It's been a busy, busy week for our family! With two large banquets to prepare for and serve this week, we've spent a lot of time folding napkins, moving and setting tables, refilling pitchers, washing dishes, and so much more in between! Enough to rouse us from our sleep earlier than usual and keep us up way too late during the evenings. =D But that's what we find so fun about living and working here--being able to serve others, especially when it involves large banquets and conferences! And I might add that it certainly adds to the adventure when we work with people who have never done anything like this before...and we're still learning how to do it ourselves. =D

But anyway, if you're wondering why we've been so negligent in blogging about life, it's because we've been too busy living it. We do have some more pictures coming soon...but we're heading to Chicago this afternoon, then to Wisconsin for our dear friends' wedding, then Skyler heads up to the Northwoods for a week and I (Sara) will be going to Pennsylvania for 10 days....so it might be a little while again. Just in case you were wondering. =)

Have a happy Friday and a delightful weekend! We certainly will...

How Our Urban Garden Grows...

Our vegetable garden! It just looks like an over-abundance of GREEN in this picture, but we really did get some vegetables...Tomatos, beans, zucchini, peppers, cucumbers, and summer squash, to be exact. ;)

At the Zoo Again

Pennsylvania Again

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Savannah and Sophia at the Farm

Things we learned about the twins this weekend: They HATE dirt, and they're terrified of cats--even kittens. City girls. ;)

Our Blue-Eyed Baby

What's dirt if you can't play in it?

Josh and Suzi's giant "snow pile" last winter melted into something even more fun to play on... =)




Silas enjoyed playing until he realized he was wetter and muddier than he really wanted to be...

But undaunted, after a warm bath and thorough scrubbing, he was back in the dirt again--along with Anna, of course!

A Bridal Shower

This week us girls were so blessed to be able to help host and attend a bridal shower for a very dear friend, Naomi, who will begin a new covenant of marriage in just under two months--we look forward to celebrating this joyeous event with Matt and Naomi! Just a couple of pictures...