{24 : feb}

By -

February was full and actually very enjoyable. Sometimes we get to this month and time in winter and I feel it drags on and on, but this month was super encouraging and was full of some fun times! Some of the highlights were GEM UK field gathering, longer days, warmer weather, getting back into the garden, and prioritizing Sabbath again. 


E has been reading so much more! And doing a great job. 
February brought on Billy & Blaze. A classic in our homeschool.

Found this read half way thru the month and have been enjoying all the knowledge it holds. 

we made butter!

i just had to add this one in - making butter and shaking the cream sure is a hard job!

really hoping it's not the last time we do this ...
but it's been a joy to do this project again with E and T.

date night = coffee shop and games

Schafer having a moment with his toy ...

Celebrating a great friend!

BLOOMS! Spring is near. Such a welcomed sight

The Peak District!

While at Field Gathering, we got some friends to join us on what we thought was going to be a calm hike, however, it quickly turned into an epic adventure. Rock climbing, mud sliding, rapid river crossing, lots of rain, and chasing a strangers tot down river! It was an amazing trip and a great memory. We ended it well with brownies, pretzels and coke. What a hike it was. :)

Valentines was celebrated quietly at home, a little late, but we enjoyed a nice night at home after the kids went to bed. 

M had some time off this month, and we were so pleased to get some time with him at one of our fav parks!

hard work in the garden! thankful for the SBC youth who came to help us prep the pond and bring in new compost.

so many hands helping get us set for the new season. 
looking forward to all that will be this year

E helping to plant some fruit trees

we put in 2 apple & 2 pear trees - with a pond going in the middle.
it'll create quite a nice, cozy nature area

at the beginning of the month, E finished this gem of a book. 
We loved it and it really spurred him on and grew his confidence in reading!

Our high street now has a gorgeous view of the hills! 
I love it

while walking at the beginning of the month, i was just taken by the blue sky and lighter days! 
really felt like Spring was bubbling up! Hip Hip HOoray!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

There's No Place Like Home

By -
Image
This December marks the start of our 4th year in our old, cozy home. It's this time each year I begin to think of all the hard work that was put into making this old farmhouse our home. It took months of work, (mostly time of Grandpa Keith's), and lots of imagination. I remember when Daddy took me thru the first time, the place was SO dirty, run down, and in dire need of some TLC!! But the little details and charm of the place got to me and I knew we just HAD to live here!! It was perfect. I fell in love. It had so many “old” things and so much history to it; from the kitchen cabinets, to the door knobs, & who doesn't just LOVE the hand crafted cabinets?! And it wasn't just the house, it was the surroundings. The fields, farms, country way of life, and of course the location... so close to our families! Beautiful spring/fall flower collection  The wheat fields This is our road ... down by the river. BEAUTIFUL during sunset!  The beau...
Read more

{FIVE.2019}

By -
Image
PRAISE GOD!! It is with the greatest joy we announce that our family has made it to the 50% mark in our monthly fundraising goal! Praise God! With that being said, we are setting new goals and continuing on with eager anticipation as to how God will work in the coming months. We've set some goals and are praying to be at 80% by October so we can attend the month long pre-field training near Asheville, NC. Our goal is reach Stockton-on-Tees at the beginning of the new year! In other news, God has been answering prayer here in our simple way of living in our front yard! I am writing a post dedicated to how God is moving and what we are doing, but until it's all done, I'll just recap it quickly. God has been bringing folks to our yard, expanding our friends in the neighborhood and making old things new and beautiful. Our front yard is now a gorgeous oasis of light and beauty and we are excited to have more summer meals, parties, and conversations around the new rock p...
Read more

{Monthly Minutes}

By -
Image
Sunday morning, watching The Pond before church  Well we finally have some form of internet out here in the boondocks. ha! Hopefully that means more posts... but I wouldn't hold your breath. So until I get better at this blogging things and keeping things up to date, here's a little recap and some fun highlights of where life is now. (and of course there's tons of pics at the end and thru it, because, well, i'm much better at capturing life then writing about it! ha!) First, Highlights! -Eddie is a cruising baby now. Dude, you are amazing at pulling up on just about anything and have only taken a few little falls. Determined to get to where you want, there's not much that keeps you still now, except food! You love food. Recently learned how delicious Ritz crackers are and watermelon. Bananas are still a fav though along with any fruit really. -We began fundraising!!!! WOOHOO! It's been a week on the trial and we are sitting at 8% already. Our goal i...
Read more