The past few weeks have been full of fun family times, beautiful spring weather, and preparations for upcoming events and concerts. On Susanna’s birthday, her younger siblings took her on a surprise visit to a local park for a brief walk in the woods together....
You circled the date on the calendar and counted down to it. You heard yourself saying “two more weeks” and then – here it is! God hands us special moments every day, and on certain days, extra special moments. Like this one! Daniel completed his tech school training...
This year we headed to Florida in March – the earliest we’ve ever gone – and what a great trip we had. Having made this trip annually for nearly ten years, we missed having Matthew, Kathryn and Daniel with us for many familiar stops and experiences. We don’t always...
Who would’ve thought, who could’ve guessed. Matthew & N’gella have chickens! Fuzzy, fluffy, chirping charm! N’gella is a little reluctant about holding them… but they grow on you! Winter is melting, spring is springing. Here are a few...
February means it’s time to celebrate Mom’s birthday! We watched some old home videos which gave us a little appreciation for what Mom (and Dad) went through in all the years raising all of us kids – we were an active bunch! We’re thankful for...
January in New England is typically snowy. This year our winter has been warm with icy snaps of arctic air in between. Our first real winter storm brought soggy snow that turned into rain and iced every tiny branch with glacier beauty. We reveled in the sparkling...
It’s hard to believe it’s 2019 already! We were thrilled to have Daniel home for Christmas break – we had a great week together as a family! Christmas Day found us playing our now-traditional football game after opening presents in the morning....
Such a whirlwind of a Christmas season! From ringing the bells at the outdoor Harwinton Hometown Celebration, to bringing Christmas cheer to folks at nursing homes, to our grand finale concerts at Nelson Hall with the whole family together – it was a full...
Our Christmas concert season is underway, and we started it out on December 1st with a fun time at the Harwinton Hometown Christmas Celebration. There’s just something special about bells at Christmastime, and it’s extra fun in a festive semi-outdoor...
What a treasure trove of memories we collected this November! We drove down to San Antonio for Daniel’s graduation from Air Force Basic Military Training. We enjoyed seeing some new states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. We found a really neat...