at 6:00 [am] to let Mom know that they had arrived. As the chicks can be a tad loud, the postal workers are always happy to call the minute they arrive. Of the 25 that we ordered, three have already died, but that is to be expected. So, for now, they are in a tote in the kitchen with a heat lamp over top of them to keep them the same temperature as a mama hen would.

This is the box that they were shipped in.

'Are you my mother?'

My Trip: Part 3-- Time with Grandparents

2008-11-18T22:44:00.000-05:00

Nana and Me-- wearing our matching vests. :)
Eric and Pap, I think I had to interrupt a football moment for this picture.

Nana and Eric.

Pap and Me.

My Trip: Part 2- Nature

2008-11-17T22:00:00.001-05:00

After the campaigning was over, I went and stayed with my Nana and Papap for the week. I took these while we were on a walk one night.

My Trip: Part 1-- Campaigning

2008-11-17T20:00:00.000-05:00

So, while Eric was playing in the ocean, and the rest of the family was home, I was working on a State Senate race.

Mr. Hall [the Republican Candidate] was running against a man who had been in office for 24 years, and has run unopposed for 12 years!--So we were out to put an end to the record. :) The whole Hall family had been working on the campaign for six months, so my friend Jess and I went down to help them during the last few weeks of the campaign. Now, sadly, Mr. Hall did not win, but they ran a clean campaign and had much to be proud of.

All of the volunteers after we finished sign-waving one day [all homeschooled teenagers].

I had to throw in a couple of 'artsy' pictures. :)

Mr. Hall's Sign

The Hall Kids

Mr. and Mrs. Hall

Mr. Hall at the Candidate Forum, where people from the community could hear about the candidates, from the men themselves.

Sen. Haynes [Mr. Halls, opponente] at the Forum.

All us Girls:

Jess, Brianna, Annie, Barbara, Allie, and Me.

This is the only picture that I have from election day, but hey, it was a pretty sunset!

Mrs. Hall and I just before I left.

Downtown Louisville

2008-11-17T16:40:00.000-05:00

At 10:30 pm. :)

Psalm 121

2008-11-13T23:40:00.004-05:00

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore."

Starbucks

2008-11-13T22:51:00.005-05:00

While I was on my trip last week, something really bad happened...

I stumbled into this cute little coffee shop

and got addicted...

And the thing is, I didn't even get adicted to coffee, but Hot Chocolate.

Hazelnut Hot Chocolate to be exact. :) I almost love their cups as much as I love the drink itself, I feel kind of sophisticated just carrying it around. :)

Something I am learning very quickly, [as I have never been an adict before] is that adictions are very costly. So, thankfully the nearest Starbucks is about 30 minutes away. :)

Allison's Birthday Party

2008-11-13T21:23:00.010-05:00

Okay, so Alli's party was Oct. 25th and I am just now posting this on Nov. 13th-- but at least it is getting done! :)

Rachel and Allison decorated the whole house... we still have tape on the ceiling.
Playing 'Pin the Tail.' But these girls were way too smart for this game. They would spin, and then stand in front of the paper and feel around for the other girls tails... so basically, everyone won. :)

Making cats out of playdough.

Drawing a cat blind folded.

Her kitty cake.

Opening presents.

Leaving

2008-10-29T16:10:00.002-04:00

I wanted to let everyone know that Eric and I will be gone until Nov. 10th, so the blog is going to be a little quiet for a while. :) I am campaigning, and Eric is going to Florida with our friends. Hopefully we'll have lots of pictures to share!

Blessings!

Emily

ALLISON

2008-10-24T12:24:00.004-04:00

It is so hard to believe that Allison is 10 today! Time goes by so fast...

Happy Birthday Baby Girl! We love you so very much and are thankful that Jesus gave you to us. What would we do with our blondie?

Enjoy her 10 year shots!

Her really cute shoes!

Love you forever and always! I love you more than you will ever know.

Our Guys [And Gal!]

2008-10-23T14:09:00.002-04:00

The teeny-tiny egg

2008-10-23T13:57:00.002-04:00

'How cute is that?'

When Dad asks for an egg for breakfast, this is going to be the egg that he gets. :)

The Cross

2008-10-19T22:04:00.006-04:00

Tug-a-War

2008-10-19T21:11:00.002-04:00

This afternoon the men of the church had a tug-a-War contest, young men against, the um, well, aged men. :)

Yes, those old guys beat the young ones!

Pink!

2008-10-19T19:58:00.002-04:00

Covered Bridge Festival '08

2008-10-18T22:42:00.017-04:00

Thursday we had a family day to the Covered Bridge Festival-- it was the perfect fall weather! Even though we did get lost for about 45 minutes. :) For those who may not know what this is... [In the middle of October select Covered Bridges have a Festival to celebrate the heiratage of the town.]

Need a new hat? This guy will keep you warm-- for only $175!

Oldest to Youngest:

Emily, Eric, Paul, Rachel and Allison

I had to post this, Rae has such a silly face. :)

Dad and Mom- the bestest parents!

Me and my Mama

I love how this picture turned out...

... And this one!

Class of 1932!

Leaving

A day of fellowship

2008-10-16T22:31:00.018-04:00

Saturday some friends from church were getting together for their annual fall football party, and what fun we had!

Practicing

I ask them both to smile-- and this is what I get. :) Thanks Al!

The real game.

Eric is in the black.

While the boys played football, and the Moms and older girls watched, the little kids played in this mud hole. Kids really don't need toys... just dig a hole. Allison was so mad that we had to leave, she wanted to stay in the hole. So Dad told her he'll dig another hole for her to play in. [I think she may still have some tom-boy in her. :)]

Eric catching the ball.

Paul is in the white, right next to the guy in the orange.

The girls built a grass wall to keep the boys out. :)

And I was too busy talking to even realize that they were doing a group shot. So, now I have the sitting down, far away shot.

The last activity of the day was an egg toss. Mom and I were the fourth team out and the boys were in third place.

Thank you Campbell family for such a fun day!

Sun-bow

2008-10-11T22:43:00.004-04:00

We saw these crazy-looking rainbow type things in the sky the other day. And for lack of a better word, Mom is calling it a 'sun-bow'. :)

Dinning Room Demo

2008-10-10T23:59:00.011-04:00

Dad was on vacation for the past week and a half, and as opposed to the way may other families spend their vacation, we spent ours redoing the dinning room. :) But, at least we were together!

Saying goodbye to the old wallpaper...not too hard.

The new windows. There are three total.

More lath and plaster

Those three little holes may not look important, but Dad say's they saved him a lot of work because they're filled with insulation.

Dad's two favorite things: tools and wood.

Matthew 6:19-21

2008-10-10T23:45:00.003-04:00

"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

VW Bugs

2008-10-07T22:23:00.007-04:00

Whenever we get the chance, we all like to go visit Dad while he is working on a job. So the other day, we were just down the street from him and decided to pop in see him for a few minutes. The place Dad was working was next to a vintage car lot and I couldn't resist taking a few pictures. :)

Loving Autumn

2008-09-27T22:08:00.007-04:00

Chambon Kids Fall 2008

2008-09-27T17:53:00.008-04:00

These pictures were Mom and Dads Anniversary present.

Thanks to Mrs. Watson for taking the pictures!

Sisters

Brothers

Emily

17yrs

Eric

15yrs

Paul

13yrs

Rachel

11yrs

Allison

9yrs

Nineteen Years

2008-09-23T00:00:00.000-04:00

Today, September 23rd, Mom and Dad are celebrating their 19th Wedding Anniversary! We are all so blessed to have such amazing parents who have never given up, even when times get tough.

Thank you and we all love you so much!

[Watch for pictures of their surprise anniversary present coming soon!]

Summer Sunsets

2008-09-22T23:15:00.002-04:00

Camping

2008-09-22T18:34:00.015-04:00

Our Annual Camping Trip with our Homeschool Group.

10 Families. 52 people. 20 adults. 32 kids.

Pure Fun!

Our Cabin

We tried the whole tent thing last year, and it just didn't work for us. :)

.Simple.

At least we had A/C, plus a fan. We kept it about 68 in the cabin!

The Dads

'Spoons'

All of the girls did more talking than paying attention to the game. And the boys just sat there, wondering exactly what we were talking about :)

Swinging like Tarzan

Eric, helping Rachel through the 'Spider Web.'

Dad, ready to help the little kids up the 10 foot wall.

Strong Daddies helping Allison up

The Wall participant's

Mom and Dad helping Allison through 'The Spider Web.'

Holding on tight, so they don't fall in the lava.

Happy Fall!

2008-09-22T15:29:00.000-04:00

Sept. 11th 2001

2008-09-11T00:00:00.001-04:00

Seven years later and still...

"We will never forget."

9.11

One VERY sour lemon

2008-09-10T23:17:00.002-04:00

Airport Appreciation Day

2008-09-10T22:59:00.022-04:00

Once a year, at our little county airport they have a weekend car show and free plane rides for anyone under 17. This year we were super excited to go because last time the planes were not allowed to fly do to clouds.

[And, just in case anyone notices-- neither Dad or Eric came with us.]

Signing our lives away...

Rachel and Paul

Alli

Me

-Some aerial shots of our house-

This is the field next to our house

The Fair Grounds

Never have I been so glad to be on soild groud! I have flown a few other times, and never had motion sickness before; I felt horrible the rest of the day! [And all this time it was Alli, who I was worried about.] :)

Hebrews 13:8

2008-09-09T21:48:00.001-04:00

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. "

Bunnies

2008-09-08T20:39:00.007-04:00

Thanks to our friend Bob, for giving us our two new bunnies!

More new baby goats

2008-09-08T20:26:00.003-04:00

Veggie Stand

2008-09-08T20:12:00.003-04:00

This is our cute little vegetable stand that we having sitting at the end our drive way. In only three weeks we have made over $200! Praise God!

Our failed attempt to make homemade tomato soup...

2008-09-08T20:08:00.001-04:00

At least we tried!

Celebrating Our One Year Anniversary

2008-09-04T17:44:00.002-04:00

Sept. 1st we celebrated our first year on the farm! Oh, how blessed we are! We have gone through many up's and down's, but God has been with us every step of the way-- for which we are so thankful.

"The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."

Exodus 15:2

Indianapois Colts Game

2008-08-31T14:35:00.021-04:00

Mom and I were just thrilled when our friend called and asked if we wanted to go with her to an Indianapolis Colts game.:) As excited as we were to see the team, we were equally as excited to se the new Lucas Oil Stadium!

To the left is the old RCA Dome

Walking into the Stadium

The Colts players grand entrance

The Retracting Roof

Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Alvarez, Mom and I

As the officers were walking out, many of them were crying

The final score
:)

The worst job ever!

Tubing/Swimming on the Lake

2008-08-30T14:15:00.023-04:00

Eric and Paul hanging out in the water

. Emily.Megan.Clarissa.Cassidy.Allison.Rachel.

'Artsy' picture of the dock

Poor Emily just couldn't stay on
The orange flag to warn other boaters that people are in the water

I hate to only have pictures of Alli, but Rae had some weird rash on her face, and didn't want many pictures taken.

Cassidy and Rachel on flag duty

I love this picture because the camera focused on the splash. :)

One last jump...

Emily was the only one who didn't jump in :)

Summer Beauty

2008-08-24T23:12:00.010-04:00

Heidi and Josh's Wedding

2008-08-24T13:36:00.040-04:00

: These are pictures from my cousin Heidi's wedding:

Mother and Daughter

Suz and Heidi

Mother and Son

Suz and Brent

Celebrating my 17th Birthday

:The Dress:

:The Big Day:

One of my favorites

Uncle Fred

:The Church:

Uncle Fred and Brent
Father and Brother of the Bride

Last minute touches

:The Flowers:

It's almost time!

Best-Man (Father) and Groom

Giving Heidi Away

:Sisters:

Deb, Suz, Helen and Marc

Emily, Pap, and Nana

[My Dad's parents]

Hugs

:Wedding Party:

:The Reception:

Smearing the cake

Pap, Marc and Nana

If you could roll you tongue, you were invited into the picture...

:The Family:

: The Girls:

Brent, Lindsey, Jenna, Heidi and Emily

Emily and Aunt Sculley

:Family, if any of you want copies of any of the picture's, just let me know.:

Alli and the Kittens

2008-08-23T15:42:00.005-04:00

First Day of School

2008-08-23T15:24:00.005-04:00

This picture pretty much sums up the personalities of each one of us. :)

Back

2008-08-18T22:08:00.002-04:00

Wow, it seems like I haven't blogged in forever! I've been out of town for over a week, so it will take a couple days to get back into the swing of things and I should have some new posts up. :)

Missing the Boy's

2008-08-07T19:01:00.002-04:00

Boys, you may not believe this, but we really, really miss you!

We thought it would be so fun having girl time, and we have; but your trip has made us appreciate all the work that you do around here. :) So, have fun with Nana and Pap!

Thank you both

and

We'll see you soon!

--Love--

Dad, Mom, Emily, Rachel and Allison

Leaving the Fair

2008-08-07T18:56:00.001-04:00

Psalm 33:12

2008-07-30T21:52:00.001-04:00

"Blessed is the nation"

"Whose God is the LORD."

Saying Goodbye/The Auction

2008-07-30T14:56:00.008-04:00

Both of the girls 4-H animals were donated by families in the community, so at the end of the Fair, Matthew and Coco had to be sold in the Auction. Everyone had to be signed in at 5pm, but the Goat portion didn't start until 7pm, then we waited for another 3 1/2 hours for the Lamb portion.

5 1/2 hours at the Fair-- doesn't that sound fun?

-Allison's last moments with Coco-

When it was Coco's turn to be loaded on the trailer, Mom and I cried just as much as Alli.

Rachel waiting in the Auction line with Matthew.

Hearing his price go up and up.

Sending him off.

Rachel hated to say goodbye, but she waited until we were in the van to cry.

[Again, Mom and I cried right along with Rachel.]

:Sisters:

2008-07-27T17:17:00.000-04:00

Kitten's

2008-07-27T17:11:00.002-04:00