2 Months and 10 days old!14lbs 15oz25 1/2" longHe is not staying little long!Look at these chubby cheeks!

Having Precious Brother Bonding Tonight!

One of the benefits of Home School.. Is real hard play! Those who work together... play together and stay together!

Thank you Lord for your Beauty and Bounty! The other day I was inspired to take a few photos of the garden and flowers we all worked so far to enjoy this summer. I will miss the bright and vibrant joys of summer flowers and crops... although I look forward to the crisp cool air on my nose and the familiar scents of morning dew, candles burning, cookies, breads, and stews baking...Peppers!Green Beans!!!Corn!What a Blessed [...]

Kelsey is so fired up!!! Nine Eggs so far today! Eleven chickens!!!She sold her first "extra" dozen last week to Uncle Tim.

Happy Birthday Drew!We were at a friends Baptism @ Battle ground Lake on Drew's 2nd Birthday and then went to my parents house for dinner and birthday cake!For the past couple of years my birthday present from my brother Tim and his girlfriend Tonya has been homemade Fish & Chips for dinner. It is an awesome gift not to have to cook for a night and to eat such great food!Thanks guys!

You may have been wondering what have the Tolpins been up to? Haven't heard much from them lately! Well, finally getting a grip on being a family of seven... took some adjusting I must say! That and we have recently been gutting our laundry room for remodel...We have been harvesting and freezing all sorts of produce!We are trying to enjoy as much of the rest of the summer as possible. It will be rainy here [...]

Sunday we had the awesome priviledge of supporting our neighbor as he got baptized at Battleground Lake! Jesse accepted the Lord into his life about a month ago and it was so excited and tear jerking too witness his baptism and the transformation we have been witnessing in his life. Jesus saves and changes so many lives!Congrats Jesse!

I can't believe this has happened...As you know my grandma recently had emergency brain surgery to remove an aneurysm. Well, my mom went to stay with her to take care of her for a week and a half and while there she fell and broke her ankle. She didn't know it was broken until she got back and went to see her doctor. Now I am requesting prayer for speedy recovery... tomorrow she is going [...]

Today was my 29th Birthday!What a Special Birthday this year!I have to say a special thank you to my hubby and brag about what he did for me this year. He really scored points!!!My husband, Isaac, planned a day off for me on Friday. He watched the kids from 12-9 so I could go have a fun day with one of my dearest friends Kristi! We had so much fun... Isaac treated us to pedicures [...]