Monday, December 25, 2017

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Trinity CHS Winter Concert

And just in case you haven't heard quite enough Christmas music... 😉
Here are a few clips from Trinity's Winter Concert. Enjoy!


(sorry, this one got cut off in the middle!)


(Jenna on piano)


(Jenna on piano)

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Fall NISYO Concert

Jenna plays violin in the Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra, and this past Saturday they had their annual fall concert. It was beautiful! Here are a couple of the songs they played...
(Jenna is in the middle row, 2nd from the left.)





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Saturday, December 9, 2017

Christmas Piano Recital

Last night Jenna & Evan had a Christmas piano recital.
Oh what fun to play Christmas music! We have so enjoyed listening to all of our kids practicing their Christmas songs. We hope you enjoy these videos too!





Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving!

Several of our kids had a Thanksgiving-themed dress-up day today…

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Ryan dressed up as an Indian,
and Luke and Kara were supposed to dress up as their favorite Thanksgiving food…
here they are as turkey & mashed potatoes! : )

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The whole class! : )
Alex, Collin, Luke & Levi – turkeys
Kate, Kara – mashed potatoes
Lanae – a deviled egg



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Indian braves Ryan & Tyler



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Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd around the campfire



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A turkey snack



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Playing their Indian drums


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The annual combined junior high fall program was held on Monday night at Calvary PRC with many Thanksgiving themed songs…

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Jacob & Evan playing trombone

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Grades 5 & 6 from Doon singing “A Round of Thanks”

Monday, November 20, 2017

New Blog Address

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Friday, November 10, 2017

Monday, October 30, 2017

A Few Days in Wisconsin Dells

Our kids had a few days off from school last week,
so  we headed to Wisconsin Dells for some family time…

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We made it to the Kalahari!




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Evan, Luke, Jenna & Kara on the go karts



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Paul & Ryan too



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And they’re off!



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Jenna & Mary taking a selfie : )



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Mini Golf



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Riding on the Ferris Wheel

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Luke, Kara, & Evan doing some climbing



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Mary checking out the candy machine…
(she actually found some candy left in one of the dispensers! ; )



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Getting ready to do the ropes course



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There goes Evan…



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There goes Luke…



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And there goes Kara… they were WAY up there!



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Playing games outside our hotel room The weather was beautiful!



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Checking out the big stuffed animals in the gift shop



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Enjoying the African decor

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Train Ride!

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Having fun in the bathtub & in the mirror



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Riding on the Original Wisconsin Ducks.
The jokes haven’t changed in years, but it’s always a fun ride! : )

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Ryan’s face says it all… he loved it! : )



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Eating at Buffalo Phil’s, where your food is delivered by a model train -
and sometimes it delivers bubbles, too! : )



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Cutie pie just woke up in the hotel room



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The fall colors made for a beautiful drive.
This picture doesn’t begin to show how amazing it actually was!