SPRING! Finally...but with spring comes...

Mud. That is what we now have. But I am not complaining, mind you. I am very happy about it all. That means summer will soon be here! Yippee! Well, we have already gotten stuck in the mud with our van. We were heading into the back field to get my brothers to go someplace and that's when we got in deep. :) It was almost funny, though. We should have known better than to do it in the first place. :)

We didn't get it out until the next morning, actually. When the ground had not yet thawed all the way. We woke up at 5am and pushed it out...it was crazy!!! Also funny, because we barely had to push it and it came out! :) Then we all went back to bed...

The boys stayed awake and tended the fire...very manly of them, I think. It was really cute.

And the infamous mud...Actually, this is not the real mud that we got stuck in. But this is mud none the less! So there! I am very happy that spring is finally here, and even though mud gets in more places than snow, I am loving it!

So everyone have a great summer and stay out of the mud.! :) well...you can play in it if you want, just keep your cars away! Hugs!~Hope:)

I don't have a camera...camera died

Hey everybody. Sorry, but I don't have any pictures this time! I did have a camera at one point...and I still do! But it has since then died. :( So sad. Ah well, than I will have to just write what we have been up to; which I don't mind doing, actually. -
We have been busy lately. Mom is keeping the house clean and schoolwork flowing. She also manages to drive us all over the place and keep her head! Dad is getting ready for all this up and coming projects, especially with the granola bars. We are so excited! Stephanie is home for a "permanent spring break," which is nice. She already has a job at a coffee shop right here in Chisago and she is loving it! We are all getting ready for Camille's return to the states. She is going to be graduating this year, so things are really exciting over here getting ready for that and her homecoming. I am keeping busy with fixing meals, cleaning, working, homework and Bible quizzing. I am really looking forward to this last one! We quiz on all of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colosians and Philemon. I am really excited!! I am also going to be playing at a coffee shop in Osceola on the 19th. of April (starting 6pm). The place is called Uptown Espresso. Really cool place with great coffee (I am not just saying that, either!); you should all come and join me! Abbi is in Wisconsin working with our grandpa. He makes clocks out of wood, but has recently started to make wooden picture frames for this one company. He was getting a little swamped by the orders so he asked if Abbi would come and help. Cool for her! She will be up there for a week. Noah, Ben and Elliotto are just busy being boyz. They are loving the mud outside. But I must say, I don't know about the rest of Minnesota, but I am sick and tired of all of this snow! And its not even that really! More like slush, actually. Blah! I hope it rains really, really hard and just washes it all away! I am ready for flowers and grass and shorts...I am ready for SPRING!