Evensen Events

A day of wonder!!!!!! It was just one of those days that was absolutely perfect! Aidan woke up feeling better. There's no room for complaining when Gods beautiful creation is right outside your doorstep! It was a relaxing morning at the farm which included playing in the pool, seeing the farm animals, & just enjoying the fresh air! Then we went on our Ark Encounter adventure. Its a life sized recreation of Noah's ark. It left me speechless, utterly amazed, & full of wonder. One of my first thoughts was I could see how people thought Noah was a little crazy to build such a thing! I'm not sure how to really capture in words the experience. It was truly moving & amazing. It was so neat thinking about all the preparation Noah, his wife, his three sons & their wives did for this adventure! Planning the boat & then knowing all about the animals & what supplies & foods to bring! And thinking it was not just the 40days/40 nights. They had to plan for a y...

Headed to Kentucky We really enjoyed our time in Michigan! It was bittersweet leaving our friends Sara & Daryl, their beautiful house, and the great area of our country. Goodbyes are always silly with little boys!!! I think we beat our record today by driving through 4 states: Michigan, Indiana, Ohio (even if it was less than 30 minutes & a glance at the Ohio river seen below) & Kentucky! Of course, we had to stop by that creamery again for lunch, ice-cream, & groceries! Made it to our Kentucky farm paradise! It's so peaceful & beautiful! Sheep, llamas, & alpacas greeted us as we arrived! We have farm fresh eggs in our fridge! More pictures of the other farm animals tomorrow! Please say a pray for Aidan! He went to bed early tonight not feeling 100%. Headed to the reason why we came-if all goes well in the morning-the Ark encounter.

Tuesday, june 27th Chicago wore us Evensen's out! It was an early morning start with a little longer than a hour in the car followed by two hours on the train! The boys were really excited about that. It wasn't quite like our Norwegian train trips (there's usually a small playground inside), but it was nice! We made it to the Windy City after our trip across three states! We made it our goal to do the Field museum. We got to see lots of stuffed animals & relics! There was a Pacific exhibit that had several relics that reminded Per Einar of PNG. My favorite was the bug exhibit where it "shrunk" you & took you underground to see all the tiny things in the soil! Micah needed to hold my hand through the whole thing! Seeing ants the size of yourself can be scary! The ladt picture is Aidan coming out of a cicada shell in the underground exhibit. After the museum, we walked along Lake Michigan on a beautiful summer day. The water was such a clear blue, aqua! It...

It was regroup morning with sleeping in & taking it slow in the morning. Praise God Aidan was better! He felt that much better we ventured to Grand Rapids to the most amazing place Frederick Meijer's Gardens! I wish we had one in town! It was an absolutely gorgeous day! Our boys loved it especially the children's garden! If we would had let him, Micah would have spent all his time at the Great Lakes water table. We manage to adventure to other places on a kid friendly team tour, nature boardwalk path, & farm garden. I just felt such peace & beauty in the middle of this place! God sure created some beautiful flowers & plants! The boys are super excited to adventure to Chicago tomorrow via train!

June 25 Sorry for the day delay!:) Something special about walking to church on a beautiful summer day with the sun shining & the temperature in the low 70s! It makes you thankful for Gods creation! Then there was cherry picking! Short but sweet & so much fun! The boys loved it! After picking, we walk across the farm for dinner & apple spiced donuts on the lawn. Yum! Then we visited Lake Michigan at a different spot! We were too tired to wait until the 9:27 sunset! Summer nights in the north!!! Our plan was Chicago Monday via train but our plans literally got derailed with Aidan vomiting! Life is always changing though & you have to be flexible! It's about being together as family!!!