Our Summer in Pictures.

We have had a busy, full, interesting, fun, and lively Summer. I decided to do one long summer post so that I didn't have to take time out of our already busy days to do short (and not so short) blog posts.              Here is our summer in pictures:

Daisies, How Pure.

We did some canning.

Chalk is fun. Especially with big areas of concrete
to write on.

Elfrieda: Chalk artist

This is a couple. Notice the lady's headcovering.

This is Leandro's version of yours truly.

I love this picture of Bianca filling the watering can.

Four pioneers in front of their home.

Chocolate is 'bowl-lickin' good.

Miss Pink

                

Elfrieda helps with the dishwasher.

Playing piano, my therapy.

Dishwasher chores.

Edgar embroidering. (He can do it much better than
any of his sisters.)

Samuel's new lego set.

Sun rays.

Figuring out the pitch of the roof of the playhouse roof.

Building the playhouse. What a lot of memories made.

Don't worry, he wasn't really sliding down. 

Leandro and his playhouse.

Holding the chalkline. (That's one girl's job : ))

Rasberry picking.

Samuel looking for the big ones.

Aren't the best berries always deep in the bushes?

The fruit of our labours.

We washed the van and the truck quite a few times this summer.

 

The girls in their new, matching pink dresses.

In a 'Bianca-built' tent with the cousins.

                      Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to Thee,

                                    HOW GREAT THOU ART!"

(The triplets studied a lot about clouds in their science,
so clouds got a new meaning at our house.)

Happy 10th Birthday Samuel!

Happy Birthday to our fun-loving brother and son (to two very special people). May God bless your next year and may you enjoy it to the fullest. We love you.

Samuel, our tree climber.

And also our farmer.

Brothers are the best of friends. (The hat Samuel is wearing was given to him by Edgar for his 8th birthday.)

Samuel and his cousin-friend, Kedrik

Having fun with another cousin-friend, Cody.

Wood stacker in Mexico.

Samuel and his look-alike 2nd Cousin, Daniel.

Dambuilder

Another cousin, Jaden.

My personal favorite.

Pretending to be a farmer. (This is his chicken pen)

Our butcherer

Samuel with his old bike.

Samuel with his new bike.

Building with Bianca and Leandro

Another tree picture.

The Men

Sledding last year.

Samuel on his 9th birthday. Camping.

Setting the Legos on Samuel's Cake.

Putting Candles on

Samuel really likes Legos so we put them onto his cake.

Ice Cream!

His Ways Above Ours

                           God has shown us that His ways are exceedingly above ours.

We have been dreaming about moving to "our" acreage for over a year now, but since our house didn't sell, we haven't had the means to buy it. We heard that a family we know had bought an acreage south of Grassy Lake but since we were so sure that the acreage was for us, we comforted ourselves that there were more acreages south of Grassy Lake. Now yesterday, Uncle Rudolf and others confirmed that our acreage has sold! That really surprised us as we were so sure that we were moving there or else why would God keep it there for us until our house sold? It was such a perfect place and it seems like no other acreage compares to it. Now our dreams are crushed and it cost us some tears. But, in acceptance lieth peace, and this just shows that God is not limited to acreages or our plans and it also shows that God certainly does have a plan for our lives. 

   
   For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than you thoughts. (Isa. 55: 8,9)