Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Beckman Family!

December Happenings

There is lots to do in the month of December.....with all the programs, parties, and presentations, we can easily get distracted from the real reason for the season.
As we continue to fulfill our obligations, let us also continue to bathe in the Light of the World, that came to us a baby, and saved us as a man.

Merry Christmas!


Peanut Butter Kiss Cookie Makers!


Annual Peppernut making!




Miles was "talking" with this owl!


Fires to keep us warm!

Medieval Feast

In school, we have been studying about the Middle Ages. At the end of each unit of 9-10 weeks, there is a Unit Celebration to show what you have learned and sum it all up.
With our fellow Middle Agers, we dressed up and went to the Great Coronado Hall (aka Coronado Heights) for a Medieval Feast.
Lots of fun was had by all with food (medieval, of course), music, a play, and an interesting "Relic" game.
Although my batteries were low, I was still able to get some photos!


Reciting "King Alfred's War Song"


Our relic table


Miles explained about King Arthur


Miles and L.J. sword fighting/chasing


Princess' Esther and Susanna


Lord Beckman


The chivalrous Miles the Knight with pretty Princess Susanna




The House of Beckman

Chicken Butchering Fall 2010

Two weeks ago, we had our fall butchering day. Eric's 8 week project was completed!
With our friends, the Kroekers, we took our 125 chickens to another friend's butchering cart.
It went very smoothly, no accidents or problems besides a few bile bursts-Yuck!
We had a chicken this week that Mom salt-brined and seasoned, and was it ever tasty!
Now, we can take a chicken break until Spring!!!!

Loading up!




The hard workers.







The gut bucket.


The weighters and baggers

Air Show

I can't believe October is almost over, and I've only posted once....so here is another post to make an even 2 in October!

In September, Dad, Eric, Miles, and I attended the Mcconnell Air Show.
After waiting in line for 2 hours to go about 3 miles, we finally got in! There were LOTS of people.....I think they were expecting 40-50,000!
We actually saw more sitting in the car than we did once we were at the Base .....oh, well!

The boys!

Hi!!


The Thunderbirds were the ones we wanted
to see the most, but because of weather issues,
they didn't end up flying.......too bad.


Anybody for wing walking?


You've heard of a turbo jet plane, how about a turbo school bus!!!!


P-51 Mustangs



B-2 Stealth Bomber (One of Miles and Elizabeth's Favorites!)




B-1 Bomber


We tried to beat some of the rush of people by walking....FAST!
(Well, some of us were walking, others were--riding their chairs....SMILE!)

Worldview Weekend Rally

Last week, our family had the opportunity to attend a WorldView Weekend Rally in Wichita.
Brannon Howse, founder of WVW, and Gary Bates from Creation Ministries International were the speakers at 4 hour conference.
It was somewhat overwhelming to hear about the continual downward spiraling of our nation and world, but it reminds us that OUR God is Sovereign over all, and we can trust in Him and Him alone to save us.

Before we went to the conference we had to get something to eat----Chipotle was the choice! And it was an excellent one, too! Yum!



We enjoy listening to Brannon Howse every day on VCY America, and were very excited to meet him in person afterwards!




Although we have never heard Mr. Bates before, he was fun to listen to......He is from Australia!


His talk was on the Creation/Evolution Debate.
One of his main points was "What we believe about our origins, affects our worldview."


Mr. Howse shared about many things, including The Third Way,
Sustainable Developement, Pagan Spiritualism.......lots to ponder~


There were various topical resources to buy-WVW has some great packaged items!

Nebraska Trip Part 2-Nebraska City

After our enjoyable weekend in Omaha, we traveled on to Nebraska City/Percival, Iowa, to see some of the sights.
On Sunday evening, after checking into our hotel, we went to the Arbor Day Park.
It was a lovely wooded area with a fancy 52-room mansion, home to the founder of Arbor Day.
After exploring the park, we went in search of dinner. (Dinner wasn't lost, but the boys were starting to get hungry.
We enjoyed a swim at the hotel's pool before going to bed. I think we all slept pretty well, but our room was FREEZING.....someone forgot to turn down the AC!
On Monday (Labor Day) we went to the Lewis and Clark Museum, John Brown's Mayhew Cabin, and Arbor Day Farm. We had fun visiting the new places and learned lots of new information!
It was a nice retreat to get away for a few days! Where can we go next??!!!


When we went from Nebraska City to Percival Iowa,
and vice versa, it was fun to cross the Missouri River.


Karly, Susanna, Kaleb, and Miles at Arbor Day Park


I was excited to get this neat photo of Karly and Susanna!


Arbor Day Park had beautiful trees!


Anyone hungry??



Lots to do at Arbor Day Farm!


There were rows and rows of tree seedlings in the Greenhouse.


Playing on the fun marimba's!



John Brown's Cave/Cabin was interesting!


A boat created to be like the one Lewis and Clark used on their expedition!


Arbor Day Mansion!


This photo reminds me of what the Garden of Eden might have looked like.
It was absolutely beautiful!