Happy New Year friends and family! :)
Some photos to give you a glimpse of our fall and winter so far...
We were treated to our second year in a row of old-fashioned cider making with friends from Ignite. If you ever have the chance to try home made cider, you should! Way better than what you find in stores! :)
Seth catching the cider coming out of the press!
Yum!
As Seth started his 3rd year at Children's Music Academy (which we love!), Haddie was delighted to begin her first! Here she is with her music bag outside the building.
First day of school "action pose". ;)
Seth - 7, Haddie - 5
We had a great time in Duluth when we went there this past September for a wedding Steve was helping with. The kids were mesmerized by the old buildings, the ships, and especially the lake! Here they are right before we walked through the William A. Irvine. They did great on their first ever tour.
Sitting on a huge old anchor.
The weather was gorgeous, so they tried out the water.
In front of the little malt shop Steve used to go to when he was young!
Malt in hand, checking out the ship coming in. ;)
A big part of each week revolves around church! Here's Seth standing at the side of the theater we use for church service.
We tried to get in as many park play dates as possible while the weather allowed! :) Here's Haddie waiting for our friends to arrive.
Pastoring a church gives us front row seats to see so many things God is doing in people's lives. One aspect of that is the privilege of watching relationships form and grow... often leading to weddings! Here's Seth and I before one of the weddings.
Couple shots are few and far between, it seems, so we grabbed a quick one before Steve ran out the door to officiate! (Random side note: it will be 10 years for us this June! Crazy!)
Sometimes it's the little things that make memories.
Here's Haddie playing dress up in the kitchen.
Maybe some of you experience this too - we often feel like we need to leave our home (and sometimes leave town) in order to feel completely at ease on our days off. ;) Here's a Monday hike at a state park. The leaves were amazing and the trails were fun!
Haddie being trail guide.
Apple taste-testing in the fall!
They look forward to this each year. ;)
Leaf display we made after one hiking day.
Cuddling a kitten at the farm.
"Cheese" ;)
Sack racing!
Horse-drawn wagon ride with some cousins!
Seth playing the piano part during a quartet at music class. (In case you're wondering, the little air punch at the end is his version of a mini victory dance.) ;)
Blessed with 4 cousins on one side of the family...
And 4 on the other!
So fun to find little treasures like this.
We are very blessed.
Thank you for being in our lives and thank you for stopping by!
