November 30

I think its tall enough!


Samantha driving!!!!



Levi and Lillian on Thanksgiving.

Lillian in her curious george jammies.

Steven, Laurel, and Havalah.

Laurel made some "new" friends.

The creation camp.

Applesacue!

Lillian wanted a turn mashing the

apples too.

Making applesauce.

Laurel had a pink (strawberry) cake.

Well, as we are now in the last day of November. I'll attempt to recount alllllllll the stuff we have done in the last month. I guess I'll start with the last weekend in October. Samantha and I went up to Camp Fairwood to work for the teen retreat. That was a lot of fun! On the 2nd Laurel celebrated her 6th birthday! That week we made apple sauce. I think we made about 2o some gallons of it. Then next weekend our whole family went to a different camp about 4 hours north of us for a Creation conference with Buddy Davis. The camp was in a big beautiful valley. Then November 12-14 Samantha and I went up with Miss Hannah to the scrapbooking retreat at camp. Kaila was also there working, too. Then the 20th, my mom, Samantha, Emily, Lillian, and I went to spend the night at our friends house! That was sooooo fun!!! =D That Sunday we had a Thanksgiving service at our church. This past week my dad was off. Last Monday us older girls went to our friends house for a Thanksgiving meal. A bunch of our other friends were there too! On Thanksgiving we had a nice meal and later pie. It also snowed and stuck for the first time!!! It melted by lunch but it was still fun! Friday my dad got up real early to get some deals at a few stores. Then we all went to a tree farm to pick out our Christmas tree! After about 2 hours we finally picked one. Then we came home and started to decorate. Saturday and Sunday we finished up decorating. Today it was back to school for us.

Lillian is eating more foods, saying more foods, learning to stand by herself, and smiling a lot! She also pretends to talk on the phone. Samantha has been driving some more and getting better and closer to getting her licence!

Now we are anxiously awaiting more snow! And the Christmas season! The Christmas season is a great reminder of why we are here. To glorify God and enjoy him forever! That should be our main goal for our life. Let us remember why we celebrate Christmas this season.

Paige

Luke 2:11-14(NKJV)

For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:“ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

October 28

Kaila, Samantha, Kiley, and Christine when
we were leaving after ladies' retreat.


Daniel, Sarah, Kendra, Laurel, and Joy at the
work weekend.



Samantha when we were walking through camp!



Lillian-she had to wear a lot of clothes at camp
to keep warm!



Hey everybody! This last month has been a busy one for us!

The last weekend in September, we started Bright Lights again for the school year. Then in October we started looking for a new 4-H club. The first Monday we went to one in Lake Geneva. It was small (which we wanted), but it has a few issues. So club hunting continued....


The 2nd & 3rd, Samantha and I went up to camp with Miss Hannah and Kaila for the ladies retreat. Miss Hannah camped while the 3 of us girls worked in the kitchen. My friend Kiley was there and also Christine! That was a lot of fun! The Tuesday after, Mommy went looking for a new dishwasher. Since the people had fixed it soooooo many times, we got a new one for free! The next weekend we all went up to camp for the work weekend. Again Samantha and I were mostly in the kitchen. The rest of my siblings were especially excited because the Babiak's also went. The 17th we went to Bright Lights. Then on the 21st our new dishwasher came. It works pretty well, so far. Instead of a food chopper thingy, it has extra strong water pressure or so it's supposed to. I'm not sure about how much extra pressure it has but if it gets our dishes clean......

Last Saturday, Mommy, Lillian, and Us girls went to our friends orchestra concert. Then we went to McDonalds with them. :) Today Mommy and I went to an apple orchard near us to get some apples for applesauce and eating. Tomorrow Samantha and I are leaving for camp again!

Samantha has been driving with the neighbor some to get in a little more practice. Lillian has started eating bread!!!! And tonight she ate some mashed avocado. She can crawl up the stairs with a little help and can say mama, dada, and hi! She also likes to talk a lot and the other day when we were listening to a song, she was singing along with it! She can also pull herself up to furniture and walk along it.

As I see fall coming, the changing of the leaves, the birds flying south, the cooler days, the wind, I see God's unchanging greatness.


Paige


Daniel 23:20-21a(NKJV)
Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
For wisdom and might are His.
And He changes the times and the seasons;

September 17

A circus train we saw when walking around
Lake Geneva. (It had mirors on it which were
reflecting the lake.)


Lillian playing at the fair. One of my favorite pics!



Hiya everybody!

August 22, was my 15th birthday! My most loved and used gift was a Amazon gift card with which I bought cds. The 23rd, after church, we went to our friends house. We have known them since we moved to WI over 15 years ago! That was a very fun day. The following week we didn't have much to do, except work on getting ready for school.

September started off with the fair! The first day (wednesday) we worked in the 4-H youth building and the 4-H House of Pork, which sells soda and barbecue pork sandwiches. Friday we went on rides, enjoyed a cream puff eating contest, hanging out with friends, a lumberjack show, Emily entered her rabbit dressed up as a cowboy, but the thing I enjoyed most was listening to our friends playing music. They have a family band in which the perform a few different places. Sunday, our friends came over for lunch, then Alena stayed and went to Bankers' Night at the fair with us. Bankers' Night is where they give the 4-H projects (and owners) that received a merit, reserve champion, or grand champion a two dollar bill and a bigger ribbon. We also get to shake the Fairest of the Fair's or Fair Royalty's hand. This year the Fairest of Fair's was there too. Monday we did a milk chugging contest and wandered around a little. Then in the evening we watched the demolition derby! That was the first time we had ever gone to one. It was extremely loud, smelly and most of all FUN! It was surprisingly interesting to watch people smash into each other! It is kinda like real life bumper cars. Tuesday we picked up our fair projects. We got mostly blues, a few reds, one or two white or pinks, and Samantha and I both got reserve champions on our genealogy and hoya houseplants. Samantha got a reserve champion on one of her foods and some of her pictures. I also got a merit on my arrangement of three houseplants. I'm not sure if anybody else got a merit or not.

I also had a great time on Tuesday and Wednesday hanging out with Alena. Wednesday night Alena and I both went to her house. I stayed there until Saturday afternoon. I had a really great time!!!! =D Saturday night Us older girls went to Bright Lights. It has started up again for the school year. Sunday we went to church and stayed afterwords for the Harvest Festival.

Monday we started school! This week we are working on making sure we have all the books we need, getting into the routine of things, and transitioning into the school year. It is kinda strange for Samantha to not have any school to do. It is also nice, especially for her! I also started piano back up on Monday.

Samantha has been working on driving more often so she can get her licence as soon as possible. Lillian is army crawling all over the place, she can walk across the room if you are holding her up, she tries to pull up on things, and is a very happy smiley baby!

Our very busy, yet extremely fun summer has come to a close. Yet now we begin a new chapter of our life--one that most people call hard and boring. But even if the going gets tough and we long for summer again, we still must rejoice in all the Lord has done for us, what He is still doing.


Psalm 145:6-7(NIV)
They will tell of the power of Your awesome works, and I will proclaim Your great deeds. They will celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

August 21

The Washington Monument and WWII Memorial.


Our nations Capitol.



A salt water tank at the National Aqauraium.

Us with our great-uncle and great-aunt.

The coolest grocery store ever!!!

Driving a boat on the potomac!!!

Potomac River

The clouds are soooo cool up in the airplane!

Hey everybody!

Here are some pictures from our trip to Virgina! This week we have had pre-fair judging. We have all gotten a lot of blue ribbons and even a few things have been set aside for futher considering for a Grand Champion, Grand Reserve, or Merit.

Paige

August 15

Hello!
I just got back from a 3 week trip to VA to visit my Grandma! Samantha and I left the last week in July. While we were there we visited with our cousins, aunts, uncles, and Grandma Sandra. We also got to see two of our great aunts and uncles and a few second cousins! :) We spent several days touring DC. We took a tour of the capitol, went to the monuments, memorials, and a few museums. We went shopping, stayed home and chilled, went on boat rides on the Potomac and rode our Uncle's Harley!!! It was a really fun trip and a great vacation! I'm still working on getting all my pictures sorted out, so I'll try to post some soon. Now we are enjoying our few days with Grandma here. It is really nice to be home though!

Paige

July 20

One of the many, many cars.


Flags from every state.



At the children's museum, digging for dino bones!

The museum was on Navy Pier in Chicago. This

is a picure of some of the flags they had flying on

the pier.

Hello,

As I write this we are preparing for Grandma to come!!! Last week Samantha went back to camp to help out.

The 9th Samantha got shots.

The 10th most of us went to the dentist.

Saturday the 11th we went to a children's museum in Chicago.

Sunday we went to Milwaukee for the Great Circus Parade. It had hundreds of horses pulling old fashioned circus cars! Plus clowns, animals, and bands.

Last Monday Daddy took Emily, Pete, and Daniel to the Chicago Aquarium. The rest of us went to Pizza Hut and walked around Lake Geneva.

Tuesday was softball.

Wednesday Emily went to the Chiropractor. Her wrist is pretty much all better now!

Friday we went to the dentist. Then the park and a few stores. In the evening we went to a graduation for a homeschooled friend of ours. She has been homeschooled all 12 grades!!!

Saturday was Daddy's work picnic. We get free lunch, cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn, carnival game, blow-up bouncer thingys, t-shirts with CNH(Case New Holland) pictures or info on them, corn on the cob, and ice cream. Samantha came home from camp!!!

Sunday we visited a church about 25 minutes from us. It was nice.

Today is 4-H.

Tomorrow Samantha has a meeting with few friends, we are running a few errands, we might go to softball, and GRANDMA IS COMING!!!

Life is busy, but God in His awesome power is always with us!

Paige

July 6

Hi guys!
Yesterday Samantha and I got home from camp. We had a great time!!! I worked in the dishroom and some in the kitchen. On the 3rd camp had fireworks and we watched some fireworks at a lake near camp on the 4th.

Before I left we went shopping on Thursday and had the Babiaks over for a campfire and smores on Friday.

Today Mommy and Emily went to the Chiropractor. Tonight Daddy and Mommy are going out for supper. Today is their 18th anniversary!

That's all.
My life.
The one God has given me to enjoy!!!
And enjoy it I do.

Paige

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
-Jesus (Matthew 24:35)