Our Camping Trip

My whole family went for a camping trip, (Up in Jemez, New Mexico,) with other families from our homeschooling group. We had a great time as we got to spend time together. We played games ranging from Kickball to Ultimate Frisbee to Whiffleball. Friday night we all gathered around the campfire and sang worship songs.


This renegade chipmunk became a nuisance as he would bravely sneak up to the picnic table and steal the little ones food. One time Keturah left her plate of food and ran to Dad and I. We both watched as the chipmunk climb up the picnic table and grab a chip much to Keturah's horror and chagrin.


(Left to right.) Mr. W, Dad, and Kelsey


Jonathan and Daniel K. riding their bikes around the campsite.


Mom and Kelsey going down a trail near Jemez Falls.


Me


Crossing a bridge.


Going through a small meadow.


Mykaela


Kelsey and Mykaela



Josiah was a REALLY good hiker and ran almost the whole way back up the trail.


Josiah is one happy camper!


Climbing up a steep hill.


Dad and Josiah again.


Taking down camp. It looks like I'm getting lazy..... :(


A dew drenched plant.


The scenery

Half of the campers.
Two small things I learned to be thankful for that I often take for granted is: CD players and dry shoes and socks. (Mine would get wet easily! :D) Roughing it makes you appreciate the small things!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Large Beet

OK, so this is one of those "weird posts" I do every now and then. ;) But my Mom was pretty proud of this gigantic beet, (which she grew,) that was harvested from our garden, so I decided to post a picture for her. We normally don't let the beets in our garden grow big, but we somehow missed this one.


Mom, holding the beet.

The large beet next to a peach. (For scaling reference.)


Hopefully it tastes as good as it looks! :)

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Encouragement In A Nutshell

Life in a family of ten has its ups and downs. One thing I enjoy is that there is bound to be a humorous scene every now and then.

We were all on our way to the dining room to have "Bible Time" and Mom had let the little kids have a snack. Well, Josiah happened to drop his food and he started crying. Keturah, who was munching happily on her snack, tried comforting him by saying in a cute baby voice, "Don't cwy Josiah, I don't." She turned around hitting something. and her snack tumbled to the ground. Keturah stared at it for a moment with wide eyes. Well, needless to say Keturah started crying.

That is sort of a picture of us Christians. We are encouraging others to live in a godly manner but when something bad happens, we tend to go and do that very thing which we encouraged our friend to not do. We need to live what we preach! :)

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Two Influential Men

Our family has two ancestors that both played an important part in history. I decided to tell you all about them somewhat briefly.



Samuel Chase
Samuel Chase was born in 1741 in Maryland. He was the son of an Episcopal clergyman. His mother had died during his birth. He later became a self-taught Lawyer and attended the Continental Congress. At age 35, he signed the Declaration of Independence and on January 27, 1796, George Washington commissioned Samuel as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.A. He later died of severe gout after celebrating his 70th birthday.


Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster was born in 1782 in New Hampshire. After apprenticeship he became a lawyer in 1807. He won many cases. Unfortunately he compromised his beliefs and started supporting slavery during the Civil War. He tried several times to become the Whigs nominee for President but was beaten by Zachary Taylor and later Winfield Scott. In 1841 President Benjamin Harrison appointed Daniel as Secretary of State. He died in 1852 after falling off his horse and hitting his head really hard and his brain hemorrhaged.
I think it's really neat when we read about our ancestors in History books and learning from their mistakes and success and how God worked through them hundreds of years ago.
I would love to know your who your ancestors are. Feel free to comment and tell me about them. :)

Monday, August 3, 2009

 
Life In A Family Of Ten - Wordpress Themes is proudly powered by WordPress and themed by Mukkamu Templates Novo Blogger