Chapel Day

 

 

Abide With Me

 

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Christmas Break

Just catching up on some photos from Christmas break.
We had a busy, blessed time with lots of family staying here over the holidays!

 

  
Ryan couldn’t wait to take off in his cozy coupe…
Dad & Grandpa couldn’t get it put together fast enough!

Baking Christmas cookies in their new aprons from Grandma

Decorating Christmas cookies with the whole family

 

Sledding with the Vermeers

Kaylee & Ryan & Auntie Beth

 

Kara, Lydia, & Jenna heading back up the hill

 

Sometimes Kara can talk her Daddy into carrying her up the hill ; )

Here are a few quick sledding clips:

Sledding with the Vermeers

 

Ryan likes to play in here even when it’s cold & snowy

 

Kaylee & Ryan & Paul

 

Kara & Annie getting ready to touch the rays at Sertoma Butterfly House & Marine Cove

 

Luke & Caleb having fun in the bubble

 

Luke was nose-to-nose with this lizard for a long time!

 

Levi & Luke decorating gingerbread houses at Grandma VE’s

 

Luke worked hard at getting those candy canes just right

 

  
They all turned out to be beautiful and delicious! : )

It’s Cold Outside!

Little chilly here in South Dakota today. The temp got all the way up to ^-8, which was actually a few degrees warmer than they predicted. It sounds like many of our friends and family are experiencing similar frigid temps and snowy conditions.

I’ve wanted to try this for a long time, and today was the perfect day for it…

Boiling water to steam experiment

 

School was cancelled due to the extreme cold, so the kids and I had a game-playing, icy suncatcher-making, chocolate-covered pretzel-dipping, craft-creating, book-reading,
stay-where-it’s-cozy-and-warm kind of a day.

*Side note here… I attempted this picture 3 times. Kara’s eyes were closed on the 1st one, Evan’s were closed on the 2nd, and Luke made sure his were open for this one! : )

Stay warm and safe out there!

He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
Psalm 147:16&17