Raising Arrows

August sure was a whirlwind of a month! We took in each day with joy and gladness, knowing cooler fall days are just around the corner! This last month we enjoyed celebrating 11 wonderful married years together, a spontaneous camping trip, lots of fun visits with friends and family, adventures and a few road trips, along with reaching 60% in fundraising, kids' visit with the dentist, and we got our new chicks into their forever home! What a month indeed. There's been hiccups and plans had to be rearranged a time or two, but overall God taught us to take His plan over ours once again. Funny how we must be taught the same lesson time and time again ... maybe that's where my kids get it from?! Hmmmm.... As always pictures better capture the month then words, so enjoy the recap. I know we won't ever forget the trips we took this month!  a little evening street ball!  swing time with my girl  picnic lunches before our neighborhood friends head back to school!...

Summer is slipping away so we really lived it up and enjoyed our July to the fullest!!! :) Some fun updates include multiple family and friend trips to South Mountain, beginning our 2019-2020 school year, and celebrating E and my own birthday! It was a joyous month for sure. And in fundraising news, we are excited to share that we were able to reduce our budget by about $800!!! Praising God for a month of joy and excitement!  their favorite rock in their favorite spot!  hard little worker bee! our active and passionate reader!  sweet summertime captures in one photo!!!   our new playhouse the kids helped me paint and clean up!  My bday was this month, and I woke to find these sweet love letters/notes and banners all around the home. M woke very early, made them, hung them, and then went back to bed! What a sweet little man. I was one surprised and grateful momma  My bestie here in NC took me to INCREDIBLE french ca...