Hi, Denielle and EliAnna

Wow, I'm so honored that you girls look at our blog more than once! I look at yours like, once every 3 months! So I felt compelled to update.

We've spent most of 2010 discussing, praying, Farm or No Farm? Now or Later? Also, normal life business of family-raising. Cutting & burning wood, peeling old wallpaper, going to car wrecks, studying the Middle Ages & Reformation. We even started in on the Westminster catechism! The first question is "What is the Chief Indian?" Ha. During the winter we play lots of games and puzzles and read books by the fire. We really enjoy teaching kids & adults on Sundays, too.

Suddenly spring came upon us and everything started bursting out: dandelions and daffodils, the wind, bikes, the sun, snow, soccer, mud, and the bison.

These are pictures of the kids sledding, at a branding, flying kites, enjoying the outdoors and making hot cross buns. Some people give us guff because we don't dye eggs or give our kids Easter candy. I'm just the mom, but I sort of think that kites, company dinners, hot cross buns, special bedtime stories, branding and breakfast at church are all pretty special!