A New Chapter

Lisa Walter and Dana put on a shower in honor of the "Bride-to-be" Jenelle Toman! They did such a super job! Bringing together a great spread of people allowing Jenelle to get to know the "other half" a little better! Great job girls! Thanks for blessing my sister in such a beautiful way!  Dana making her stand out:)  Dana had the baker put their picture on it!  Two of the beautiful bridesmaids! Thanks girls for being there for my sister!  Jenelle reading off the marriage advice from all the wise ones!  Some of the group!  All of us, except Nell - you were missed! Angela and Faith were matching (upside down:)) Sweet smiles!  Cutting of the cake - love the lighting on this one  Bride to be with mother, future mother and sister  The girls once again (w.out Nelly)  Opening the gifts - She was blessed!  My dear Grandmother made the long trip down and was able to spend some time with...

The church had their annual Family Camp weekend - wasn't able to get too many pictures, but thought I'd post the ones I did get! It was a bit different this year, a lot more relaxed. A time of fellowship and rest! Saturday afternoon a bunch of us went down the river - Dad and Mr. Weber in the front with the chain saw clearing a path... so many trees had fallen across the river, making it difficult to pass! Daniel shared Sunday morning on Courage - did an excellent job!  Chris &  Jenelle - being just a tad goofy:)  I was responsible for the children Saturday morning... played some games with them - it was super hot, thankful for some of the water games!  Apple Bobbing - they all loved this! Most of them had never bobbed for apples before, was quite interesting especially with the super young ones, fun to watch!  Mr. Weber, Mr. Hamilton, and Dad went berry picking for fresh strawberries - Mom and Mrs. Weber topped them! Yummy Strawberry Sh...

Lydia Heikoop came and spent a few days here...  she was so good with the younger boys, played lots with them outside! She was also such a blessing to me - I had been wanting to do a major organization in my room she gave me the motivation to dive in deep! Feels so good to have it done!

 Happy Fathers's Day to an incredible Father! You have always been there for me, praying for me, listening to me, advising me, encouraging me, you've just always been there! I have been so incredibly thankful for all the time you have invested into my life, especially over the past couple years! You have stuck out your neck so far to bring that which seemed impossible to life! You have given of yourself in so many ways so not only I (but everyone) could have a better life! Dad you will always have a special place in my heart! Silly girl, cute pic! Went to a Fehr Family concert w. Mark at night! - Liz was wearing the "same" skirt so inevitably we had to have a picture together! Love this girl SO much - she has been an amazing influence and inspiration to me! Thanks for always being there for me - through the tears, joy, and through it all - you've been there! You are an amazing lady - praying for God's richest blessings upon you as you con...

Brought three of Henry + Heathers boys home Saturday night and they were able to spend a few days here with our boys! Was nice for all of them I think! Any motorized vehicle they could find, they drove... basically:) Hendrick and Jonathan spent the morning fishing... So I filleted the five fish and they had fresh trout for lunch! They said it was yummy! They slept in the tent all three nights - even though two of those nights it down poured! It was a spur of the moment "Rach, can we come to your house" so they didn't have any of their clothes, however Jonathan and Micah had tons to go around - or so we thought! They spent so much time outside in the mud... so many changes of clothes... so good to have the boys here though!  It's not often that our younger boys get the opportunity to play with children their own age, think they all enjoyed it! Hope they don't all get extreme colds now though!  Took the boys back and was able to do some good g...