More Convention Pictures

Our Beloved Bentz Family.  We call them the "Can Do Team"!

Setting up the ICHE book table.

Elli the tour guide.  She took all the speakers around the building to orient them to everything.

Timothy Botts taught a class about scripture meditation using writing. 

Everyone in the class got to try different ideas and tools.  I wish I could have gone!

Here's George Washington Carver showing many of the products available from peanuts!

David D'Armond taught a hands on class building a DNA model.

We were blessed to have Donna Leland (home school mom) from Moody Radio join us. 

This year for the first time we had Young Entrepreneurs as vendors. . . . . . . .

We are hoping that many more sign up for next year. 

The convention is a team effort!  We team up with the Lord and He meets us there.  smile

We are Giving Thanks with Grateful Hearts

The 2010 Convention is behind us and we are rejoicing!  So much to be thankful for.

Many home educating families were touched, equipped and encouraged!

Nothing like working together with friends to serve God's people.

Gretchen had the opportunity to minister in sign! 

Not only did we work, we had some fun too!

Dr. Callentine taught on the heart.

It was a very "hands on" class.

They got to dissect a heart as well. 

They had a blast!

We had some unusual visitors this year.

Some of our visitors were back from the dead.  "wink"

King Nebuchadnezzar!

George Washington Carver


There are so many folks who give of themselves to make this happen!  Thank-you Thank-you.

Carole & Dave

 Laurie and Jason

 Susan

 The "unsinkable Emily Bentz" and Aaron! 

 It's hard to even get a picture of Lloyd.  Some of the men are like a blurrrrrrrr.  They never stop the whole weekend long!


  
    For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You have done,
         I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
    How great are Your works, O LORD!
         Your thoughts are very deep.        
Psalm 92:  4&5

ICHE Young Adult & Family Picnic

Last Saturday we went to the ICHE Young Adult & Family Picnic in Warrenville. It was perfect weather, sunny and crisp. There were a number of new families that attended. I had a fabulous time meeting new folks, visiting, playing games, and picnicking. Such a great time that I indeed forgot to take pictures! Argh....

We played a lot of games; corn hole toss, ladder ball, volley ball and the fun mixer "Do you love your neighbor?".



Do you love your neighbor? If not, then WHO do you love? Oh------ everyone who is wearing socks????
Of course my attention was distracted with this sweet little girlie. Isn't she just darling?

She was just starting to warm up to all of these strangers! Who could resist these bright blue eyes!

No one wanted to leave and we were there using flashlights until the park closed. I think that we will do it again next year. Hope to see you there.

Andrew's Birthday

This is a belated birthday post. No we didn't celebrate late, I am putting up the pictures late!

We all gathered for Andrew's birthday. Matthew was VERY excited because he had gotten Andrew a special knife that's used for some specific thing when one is sailing. (Can't remember what it's for.) Matthew hid it beneath the cushion on Andrew's seat. He wasn't expecting that!

Everything that he received was related to sailing. Maps, charts, tools and a GPS.

Andrew is planning to sail for a couple of days up Lake Michigan this summer. He's been racking up his sailing hours in order to qualify to rent the boat he has in mind. It will be a dream trip for him.
Happy Birthday again A! May the wind always be at your back! "smile"

Love, Mominski
XOXOXOXOXOXO

ICHE Picnic

Our annual Iche Appreciation Picnic is held at the Johnson farm in Morris. We always have the best time.
With temperatures and humidity soaring the pool was VERY popular!


A few rounds of ladder ball were enjoyed. We also had a corn hole toss game.

Robby and Grandpa Wendtland

I enjoyed the inside AC with the younger set. It was too much fun to be with the babies.

This picture just made me laugh. Alaina has to taste everything. Here's a quick lick on the pillow! Face it, you can imagine what that pillow tastes like, can't you?? How do you know? Hum maybe you've tasted something like it in your past!! HA
Later she also sampled the foot stool. That was okay, Bernetta said even though it was newly recovered, it had already been sampled before.



Amber may have had an early birth and was pretty small, but she has chubbed up really well. She's just a couple of pounds short of Alaina. You can't tell by the picture, but she has the most beautiful blue eyes! She is such a little doll.

What a privilege to serve with these wonderful families!