Wow, we just completed our second year on the road as full-time music missionaries! The Lord has provided, kept us safe, and given us many adventures. This post compiles the adventures of 2013 into one …
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New Year’s Eve Bash

Eliana is excited for a New Year’s Eve sleepover at her aunt and uncle’s house. The New Year’s Eve bash begins with make-your-own pizzas. Let the feasting begin! Root beer—a rare treat indeed. I’m hungry. …
Continue readingMarissa and Stephen’s Christmas Duet

If you’re just here for the video of Stephen and Marissa’s Christmas duet, scroll down to the bottom. We had one last event for the year before we headed south out of Wisconsin to thaw. …
Continue readingHappy Eighth Birthday, Ninja Cowboy!

This boy was super excited to have a birthday with his cousins. It’s a first for him. He dove into his bulk thrift store Legos—woo hoo! Good find! Awesome! A magnifying glass! Time to take …
Continue readingA Merry Christmas on the Farm

Late last night after our beautiful Christmas Eve gathering, we stuck around the farm to clean up. We then came home from Christy’s grandparent’s farmhouse to Christy’s mother’s farmhouse. Are you keeping these farmhouses straight? Let’s …
Continue readingAn Extra Special Christmas Eve

Growing up, Christy’s family always spent Christmas Eve at her grandparent’s house on the farm. This year, she had the opportunity to recreate that to some extent for her family. The night started with a …
Continue readingAdvent (and the Nutcracker) in Wisconsin

Because Christy’s family lives in Wisconsin, we booked a light schedule in that area during the Advent and Christmas season, an moved into her mom’s farmhouse for six weeks. It was a fun change to …
Continue readingThanksgiving in Wisconsin

We arrived in Wisconsin just in time for Christy to finish writing her first ebook, and for our family to cook up an enormous Thanksgiving feast for extended family who gathered at Christy’s mom’s farm. …
Continue readingEliana Charis Turns Two

Eliana had her second birthday party at her great grandparents house in Wisconsin. It was a lovely evening, but, of course, we only have this handful of inadequate phone pictures to commemorate the event. Yes, …
Continue readingSouth Dakota–All of It in One Post

We’re not sure what happened to our South Dakota pictures. They all disappeared. We do have a few from the phone, however, so we’ll pop those up here in one South Dakota post. We visited …
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