Hey, Remember me?

 So, I haven't been posting regularly and wish I had. I am really hoping I will Blog every month or so like I've said in the past. In the last two days I've been going though Olivia's Fresh Modesty blog and am enjoying it much more then I thought I would. Olivia has inspired me to be more mindful of how I treat my siblings and inspired me to be a better and more Godly young woman. 

SO, the biggest news to tell is that we are moving! We are moving to Fairview TN in a neighborhood with mostly christian neighbors. Each of us are experiencing in our own way grief of moving and excitement of being in the same house as daddy. We all miss him terribly.   

Things that I haven't blogged about:

I turned 13!

We had "The Fire Fly Games!"

Chris Stouffer got a job in Oregon and the whole family moved there right after little Leah was born.

 

Daddy and I have had a few doctors appointments. (the red dot we're standing on is for social distancing)  

I went back to Georgia with Olivia and Calvin and Rhett after their 4th of July visit and stayed there for three weeks. (it was loads of fun)

And the biggest news of all is that we found a house to move into! very exiting. I can't wait to be under the same roof as my amazing, strong, and Godly daddy again. 

As we a attempt to sell EVERYTHING in our house Josiah is finding all sorts of creative ways to amuse himself while we are all busy. (poor guy) 

Last Saturday Emma, Willa, and I worked on clearing/selling/trashing/donating as much stuff in our room as possible. It is still very full of things but a lot better then it was. which is all we can ask for right now. 

Also, something rather eventful that happened on May 3rd was a huge storm that rolled in one Sunday with hail causing Daddy to come down to the house with us while we waited out the storm.

Willa read her book to us after dinner.

We played Phase 10 together.

On the way out of the camper and before Josiah got really scared so Emma comforted him in the trunk and read the bible to calm him down.

When we realized we should go down to the house the rain was coming down Hard and it started hailing. Willa slipped in the mud as we furiously ran out the door to the car. 

On the way down the hill Seth and daddy had to pull a tree out of the middle of the road. Daddy got hit on the head and sometime later he cracked a tooth. (he thinks it's from being hit around the jaw area) It was funny for the rest of us. haha.

yeah, so that's what's been going on around here. Mommy, Willa, and Emma have been working till they drop for the past month or so. I am so grateful for them and all the hard work they do. They are all amazing roll models for me as I try to become a Godly young women. I am also grateful for Josiah who no matter what always loves to hang out with me and have fun. I am also grateful for Seth, who, despite not feeling well still manages to do school. (for the most part.) As much as I miss daddy I know that him not being here is a learning experience for all of us in a way. But I cannot wait till we are together again.

Hopefully it will not be long till my next post. I love that I am able to do this for my family and document our lives for future generations to see. Till next time!😉

My Brothers. And Great Fellowship

Since this is a blog, I figured I could post random pictures and no one would really question me, right? Well, here are some random pictures of my amazingly cute brothers.

 (Skipping tables and just using chairs seems to run in the family)

 Josiah gives the cutest kisses ever. They're totally an actual kiss and he'll give them endlessly if you ask. :)

Last Friday we helped a family move in a few miles down the road- it was hard to believe it's only April it was so hot!

 Of course I got the camera out after the truck was unloaded. :)

 That evening, to celebrate their arrival, we all had burgers at the Stouffers.

 Sitting and squashing around to have family worship is always the sweetest  part of the evening.

Josiah likes being the center of attention. Right before this picture was taken he had a play laptop on his lap and all the kids were watching him play with it. :)

Emmaline and Caroline

 This evening over at the Bradshaws we had a lovely time around a fire. It was so pleasant we could have sat there all night.

 Promptly after snapping this picture, they both said, "Ew okay that's enough" and walked away from each other. ;)

 Trying to find shapes in the moon kept us busy for a while- Some of us saw a woman's face, some of us saw cheetos, others saw Pacman or a foggy bathroom mirror. Yeah.

I didn't even have to ask for smiles! I love Lord's Day fellowship.

There Are Only Two Things...

... that could possibly make me do something like this... you know, hop around in a trash can in the snow... See concrete steps behind me- oil based paint, and coffee. Two things proven to have a very... interesting... effect on my reasoning. I'm actually airborne in this picture. :D

This is an announcing post. :) Today in the mail we got 6 precious things... cd's from Rachel of our moving time and last moments in Wheeling. I'll hopefully be posting many of these in the next few days. :D We looked through half the cds tonight and we were laughing really hard and missing everyone harder. So, hold on to your hats- many, many pictures are on their way! :D

Why We Love Our Life...

...in exactly 48 pictures. :D I decided to catch y'all up on February/March's happenings in one long post... and I apologize for eating up your bandwidth, Hughsnet users, between this post and the last one. ;)

 

We had a delightful visit a week or two ago from Mommy's college roommate (who married Daddy's college roommate... :D) and her two girls. Thanks for coming by!!!

Clue at 7 in the morning... :D We loved having y'all!

We got to help move in the Adam's family a week or two ago also- we are SOOOO excited to have them nearby!

Unloading the lawnmower was... loud. :D It only took 2 hours to unload the truck- then everyone stayed for dinner and talking 4 hours afterward!

We had a great warm spell recently- we took the opportunity to do school in many places. :D No room for desks, so Willa used the ironing board. :D

soaking up the sun- I actually got a sunburn! It felt sooo good!

This is big news!! Josiah never really tried to roll over before, and then when he decided to do it, he did! :D

No matter how much we wash the car, it is still *filthy* all the time. I had fun washing the car and burning boxes and biking the kids to the creek in a white skirt. :D

Looking through the pictures on our camera, I found a lot of mirror pictures of us girls. The way the mirrors are set up is perfect for picture taking. :D

This one makes Emma and I laugh every time we see it. :P

Josiah is also learning to sit up.

He's getting into the spirit of farming around here... he really enjoyed looking at the seed catalog. :D

This is Jo and his sombrero.

Things that keep life interesting... like getting a mulch truck stuck in the front yard. :D

Emma and I have somehow managed to make some kind of culinary creation everyday... without really trying. :D So one day I made sugar cookies and Emma made ice cream and we squished them together for ice cream sandwiches... they turned out amazingly good. :D

We've also had some folks over for dinner a couple nights, which we've really enjoyed. :D

Like the Lingos. After dinner we played Liar's Dice. :D

Jo's also really excited about the fact that he can control his tongue. He is constantly zerbiting. :D

Another day Daddy, Willa, Elsie and I walked up to the pastures to check out the "wood piles".

I loved taking pictures of Elsie.

We are constantly amazed at how cute she is.

The mulch pile. with some editing. :D

Grand Dude and Grand Jean are here visiting!

While on a run to the closest gas station (ahem. gas pump), we took the opportunity to ask the chickens why they were crossing the road. They were offended.

We went over to the Lingos yesterday to show Grand Dude and Grand Jean their operation and Willa and Elsie were excited to see the new kittens.

Oh, and Ivan took himself back to the Lingos, so we're catless now, but Tinkerbell is keeping the mice away.

They also took a walk around our property yesterday.

Emma and I decided that we needed to start having a pre and post dinner dessert. Last night's choice was roasted marshmallows.Short on roasting sticks, I used the 1/2" drill bit we keep in the kitchen for coconuts. :D it was delightful. :D

This was the post dinner dessert- coffee toffee bars. :D

Elsie is adorable. :D

And... congratulations for reaching the end of this post! Y'all come back soon, m'kay?