Wissmann Visit.......

This summer our family had the privilege of raising some broilers for some dear friends. When the time came to butcher their birds, we enjoyed the 'excuse' to get together!!!! We enjoyed spending last Saturday with the Wissmann Family butchering and visiting. Despite the cold, rainy weather, we got 76 birds done in about 4 1/2 hours; thanks to Scott's fantastic plucker and many helping hands.
After the butchering was over, our families enjoyed lunch and spending the afternoon together.
Thank-you for coming, Wissmanns!!! Enjoy your chickens!! :)

Scott's Plucker at Work.

Cleaning out gizards....

We all enjoyed our turns holding precious Charissa!!!

 

Happy Birthday, Silas!!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Silas!!!!
Two years ago today, we received a special blessing from the Lord!!! After three years, another baby!! And after eight years, another boy!!!! We were so excited for the baby to come!!!
Silas is such a special blessing; quick to smile, quick to say "sorry", quick to try and tickle you!!!
May you always love to pray, and may you follow Jesus always!!!!
~We Love You!!!!

 

Cute Nephews!!!

"That sure is funny, Uncle Micah!!!"

I can't help but post a few pictures of my nephews now and then...they are simply TOO cute!!! :)

"I'm smiling, Aunt Elizabeth!!!"

"I LOVE Papa and Nana's House!!!!" :)

"Can I give you a kiss, Aunt Phoebe?!?!?"

Now, if only we had some nieces........ :)

Baltensperger Wedding!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Weddle!!
This past Saturday our family had the immense pleasure of attending the wedding of Emily Baltensperger and Allyn Weddle!!! We have known Emily for several years, but it was just this past year that we got to know Allyn!!!
What a blessing for our family to attend two weddings this past month where the bride and groom had sought the blessings of their parents and the Lord!!
Esther was asked to be the food cordinator for the reception (and she did a terrific job!!), and various members of our family were helping serve the meal as well. Emily and Esther spent several hours laying out the many important details so that everything could go smoothly!!!
Our family so enjoyed helping in the reception, and being part of their special day!!!
A few snap-shots from the reception!!!! :)

The beautiful bride and most of the "Kitchen Girls"!!!

We enjoyed working along-side dear friends, whose hard work ensured that the reception went off without a hitch!!!

Good-Bye!!!!!!
God Bless You, Allyn and Emily!!!

 

Pyle Wedding!!

Last Saturday our family was blessed to wittness the wedding ceremony of the oldest daughter of some of our dear friends. What a joy to see two young people pursue the Lord together!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Pollock!!


Mother and Daughter(s)- saying Good-bye!!


Run for the Car!! :)


The Get-Away Truck!!!

 

Happy Birthday, Charity!!!!

We are Celebrating Again!!! Happy 8th Birthday, Charity!!
How excited we all were that night when Dad and Mom brought you home from the hospital!!! A new sister!!! I especially remember your arrival home, because I had poison ivy and couldn't hold you for several days!!! I was so disappointed, but then so thrilled when I finally got to hold you!!!
You are such a blessing in our home, Charity!!! Always ready to lend a hand to anyone needing help, you are so good at remembering those little things for everyone!!!
May You Grow Closer to Jesus Each Day!!!
~We Love You!!!!!

A couple more Pictures.....

I thought I would add a few more pictures.........enjoy!!!

Charity, Phoebe and Silas were thrilled with the iron statues around the zoo!!


Smile!!!!! :)

Silas would make about one good bite for this Hippo!!!


A Parting Shot- Ulmers and Edgrens!

 

Omaha Zoo

Last year, our family set a goal to memorize Romans 6 and 7 in a little under 2 months. After working on it extensively, we all finally achieved our goal, and as a 'prize' Dad and Mom bought a zoo pass, and we all looked forward to when we would be able to use it.
The perfect opportunity came last week-end. Some long-time (all the way back when we lived in Pennsylvania) friends of Dad and Mom's have been living in central Nebraska, but are moving very soon to South Carolina to be with their children. We wanted to see them before they moved, and they wanted to see the Omaha zoo before they left, providing a perfect place for us to meet. We spent a wonderful day with them, visiting, eating and touring the zoo.
I'm not sure how much these three saw of the zoo, they were so wrapped up in conversation!!!


Stick Together!!!


Eating Lunch.......


Watching the Sea Lions at feeding time....a very fascinating show!!

 

Deer-Time!!!

This past week we were given a deer by a hunter in Nebraska. We set a evening aside to process it, and we look forward to enjoying the meat in various dishes this year!!!
Skinning it............


Getting if Ready for the Freezer......


I guess not all of us enjoy the smell of raw deer meat!!!! :)

 

Apple-Cider!!!!!!

After putting up some applesauce, we borrowed some friends' apple cider press (Thank-
you, Strahms!!) and spent several hours making cider. Our family Loves apple-cider, and you can't really have too much of it around here (it disappears fast!!)!!!

It's a race you know; who can fill their sack the fastest......


........or who can juggle the most apples!


Is your arm sore yet?!?!?!?

Seth and Moses took the 'night shift'!!!! :)

Any takers for a glass of apple-cider!?!?!?!?!?

 

Applesauce!!!

Thanks to some friends of ours, we were blessed with a abundance of apples last week (Thanks Byards!!!!)!! We took a few days off from school to process the apples, which is one of our favorite fall activities!!!!!! Washing them....


Cutting them.....


Cooking them.....


'A' is for Applesauce!!!!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 10th Birthday, Micah!!
Thank-you for your smiles; your jokes; your words of comfort when some one has been hurt. What a special thing it was for us, those years ago, to welcome another little brother into our family!!!!!! You are so special to us, and we thank God for you!!!!!!! May you always seek to follow after the Lord and walk in His ways!!!!
~We Love You!!!!!!!!!!

 

Homing Pigeons........

Last week our family began a new adventure- homing pigeons. A friend of ours from Hiawatha had some pigeons he wanted to get rid of, and after hearing about them, we decided to take them. They will probably be mainly the younger boys' project, with help from Charity.
It will be about 6 months before we can use them to send messages, but hopefully they can eventually be used as a fun way for us to keep up with Andrew and Rebecca and Justice. The boys are doing a splendid job of caring for them, and are delighted to have this opportunity.

A 'Blue Bar' Pigeon.


Some of our new pigeons.