Michelle loves Christmas lights! They can say it reasonably well and they love to point them all out and talk about all the different colors. We are really enjoying this holiday season with them as they discover new things and … Read More
Thanksgiving at the Shenk house this year was awesome! We had Auntie Jen (Jill’s best friend) here from Florida, the food was delicious, the fireplace was going, and football was on! What more could we want?! Oh wait, there was … Read More
The Shenk Family said goodbye to Grandpa Landers on Saturday. After getting laid off from his construction job and losing the housing they provided for him, Grandpa came to stay with us in June 2009. It’s been great spending time … Read More
This year, we dressed our little punkin as… a pumpkin! Seeing as how “pumpkin” was his favorite thing to say for the whole month of October, we knew they would love being one. Pretty darn cute!!
Michelle discovered their love for pumpkins this year. They learned to say “pumpkin” and would happily point out every one they saw, no matter how big or small. So, we took them to the pumpkin patch and let them pick … Read More
For the first time ever, the Shenk Family is growing their own food. Woo hoo! Unfortunately, we’re not very good at it… yet! (Here’s hoping that experience will be the best teacher next spring.) We had a small amount of … Read More
The Shenk Family celebrated the 5th of July (wait, is that not the right day?) by taking a hike up in the beautiful mountains near our house. Our great friend, Norm, is visiting us again and so we had to … Read More
Apparently, Chris’s obsession with cars (and yes, it IS an obsession) started at a fairly young age. There are stories of the obvious matchbox car love, something about sleeping with a tire, and the first car he could drive- the … Read More
Our Shenk Family took a weekend trip to Harrisonburg, Virginia to meet up with other Shenk Families to celebrate being one big Shenk Family. Dan and Naomi Shenk did an incredible job hosting and ensuring that a good time was … Read More