Christmas 19/January 2020

 This was the picture we used for our Christmas card this year, but I'm sure you knew that already...since we probably sent you one!

 Due to the fact that there are so few girl lines in the Christmas story, we had six different "Gabriel"s - Anna was one of them -

 Aaron J. is that small shepherd in the middle -

 The plan is to let all of the girls in church be Mary at least once - this year was Esther's turn - and there was a real live baby boy for her to hold:)

 We did our program this year on a Sunday morning, then we hurried down to TRF and did a modified version -

 We were actually only home for one week in December, which made Christmas feel different, but the best thing about going to TN for Christmas was the weather - it was in the 60s some and the kids had a great time playing (and eating) outside!

 We went to a Christmas Eve service at Aaron's parent's church.

 The whole S. family was supposed to wear black and red plaid for family pictures...

 Aaron and his Dad and two brothers -

 We celebrated our 10th anniversary! So hard to believe!

 Lydia's learning to eat -

 Grace is getting more hair -

 More Christmas - Esther

 Julia -

 Aaron -

 Julia is such a good big sister -

 This is at my parent's house -

 Esther and Lydia -

 I have a picture of Julia and Grace in these dresses, and now Grace and Lydia!

So this is February - Anna turned 8 years old!

2019 - Fall

 The leaves were beautiful this fall!

 We found several kittens hidden in our woodpile -

 Esther's 9th Birthday!

 Julia and Lydia have matching dresses -

 More corn maze pictures!

 It was a long journey through the maze, but the end was finally in sight!

 Fun tree at the new house -

 Esther and Anna took it upon themselves to decorate the house for Julia's birthday!

 4 years old -

Trip to the zoo -

2019 #1

 Lydia - such a sweet baby!

 Welcoming the new baby home -

 Trying to get a picture of our family of 6!

 Grace reading herself to sleep -

 We visited a couple state parks in WI -

 So the kids all have "mowing" shirts for days when they get to go with their dad!

 On Memorial Day we went biking for a little while - Julia

 Lydia is in the back of the stroller -

 My parent's VBS -

 Luther Rice Seminary in GA - when we went down there for a wedding, Aaron took me for a tour around the seminary he graduated from.

 These are the cupcakes I made for Julie's wedding -

 Grace did a great job flying!

 Our VBS -

 One of the crafts the kids made at VBS was these binoculars -

 Bible Bee Get Together -

 Some of the church guys went fishing-

 4th of July at Grandma's -

 Triple Layer Brownie Cake for Hosanna's shower -

 Lydia -

 Grace and Esther at Hosanna's wedding -

 Rebekah fixed the flower girls' hair -

 So hard to catch a busy baby's smile!

 We visited a state park along the Rainey River -

 The kids look forward to the corn maze all year long -

 More at the state park -

 Mennonite Heritage Village - one of our favorite places -

 Hayride at the corn maze -