January rolled by quietly. We bundled our way through the snapping cold, breathed in the warmth of the January thaw and broke out our shovels for a brief snowy weekend. For N’gella’s birthday, we went on a family excursion to an ice skating rink where we relearned the art of gliding around on ice. We…
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Jingle Bells and Gingerbread
Another Christmas has come and gone with another concert season in the books. We travelled around Connecticut to nursing homes, senior centers and churches to do 15 concerts. That meant a lot of music practice at home! Our big red van has carried us many miles and been a part of many memories in the…
Sugar & Spice and Everything Nice
November spiced our lives with family fun and festive traditions. Early in the month, we celebrated Carolyn’s birthday. On her birthday afternoon, five of us took her on a surprise birthday expedition to the Mattabesett Trail. We enjoyed a hearty half hour hike and were rewarded by the sweeping views of the Meriden valley spread…
Family Christmas Concert – Thursday, December 19, 2019
Purchase your tickets now for our family’s annual Christmas concert at Nelson Hall Theatre in Cheshire! Concert times are 2 pm and 7:30 pm on Thursday, December 19, 2019. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 kids (ages 12 and under). We’re grateful to Nelson Hall for allowing us to perform each year; ticket prices are due…
A First Time for Everything
There’s a first time for everything and we have had many firsts packed into the past couple of months! We discovered a novel gem, right in our own town’s backyard, when we attended our first polo game at a local horse farm. There’s nothing like the thudding of hooves on a field of grass and…
War, Winners and Weeds
August breezed by with hot sticky days, a bit of traveling, fair time in Cheshire and simple pleasures at home. At the start of the month four of us drove out to Cooperstown, NY to see friends in a Civil War Reenactment. We enjoyed the sweet green farmland of New York and the quaint European…
Happy 40th, Dad & Mom!
July 28th marked Dad & Mom’s 40th wedding anniversary, and we siblings planned a surprise family formal dinner for the following weekend. We divided tasks up amongst ourselves and everyone had a job to do to prepare for a successful evening. Preparations began on Friday, with work in the yard… And in the kitchen! Then…
A July 4th Like None Other
This year we Bennetts enjoyed an unprecented 4th of July celebration! We’ve never had a July 4th like it before – it was a special day that will be long remembered! To kick it off, the weekend before the fourth of July, Jonathan, Matthew and Daniel participated in a 5K Terrain Race with some guys…
Patriotic Family Photos
Here are the pictures from our photo shoot a few weeks ago! Only one week till our Tribute to America at Nelson Hall, so we’re busy practicing plenty of patriotic music! “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; …but as for me and…
Thankful for Dad
This past week was Father’s Day and Dad’s birthday! We’re grateful for Dad and the way he has led our family and encourages us to make God’s Word the authority for our lives. May the mind of Christ my SaviorLive in me from day to day,By His love and pow’r controllingAll I do and say.-Kate…