March 2024

March 2024
Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11


Thursday, May 31, 2012

5-31-12 Cuteness

Josh: How dirt got made?

me: God made the dirt.

Josh: How me got made?

me: God made you too.

Josh: With dirty fingers?

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

5-30-12 Happy Birthday Sarah

 

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We love you Sarah Danielle! Your singing and whistling liven up our days!

I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live…

Psalm 144:12

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

5-29-12 Sunday In Pictures

by Tori

The littles had a great time in the backyard while we were at the lake.

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These pictures are from all different angles because they’re taken by three different people at three different places.

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Uncle Dave and Seth walked down too.

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Pigsty!!

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Once done with swimming, everyone cleaned up and then sat around, played, or slept till supper.

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Uncle Dave and Jacob weren’t sitting around though. After looking at our hives, Uncle Dave sent a request to the house for a jar with a lid in which he put several drone (male) bees.

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We found out after supper that you can tie thread to a bee and then fly it around.

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This led to the redneck saying by Uncle Jeff, “You know you’re a redneck… if you have a pet bee.”

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Softball after supper.

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Andrew followed Aunt Jill around with the camera for awhile, taking pictures of her as she went around the bases.

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Running from second only to be tagged by Uncle Jeff at third.

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These two little guys were inseparable all day.

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Time for ice cream.

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These 2 helpful pals filled a lot of cups. And watered a lot of plants. :)

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Beautiful evening.

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Singing before everyone left.

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Some of the weirder members of the Steiner family.

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Thus concluded a really great weekend.