Farewell

After a six month span of no blog updates, this announcement surely does not come as a surprise (or even necessary, I suppose), but I thought I ought to make an official farewell to this dear blog of mine, just for any sweet friends who may still check from time to time.

With Ryan's hectic schedule, growing boys and their schedules, and a now a home to keep, the blog simply has not been a priority for me or something that I am able to make time for anymore.  I have so enjoyed occupying the space of these pages over the past few years, especially while we lived further away!  It has been a wonderful way to keep our family updated of life happenings, and I am thankful to have each post documented for me to reflect upon as well.  But, for the foreseeable future, I will no longer make any additional updates to this blog.

I have, however, started an Instagram account--it is a quick and fun way for me to post photos of our life and kiddos, and takes just seconds!  It is much easier and more achievable for me at this time than sitting down to compose and upload an entire blog entry.  Please feel free to follow me there at: https://www.instagram.com/alyssa.funk/

Thank you for joining me here!  Until we meet again, 

"May the Lord bless you and keep you, May He cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious until you, May He lift His countenance upon you, and give you peace."  Numbers 6:24-26.

Life Since Christmas

I just cannot keep up with this blog! Apparently, life gets busier when you have more kids and they start getting involved in activities and your husband has a very harried work schedule.  Though my priorities regarding the blog have seemed to shift somewhat, I am grateful for the memories that have occupied this space and enjoy looking back at them. Thank you to those who have followed along with us (and have born with my recent negligence) for so long! 

Christmas morning:

Daddy's home!

I read shortly before Christmas that one of the greatest sites of the season is the living room floor after presents are opened, and we shouldn't be in too much of a hurry to clean it up. And so, we didn't!

Spending some time reading during break from school:

Moving on into January, 

Fun in the snow--it is so wonderful to just send them out the back door, compared to our upstairs arrangement the past four years!

Sweet Theo wishing he could go out, too:

Busted!!

Riding 'Sandy' at Meijer after a smooth shopping trip:

Basketball!

Hanging out during a practice:

First place in his den and second in his pack at the Pinewood Derby! Such a neat project he and Daddy got to do together:

The boys first snowman!

Trying to destroy what is left of the snowman:

Cool dude dressed up in his outfit of choice for Chad's graduation:

Valentine's Day party at Abe's school:

This sweetie was the only one up with me for a while on Valentine's Day:

Horse rides at Kaiser's--we had the most wonderful day there!

First signs of springtime!

Hyacinths, I think, on our mound!

This kid is becoming a bottomless pit after school lately, and he is only 6!!

The shooting range at Scheel's:

The aftermath of chocolate chip pancakes:

And thus ends my camera roll. God bless!