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 minutes before we arrived for the event. A brave crowd turned…
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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 system with Lydia as she traveled down to Virginia to join James and Julianna at…
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 20 at 7pm for our Christmas concert! It…
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 same time, Matthew and Lydia traveled south for a mutual friend’s wedding. James photographed the event…
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 laughter before her move to wild and wonderful West…
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 livestream page to let us know you’re watching! See you soon!!
A Dinner for Two
One of the highlights of February for our family is hosting an evening of marriage encouragement at our church. The event is truly a team effort and several days are spent in preparation. Lydia headed up the decorations, dreaming up lovely decor from poring over ideas online and utilizing plenty of white lights and tulle. She…
Winter Sketches
We welcomed the new year with a gathering of friends, playing games and eating food. We decided to simplify our gingerbread village this year, propping up cookie cutter gingerbread men in front of pop tents, calling it a Civil War encampment and not connecting it with any particular famous moment in history or any anniversary…
Fast Away the Old Year Passes
Thanksgiving week saw our family gathering with uncles, aunts and cousins, relishing the traditional family dishes and chatting with each other over the meal. We ended this year’s football game unscarred, no injuries, lots of exercise and plenty of laughs. The mild temps made it all the better! No sooner had we ended Thanksgiving, we…
Sunny Summertime
July 4th kicked off the summer season for us with our annual Tribute to America concert and the public reading of the Declaration of Independence on the town green. Both events coincided on the weekend so we had a chock full, star spangled couple of days. Have we mentioned we are chicken owners? After lobbying…