On the afternoon of his eighteenth birthday, Daniel took a trip to Town Hall to register to vote. We were all excited for him, though it’s hard to believe that he is now actually old enough to vote! Filling out the registration form! We enjoy working with our...
A New CD
Last weekend we spent Friday evening and most of Saturday recording a new girls Christmas CD. We enjoyed working together on the project, which will hopefully be ready in time for Christmas. Getting set up. We recorded at Nelson Hall at Elim Park, so we had to set...
O Canada!
We enjoyed our visit to the beautiful province of Quebec to spend time with Grandmaman and also minister at L’Eglise Baptiste de la Beauce. Unfortunately we forgot to take any pictures of our concert, but we did get lots of other pictures through the week. 🙂 It...
Hope for Life Walkathon
On a cloudy, cool morning we set off on our 10-mile walk to raise money for Hope Pregnancy Center in Cheshire (www.hopepregnancycenterct.org). This is a yearly tradition at our church, and this year we had about 20 participants. Hope for Life….for the unborn and...
August Recap
We thought we’d share some of the highlights of this past month – we are so grateful to God for all the special blessings He sends our way! Kathryn had been in a courtship with our family friend, Joel since January, and on August 1st he proposed to her! We...
Sunset at the Beach
We had a free evening last week and took a trip out to Hammonassett State Park. Lydia spent almost the whole time we were there taking pictures of the scenery. She says it’s a good thing we don’t live at the beach or she’d spend all her time taking pictures! A few...
Independence Day
We have a tremendous heritage as American citizens, but unfortunately not many people take time to think about it. For the past six years our family has organized a public reading of the Declaration of Independence in our town on July 4th. In addition, we try to have...
Family Picnic
Last weekend was the annual Extended Bennett Family Picnic at our uncle’s house. All of Dad’s brothers and sisters and a majority of our cousins were there, plus a handful of friends, so we had enough people to have four rotating teams for wiffleball. We...
Daniel’s Graduation
This past weekend Daniel graduated from homeschool high school! As the youngest, his graduation marked the end of 30 years of dedicated homeschooling by Dad and Mom. Here are a few pictures of Daniel through the years…. Music has been a part of our family life...
Memorial Day
Each year for the past 10+ years we have participated in our town’s Memorial Day parade. This year one of the themes was the 100th anniversary of the United States’ involvement in World War I. Kathryn painted a simple representation of WWI soldiers to...