Anema's visit before YP Conference

Who are these little cuties sitting on our bench??

It was so nice to have my friends come and stay with us a couple days!
They've showed me great hospitality so many times in years past.




Finally got to know Noah and meet Faithie - what a sweetie she is!

and quite bright too - like her brother




K&R, Thanks for coming and being such tidy and considerate guests :)
We thoroly enjoyed it - come again!

Noah got a kick out of Dad

Monday night John's work (Minor Bros.) had a family picnic at a farm called Richardson's. It has a corn maze that's apparently quite large - can take 1 to 1-1/2 hours to go through the whole thing. We only went through a small part of it, but it was still pretty neat. Supper was provided, there was a small straw bale maze, they even gave the kids free glow things for our walk through the corn maze - the girls picked out some earrings and Josiah chose a bracelet (pretty thrilling for them) - and afterward there was a campfire with marshmallows. Everybody was very tired by the time we headed for home.

One of the trucks John drives for Minor Bros. Often on his delivery runs, he drives by our house and always lets us know by honking for us. Sometimes there follows a mad dash to the window to see Daddy go by. :)

Our garden

This year was our first year with a vegetable garden of sorts and it's so exciting seeing some of the first bit of harvest. We ate some beans, a carrot and a cucumber already. :)

Some of our carrots & cucumbers, & there are even grapes growing (we didn't plant those):

Joanna is 6 months (last week) and sitting by herself, eating a bit of baby food, and learning more new things all the time.

Here's Joanna getting ready for a nap ...

... and here she is just waking up.

First time in bath ring - feeling independent and having lots of fun.

Now she joins us at the supper table.

What a precious blessing our little girl is! We are so thankful to our heavenly Father for yet another healthy, darling child. We continue to seek His guidance as we raise them all.

Kathy & Lori

Kathy is expecting her 7th! Congratulations, Kathy!





Noelle (the 3 triplet ;) ) with 3 of Kathy & Rudy's girls - Joelle, Anne Marie, Esther




Their oldest Jonathan is doing very well, PTL! (He had a severe seizure disorder for a couple of years when younger)

Dear Lori & I - we go back all the way from grade school.
Tho we don't see each other often with her living in the States,

when we do, its so natural - just click right away
- so neat!

Marg's visit with good friends

Lori with her 2nd set of twins! Serena & Braden- wow are they growing!

Daddy Ron

Rudy with his little cutie -

Congratulations to Rudy on becoming a Reverend!

and being fulltime behind bars ;)

Havin' fun!

Ben made many horrendous faces before I could get this one, but I thot I'd spare him the embarrassment :)

Karis and Mariam - born on the same day - so they call themselves triplets.

Rock Lake Lodge!

July 28- Aug 4th was the week we got to
go to Rock Lake Lodge with the entire Brink clan -
First time that everyone was there the whole time! PTL!

And we had perfect weather! the whole time! Also for the first time!

Mom's sister & hubby, & her clan, joined us for a few days with only the men missing.

What fun with 21 cute +/or crazy kids and teens,

3 pregnant women (- only 2 in this photo to be sure)

& one young lady who loved to hog the baby ;)

Just look at that face! lol! check out that mohawk!
(At the time of blogging, Theresa has delivered a beautiful boy - Benjamin! Congratulations Tony & Theresa!)