Vacation Day 2-THE END!

This is what I call a 'drive by shooting'. I did a lot of that on our vacation!

Caleb and me! (haha and Leroy...nice try)

ICE CREAM!
Q- What is a vacation without ice cream?
A- a depressing vacation.
 SO we ate ice cream! :D

Random...

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do...and if you get ice cream on your nose it turns into a who-can -touch-your-nose-with-your-tongue competition!

Doesn't matter the age- old or young- the Amish ride these scooter bikes every where! 

We had a fantastic time on our vacation! You probably thought that we became Amish and stayed there because I didn't get past the 'Vacation Day 1' post! Just got a little busy. You know, those things that seem to pile up while you're gone and you have to eat away at the mountain once home! 

Now that we are home the planting has begun! We got our inspiration in Amish country (though our garden is going to be WAY smaller then any of theirs) and I can't wait to watch the plants grow!

:]

Vacation- Day 1

Amish country, here we come! :D 

This is our second year going to Lancaster, PA to visit Amish Country! We can kick back and enjoy the slower life, eat some home cooked Amish food, and watch the farmers plow/seed the land. 

We tend to just drive around and take in the the beautiful scenery.

Vacation begins! With traveling...

I got a little bored...

It wouldn't be vacation without ice cream! :D

Pilot and Copilot

Six and a half hours in the car meant whipping out the laptops and books. 

We finally arrived safely and can't wait to get started on our vacation!  

:D

What came first...?

The chicken....

Or the egg???

While there is much debate over this we all know the answer...don't we? In my dad's words: "We all know that God made animals...not eggs!" 21  And God created....every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
 22  And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.  -Genesis 1:21-22
So you see? God made the creatures and THEN they multiplied. The chicken and then the egg. ;) We got a surprise today (well, not really surprising because most normal chickens produce eggs...) 8 eggs were sitting in the coup! This is their first laying that we have found! We all look forward to eating FRESH eggs in the morning!! :) God always provides!

 

 This is a movie of our rooster crowing ;) He is trying to get the hang of it and practices ALL the time. Mom said he sounds like a squeaky teenager and will soon get his "man" voice ;)  

Well, summer is going by so quickly! I'll be adding another family post of a few different things we have been up to  and hopefully add some pictures of the family (yes, people pictures!) soon! Until then I hope you enjoyed out "chicken" post ;) 

Summer stuff...

This summer has been full and very busy!  But here are a few things that have been happening...

To keep with the "open door policy" that we have, we tore our door out. You may now enter any time, unannounced, and don't even have to knock!...oh wait- that already happens! ;) We replaced the leaking back door and no longer have to mop up the floor after every rain storm. 

It is nice having men in our house that can fix just about anything!

The "after" picture didn't make it onto the computer....

 This of course was a while ago....PEAS!

 We have planted, harvested, blanched, and bagged numerous freezer bags of precious peas and beans!

 Our trusty tractor helped ready the ground. Our orange tractor is on the waiting list for surgical procedure ;)

 Apparently tractors enjoy breaking right before we need them most. This is the riding lawn mower that was down for the count until the ordered part came in....my muscles still ache from raking the whole front lawn!

 Old Sturbridge Village is one of our favorite places to visit! We went on the fourth of July and enjoyed hearing the Declaration of Independence. 

 This is probably one of the reasons that we enjoy going to OSV so much....we feel right at home ;)

 We had a hard time getting dad away from this beautiful calf. ;)

 'Tis the season...for grapes! These grow along the back boarder line of our property- entwined up and down the trees and other brush back there. Not the greatest to pop into the mouth and savor, but they make wonderful grape jelly!

Our 'guaranteed' pullets ended up having a surprise in the package! Yes, this is a rooster. He is beautiful and proud, but we want eggs not baby chicks! Anyone interesting in having a rooster pecking around in their back yard? ;)

Our beautiful dog is looking for a boy friend ;) We are looking into breeding Tessa only one thing missing- a male purebred Border Collie. We'd like to breed her with some dog in the area if it is at all possible, but if not anyone know of a suitable mate? ;)

Well, that was a nutshell of what has been going on! Sorry there aren't that many pictures of the family! If your interested in our ministry at the church check out our church blog! That is where most of our time is spent- ministering to those in Auburn and the adjoining towns!

http://hamptonstreetbaptist.blogspot.com/

(church blog is soon to be updated!)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Christmas morning at church

 

The goofballs ;)

Mom and Pastor Thibeault playing Phase Ten

Twenty-two people and three dogs...things get a little crowded! 

Our "ooh"ing and "ahh"ing section.

  MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

  We all had a fantastic Christmas! We enjoyed going to church on Christmas day then sharing a few days with family in Maine! While we all enjoy exchanging gifts, nothing could ever be more of a joy then the greatest Gift God gave to us. Even though Christmas can get busy with preparations I hope that you kept Christ in your CHRISTmas.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)

Surprise 25th Anniversary!

The Rofes were here a few days before the party so they helped us make banners when the parents went out!

They were pretty surprised!

Still very much in love ;]

A huge thank you to Mrs. Panzanella for making the cake! It not only looks amazing but it was SO yummy! :D

Mr. Tamburro giving all the men advice on what to put down for their answers ;]

We played a "How well do you know your Spouse?" game.

Grandma and Aunt Kim

Amanda torturing Tessa ;]

Noah is quite the little photographer.

Truman pushing Amanda :]

Katie

We want to thank all those that came to our parent's surprise party and made it so special! The party helped send them off on their second honeymoon and they had a fantastic time in Amish country! We also want to thank all those that couldn't come but sent their love and prayers!
Thank you all! :D