Sketches of Summer

Sketches of Summer

We had a full summer with travels to and from West Virginia and up north to Canada, all centered around visiting family. We almost experienced our first Declaration Celebration in the rain, but the storm clouds blew over and the sun dazzled the dripping earth just...

Trains, Travels and Treats

Trains, Travels and Treats

It’s berry season! We love watching the ruby colored sweet treats grow on our strawberry plants and we love eating them even more. Strawberry shortcake, here we come! Our latest big adventure, besides successfully growing strawberries, was navigating the train...

Welcome Sweet Spring

Welcome Sweet Spring

Thanks to Lydia, our family has been making the most of the great outdoors these days, starting on March 20th when the spring season officially began. She issued a “Spring In Your Step” challenge and each participant committed to walking faithfully every...

Winter Snippets

Winter Snippets

Aside from warding off sniffles and sneezes and wondering if we would ever have snow on the ground this winter, the past couple months have pretty much been a repeat of last year. We hosted our annual Sweethearts Dinner around Valentine’s Day, we decluttered...

Ringing in the New Year

Ringing in the New Year

On the eve of 2023, some of the less practical members of the family stayed up into the wee hours of the night, reminiscing over the past year and welcoming the new. We marveled over the amount of major life events that happened – the birth of a nephew and a...

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Christmas Concert: Tuesday, December 20 @ 7 PM EST We are looking forward to joining together as a family tomorrow to lift our hearts and voices in praise to Jesus Christ – our Savior, Redeemer and King! If you live locally, please join us on Tuesday, December...

We Gather Together

We Gather Together

We enjoyed several sweet highlights this fall. The ladies at Matthew and N’gella’s church hosted a baby shower and we loved seeing the thoughtful gifts N’gella received. We are so thrilled to welcome another little one into our family! Around the...

When at First You Don’t Succeed

When at First You Don’t Succeed

This summer we had a throwback to our last autumn blog, where we talked about our excursion out to the Hale Homestead in Coventry, CT. With Julianna’s wedding coming quickly, we squeezed in extra activities to soak in the last few minutes of shared memories and...

Summer Joy

Summer Joy

Summer is usually a slower paced time of year, but the past few months were a bit of a whirlwind for our family gearing up for a very special wedding day. Our house hummed with the sound of the sewing machine as Susanna adjusted the bridesmaids dresses and our mouths...

Tribute to America – FRIDAY, July 1!

Tribute to America – FRIDAY, July 1!

We’re looking forward to seeing you TONIGHT at our patriotic concert!! Join us in person at Central Baptist Church, 1505 West St, Southington, CT, or watch at bennettfamily11.org/livestream! If you watch online, drop a note in the live chat or on the...