Girls weekend, here we come!!

Saying goodbye to our men! 

We stopped on our way out of town to visit a sweet friend!!  She is so encouraging!  

Arriving at our beautiful hotel!!

We talked and talked and talked...laaaate into the night 😊

Some of us took walks and visited wildlife...some of us rested peacefully 😅

The pond was chock full of fun! 

Outlet mall shopping day!!

So many cute things everywhere!!

👇That is a purse!👇

Accidentally buying matching shirts 😂

Feasting like Queens 😋

And back home to our people!!!  

Everyone sharing their favorite memories from the weekend...

Until Daddy noticed something VERY FUNNY....Can you guess???

And then it became A THING.  😂❤️💛💚😂

We are so blessed to have such precious family memories!

Jiu-Jitsu, here we come!!!

We got an offer to try out a local Jiu-Jitsu gym for free in a class for homeschoolers and...

IT. WAS. AWESOME!!!  

No one else showed up 😳 so they got private lessons for free 😁💥💪

Absolutely incredible instruction!

This was so confidence building for our kiddos and they enjoyed it SO MUCH!! 

Everyone came home so excited to tell Daddy how fun it was!!

James wanted to show Andrew EVERYTHING...

😂😂😂

We were so grateful for this cool experience!! 

The Eclipse!

Eclipses always begin with welding helmets...obviously 😂

They allow you to look directly at the sun AND take pictures of it through the screen!

We were all excited! 

We were in the 89% visibility path 👌👌

We all took turns looking at it and got some super cool photos!! 

God is amazing!!!  The heavens truly do DECLARE the glory of GOD!!! 

How could such beauty and order come out of.....nothing?!  

The planets, the seasons, the animals, the capabilities that we have...it takes a lot more faith to believe that this all banged up out of primordial slime than to believe that a creative and intelligent designer actually DESIGNED it!!!  

We are so blessed to know HIM!!  He LIVES!! He reigns!! He is AWESOME!! 

For more on these thoughts...and very entertaining, btw...

Enjoy! 

More on that MAN-training!!

😍💪 Snuggles and books are SUPER IMPORTANT to TRUE manliness!! 😍💪

Smiles and sunsets are essential to the soul as well...

And perhaps you would like to come over for a Saturday evening?!  

Welcome to our garage...

💥💪 Growing up strong, capable young men starts right here on the floor of the garage!💥💪

(Little drummer boy has found a new instrument 😂)

Welcome to the party!!

Teamwork! Awesomeness! Learning useful skills! Growing! Saving money!!

We are so proud of these boys and so thankful for a Daddy that teaches them real skills and capabilities to truly grow their confidence and strength!! 

😎😎😎💥💪👊💥💪👊😎😎😎

Randomness round-up of the week...

Natalie is such a wonderful big sister!!

This guy is a certified Lego-maniac!!!

Teens singing praise to God!!

New shoes 💥

McMurray-man-pic-nic!!!

😂 April Fool's Day 😂

Pre-school in action...

Shopping day with the little men! 

Visiting an old school Pharmacy...😂 And trying out the potties 😂

Starting typing fun!! 

😍😍So much sweetness 'round here!😍😍