where have we been?

Lindsey birthday was October 31st (L to R Chloe ,Annie , Lindsey ,Elizabeth )

Aw Linds(22!) how can you be so old? <3

Our awsome brother Gideon turned 15 the day be for.
Yes, yes life can be stressful, but it's so worth it!
Our new puppy Champ!
Annie and I both made sweaters. Mine is knit and ann's is crochet

We had a wonderful time at our family camp this summer!
Beautiful stony lake.

Our Grandma and aunt came to stay with us for a few days during our week their.

Hello sad blog, the zgals are alive and well! :D I hope the pictures give you a little idea of what we've been up to. God is been so good in our lives lately! Life has been real busy, but I guess that's how it goes. Have a great day!

Chloe's 20th Birthday!!!!

Chloe's 20!

Her candles! (lol)

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At Grandmas watching Wimbledon Woman's Tennis Finals!

Hahahahaha

Sisters<3

LoL

Happy Birthday to our dear sis CHLOE! Who turned 20 on July 2!

On the Eva of her Birthday we had a little party with cake and presents! Then on her birthday morning us four older girls and mom went and got breakfast and coffees to have well we watched 'Wimbledon' at our Grandmas house! So fun! After that we went to our favorite store 'Kohl's' for a fun time of shopping!

Thank you cloe for being such a great sister! :D

In Christ ~Liz

Annie's Open House!

Annie with grandpa and grandma Z!

chatting<3

having a bite to eat.

Annie with her amazing carrot cake!

chatting near the end of the day.

Last Saturday was Annie's Graduation open house! It was a amazing day! It didn't rain(thank you Jesus!) and a lot of our friends and family were able to come. :D Now three of the Zgals are High school graduates! Wow! Were all so old! I hope you enjoy looking these pictures! And maybe you will get a taste at how wonderful the day was! To God be all the Glory!

IT'S A REPTILE!

Hey, look what crawled out of the woods into OUR pond! This gal has been livin in our pond for a year now, and we've never gotten more than a glimse of her when she would rise to the surface of the water. TODAY however, I noticed that our Shelties were looking very startledly at the edge of the woods, and when THIS Mama (she was probably laying eggs in there) popped out, they went nuts barking. I started SHOUTING for Gideon, and before you knew it, 10 kids were surrounding this turtle at a nervously safe distance. A camera with *zoom* got some great photos.

So!

The mysterious reptile reveals herself at last!

We thought about catching it, but decided to just let her go back to the pond.

"It'll keep Sophia out of the middle of the pond." Gid offered with a grin.

~Annie

The Latest Download...

I was writing in my journal last night about what my latest download from the Lord had been, and I decided to share it with you.

OBEDIENCE IS THE KEY

Obeying God proves your faith in Him and your love for Him. It is the key to you knowing God. (1st John 2:3) It is doing God's will, and therefore it unlocks all the blessings God has promised in His Word!

What do you do when you feel like you're always failing to obey? Fight the good fight! Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God! Philippians 4:13 -- "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

ALL THINGS! Christ will strengthen us to obey.

Your Sister in Christ,

Annie

The Fun Continues :)

Johnny suited up for baseball! Below is the strawberry cake mom made for my b-day. :-]
The weather was real nice on my birthday -- see how burnt I am?
Here's our terrific Mom!!

We celebrated my birthday party on the 4th of May and it was delightful! To make May 5th (my REAL date of birth) more festive, mom decided to fix a second cake, with fresh strawberries. :-) YUM!

The other pictures are from Mother's Day! Our wonderful Grandma Pfeiffer and Aunt Jeanne were able to come over for a banana-blueberry pancake brunch that day. Soon after we all finished eating, we headed out to watch John Michael play his baseball game. The weather was totally amazing!

Praise the Lord for mothers!!!!!!!

Annie's 18!

18 candles!

Hahaha

Happy Birthday to our dear sister Annie! Who turned 18 today! (though these pictures were taken from the party we had for her yesterday) She is such a wonderful sister! You can see the love of God coming right out of her! LOVE YOU ANNIE! :)

~In Christ Liz~

Coming Your Way Soon . . .

Hope you will be able to make it!

Easter at Grandma's!

Hunting for eggs!

Aw, baby Angel found a bunch!

Cousins!

We've grown into quite a crowd!

We enjoyed a lovely gathering at Grandma Pfieffer's on Saturday. Easter treats, egg hunting, and spending time with family... it was a good day! :)

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter! Easter Sunday was a beautiful day for us as well. Jesus is alive! He gives us true and lasting joy. <3

Happy 10th Birthday, John Michael!

John Michael!

Haha....I think he might have been posing here because the camera wouldn't take a quick enough picture during the real thing.

Later the kids decided it would be cool to see how many balls they could get stuck in the basketball hoop...........

They were pretty successful ;)

MARCH 31ST, 2011~John Michael's Birthday!

Our awesome brother John Michael turned 10 this year! First time in the BIG.... DOUBLE DIGITS!! He was especially excited this year because he had two parties! One here at our house which we celebrated a few days before his actual birthday (March 31st) and a second party up North at our Grandma and Grandpa's house on his real birthday. Double the fun! He's such a wonderful brother and we're so blessed that God put him in this family!

-Lindsey