We love December at the Bell house! It’s our time to rest a bit and hunker in together to bond after working hard in school.
We’ve started a Saturday brunch time in the last few months. It’s been the highlight of the day for everyone! Here are eggs in a nest we served one morning.
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Party tricks
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Children’s Museum fun
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Comforting a tender heart who “just wants to stop sinning!” I hear you, little sweetie. *sniff
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Cooking helper for December
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Displaying articles she wrote this month about her favorite season.
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I will sob the day they’re too old for picture books. Which means I’ll never sob. Cause you’re never too old.
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My little preschoolers drinking hot tea
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Praying with our little boy who was struggling with fear one night
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Some of our kids got to make gingerbread houses at the Children’s Museum
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We were blessed with free tickets to Winterlights! And some of our friends were there at the same time which made something already amazing a bagillion times better!!!
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Ariana and Miriam made Aiden’s birthday cupcakes with zero assistance! I tried to find a picture of the birthday boy from that day, but all we have are videos of him opening presents! Doh!
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Ariana helping teach her little brothers
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My mom joined a community choir this year, and we got to go to the Christmas concert! She even got to be part of a smaller ensemble for one piece.
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We took a day trip to South Bend with my parents where we visited the History Museum, Oliver Mansion, Studebaker Museum, and toured the South Bend Chocolate Factory.
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Bill sent me on a five-day retreat to the Abbey of Gethsemani, total quiet and beauty on 2000 acres. While I was gone, he taught my preschoolers, and my mom helped with our own kiddos.
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Lost a front tooth for Christmas
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Decorating cookies. One guess as to who did the super nerdy one…
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When you have a teen, you find images like these often on your phone
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Celebrating Christ’s birth! We don’t teach our girls they have to cover their heads, btw…
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Scrapbooking day with Nana while boys helped Peepaw in the garage!
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He was given sound-blocking headphones. He said they were super relaxing. He said it loudly.
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Playdough fun!
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Family gifts to burn winter energy
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What our monthly shopping trip looks like
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