Lydia 13th birthday!

 Lydia turned 13 on Wednesday.  We celebrated with Michael taking her out to dinner on Tuesday night and then Mom took her out on her birthday Wednesday and then we came home and watched BBCs Emma.  

On Sunday we enjoyed a mother-daughter tea party with her friends.  We had diamond art for them to work on as a craft and we played a game of who knows Lydia well as well as the past the prize game. We also spent time having a lot of the women share what makes a Godly woman and then prayed for her.  It was a special time 

Snow

 Snow in South Carolina?  Yes, in January 31, we got a few inches of snow.  We enjoyed it so much!  I really felt like it was such a gift from God.  We sledded down our hill on the road, made snowmen, snowballs and went for snow hikes and walks.  

Our neighbor even made us snow cones!  

We even went to CIU to sled there and do a snow hike with students.  

Jeremiahs Birthday!

 Jeremiah turned 15 on February 7th.  He got Starbucks in the morning, had his first driving lesson, had soccer practice and had a great Airsoft party.  He played Airsoft with some guys and dads.

They then came back to our home for pizza and a movie.

Jeremiah is doing well in his high school classes.  He still does lots of yard work and enjoys playing soccer.  He is hoping to start driving sometime this year.  

  

Christmas 2025

We enjoyed the 80 degree day.  We enjoyed a beautiful walk with friends and a Christmas day service.  

 

Christmas Eve

 

Walking at the zoo and walk along the Saluda Riverwalk, Christmas Eve service and Christmas pageant.

Judah turns 5!!

 Judah turned 5 on December 11.  He is a sweet, loving boy that tries to keep up with his big brothers.  He still loves giraffes and loves to play music.  He loves yo sing and play the guitar.  His favorite song is Hail, Hail Lion of Judah.  

We did a candy cane theme party with a candy cane scavenger hunt and pin the stripe on the candy cane.  

Cotton Museum

Its fall break week for the older two kids so we decided to squeeze in a few field trips with less running this week. We enjoyed the Cotton Museum about an hour away.  Cotton is such a fascinating crop to me in South Carolina.  They told us that mid October through November is when they harvest the crops.  It was fascinating learning about Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin and all the things that developed to make cotton harvesting easier in the south. And we just had to stop and see these cotton crops first hand on the side of the road too.