Home should not be just a place. Rather, it must be the place. All else should be “outside.”
Home should be the center of activities and interests. It was built for births, courtship, marriage, and death. It is maintained so that children might grow, trained by precept and example – so that they will develop spiritually, mentally, and emotionally, just as they do physically. -Fr. Lovasik
And a few notes…
Hubby got me a new air fryer and I have been enjoying it greatly. If you are interested here is a link. This is the one I would get if I started all over. Right now, I have a cheaper model and it works for me at the moment.
And here is a Youtube Channel where I learned a lot about it. I had hurt my back and was laid out so I had time to delve into it…
Here is the recipe for the Granola I make. It is lovely! I quadruple the batch and add different things (chia seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds). I really do add all those…it’s a wonder my kids don’t turn into chipmunks! Haha
Below is a gallery of our doing’s in the last two months. You can read the comments to get the narrative. And don’t forget to click on the first picture to view the gallery!
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- All hands on deck! Sean is getting his first haircut!
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- A few of my charming grandsons.
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- Agnes made a little birthday cake!
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- Since gas prices are high….a new lawnmower! Haha
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- I’ve been using my new air fryer a lot. Some delicious beignets to dip in the homemade jam!
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- My rolls turned out lovely in the air fryer!
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- Silicone muffin cups for the air fryer.
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- Air fryer banana muffins made in silicone muffin cups (thus the interesting shapes)!
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- Sean has a new friend. 🙂
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- The girls went on a jaunt to a tree place with the clergy.
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- It was such a hot day for it…but they survived!
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- Peter and Juliette having a swing!
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- Look at those mulberry feet!
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- We had a tornado close by and this was the wall cloud!
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- Quite awesome!
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- A little more tranquil scene of Kansas.
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- Vin has just finished haying….beautiful scenery!
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- Gin’s beautiful bouquet!
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- My first rose bouquet of the year…
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- Our centerpiece. St. Anne watches over me….
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- And Z grows goats…not flowers!
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- Jacob caught himself something! Ugh!
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- He also make a beautiful mulberry pie! Yum!
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- Mom (Gin) supervises Emma’s making of a mulberry pie.
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- Looking good!
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- Ahhhh….lovely and delicious looking!
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- Harvesting lots of lettuce…
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- And lots of mushrooms! These are chestnut mushrooms.
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- These are blue oyster mushrooms.
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- Speaking of mushrooms…here is hubby’s farmer’s market booth.
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- The girls enjoy seeing the people and selling the wares.
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- Gemma and Emma (Emma has a mushroom face painting)! The red and yellow mushrooms are for shade.
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- Jeanette with precious Esther.
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- Grandpa’s birthday!
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- The kids look on as he opens their special homemade gifts!
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- And Theresa’s gift to Dad…Dutch shoes with unique bouquets tucked in them.
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- Vincent’s booth is called “Little Dutch Farm.” Both his parents immigrated from Holland.
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- See the mushrooms? hehe
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- Praying the Family Rosary outside before a Sunday potluck…
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- Mike and Esther…awwww
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- Theresa and Sophia (nicknamed “Fifi”)
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- Old-fashioned ice cream parlor time for Vin and Gin’s family!
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- Emma wears cottonwood tree trimmings in her hair!
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- Juliette captures our hearts with her smile!
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- And Sean is in the doghouse today!
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- Gin’s beautiful dress that she made.
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- I gave Sean a hat for his first birthday. Mistake.
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- Morel mushrooms that the girls found while foraging!
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- Dom and Sarah found lots! They sell for $50/lb. at the Farmer’s Market!
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- Our grandsons, Edward and Antonio, built this for a customer!
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- Father is an excellent pianist! We enjoy the music!
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- Precious Esther!
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- Esther is growing…and very cute!
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- Jeanette’s little people decorate with rose petals…
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- All along the counters, too!
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- For a simple family breakfast after Sunday Mass!
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- Ordination outfits for Mike and Jeanette’s little people.
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- Ordinations
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- Visiting with good priests
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- First Blessing for Agnes
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- Cute little people!
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- Father Adams, Father Cunningham
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- Toby is pooped after ordinations!
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- Good times with good friends at the Ordinations.
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- Vincent and I lived it up while the kids were at the Pilgrmage.
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- Air fryer delectables!
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- And homemade Maple Walnut ice cream!
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- While the kids were at the Pilgrimage…I stayed home and had quiet evenings….HA!
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- The boys went to an all-day “conference” and practiced fencing!
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- I’ve been making a lot of homemade granola lately. Everyone loves it!
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- Gin and Grandson Ben’s beautiful pie!
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- Johnathan and Emma catch fish in the nearby pond!
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- Theresa’s new little one…Sophia!
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- A dear friend ordered in dinner for us after the baby was born!
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- Big Brother Brendan holds Sophia.
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- The kids are so happy….baby has finally arrived!
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- Devin with Sophia.
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- Theresa and Sophia
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- Theresa and Devin.
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- Baptism…Margy and Dave are Godparents
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- Entering the Church
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- Photos
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- We went and visited with dear friends from our favorite place…God’s Storehouse!
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- Grandson Brendan makes donuts.
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- They look delectable!
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- Lucky family!
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- Gemma with nieces.
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- Another Baptism!
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- David and Margy are once again Godparents.
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- Father Eichman brings little Adele Rose to be consecrated to Our Lady.
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- Churching of the Mother.
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- Dom and Sarah are happy!
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- Three Grandsons received their First Holy Communion this year! Such a wonderful day!
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- Theresa and Godson, Adrian.
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- Z and Isaac
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- Devin and Theresa with Nathan, Isaac and Adrian.
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- Gin and Me with Adrian and Nathan.
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- All the mothers…
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- Lots of goodies to celebrate the First Communions!
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- The simple things in life are the sweetest….
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- The gardener’s “french manicure”.
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- Haha
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- God bless you and thanks for stopping by the gallery! 🙂
Another beautiful gallery..good times! Love the gardener’s french manicure, and interested in your granola recipe 🙂
Lovely pics! God bless+
Thanks for the gallery. Such a blessed family!
Cute babies! Have a great summer! 🙂
Was there ever a more smile-filled family? Every picture is a treasure. The gallery of your heart must be very full. Thank you for sharing your beautiful, happy family.
Was that John Frankman I saw in one of the ordination pictures??
I also heard you met our friend Willie Johnson.
Hi there Tracy, yes, that is John Frankman. The girls met him on the last Three Hearts Pilgrimage in Oklahoma. And then saw him again at the Ordinations! I don’t recall your other friend, but then I didn’t make it to this last Ordinations.
How do your daughters stay so fit during pregnancy? They are beautiful!
Thank you Jo! They try to eat healthy and they exercise. ☺️