Quiet Days

We did not have any programs this week until Saturday so we enjoyed some quiet days of school and catch up work around the house...

Spring Fever

To look out the windows and see everything starting to grow and come alive is infectious and we all had to spend some time outside just soaking in the warm sunlight... Last week Mom bought flowers for her gardens but we had not had time to plant them so this week we all spent a day planting snapdragons, petunias, zinnias, and a host of other plants... It was so refreshing to be able to work with God's beautiful and delicate creations... FLOWERS!!!!

This is one of our favorite plants... It's called the pincushion... wonder why?

Isaac and Marilee were part of the hole digging crew...

Isaac has turned into quite the photographer... Here are some of the pictures that he took when he was experimenting with our camera...

Isn't that a beautiful poppy?

Graham was planting zinnia seeds behind this poppy...

Here's one of our friends...

the perfect symbol of NEBRASKA!!!!

blue sky

green trees

CORN!!!

1st water fight of 2011

Graham and Marilee pulled out the water guns and had a blast...

Reload

Why use little water guns when you can use the hose?

Surprise is the key to success during a battle right?

CIRCUS!!!

Thanks to the generosity of a man we met at the Bluegrass Festival... We were able to go the circus which was coming to Kearney... Most of us had never been to a circus before and so that made it extra fun...

Marilee even got to ride the elephant...

Every spring we gather our jars, lids, pectin, fresh strawberries, etc. and jump into our annual "jamming" session...

What better way to crush strawberries than to use real manpower?

Our very careful sugar measurer...

Mix those strawberries and sugar and then let it sit for 10 mins...

Boil the pectin for exactly 1 min...

Is there going to be any left for later?

Fill the jars with jam and find the inside part of the lids, right Katie?

We all enjoyed making fresh strawberry jam... It not only tastes delicious in the end but is a fun time we spend together "jammed" in our tiny kitchen laughing and making happy memories that will last forever...
Saturday rolled around and we were refreshed and ready to perform...
We performed our hillbilly program for Alton "Smitty" Schmitt's 80th Birthday party... We played at the fireman museum in Kearney...

We have felt so blessed during these "quiet days"... We feel so grateful for the Lord's direction and guidance in our lives... We have felt His spirit fill our lives with peace, harmony, and love...

"Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power and might be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen."

Revelations 7:12