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


Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Christmas Day 2021

Gray morning but it cleared off later.


Relaxing after church.



Tugboats :)



Beautiful day for a walk.






Sarah, Jewel, Grace.


Lance wanted to video the horses running.






A few still shots I cropped from the video Lance took.





Back to my camera.


Diamond doesn't have quite the energy that Skeet does.


Meanwhile, the drone.



Barn views.


Also meanwhile, Tori and Josh were shooting old bottles somewhere in a ravine.


Beautiful day became a beautiful evening.



And then we spent some time with Grandpa and Grandma.




And that was Christmas Day 2021.

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

'Twas The Week Before Christmas

 ...and it was a beautiful one indeed. But it was awhile ago so I don't remember much about it. I know Monday was catchup and laundry.

And a horse ride.


This little pet rode to IL on a load of lumber from AL. He's the coolest little critter - he changes color to match his surroundings.


Fun to have Charity and her girls here for lunch again on Tuesday.




Another cutest little crowd on Wednesday.









Thursday morning beauty.





I don't remember much about Christmas Eve Friday except that we had fondue for supper. And it was messy and a lot of work, but delicious!


And that's all I have for the week before Christmas.

Monday, January 3, 2022

Reception

First a few px from my camera,









then this one from U. Jeff,


and the rest of these from photographer Lauren. 




















Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Kaiser

 


12.19.21