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Harvestfest was such a great time, as usual, having it be a massive dinner celebration with almost the entire family was so heartwarming in ways I find it hard to express. It's been a season of a lot of gratefulness and thankfulness as I live out the blessings of choosing a partner who loves Lord because of his family, who also love the Lord. While everyone was in town we had great music performances, it's always such a blessing to hear Zoe worship at church, she's truly been blessed by the Lord with her musical talents. We were also able to hear performances by the other sisters, it's so great that we're able to praise the Lord together in song.

We definitely took advantage of family being in town and hung out a lot. We'd have family dinners, go bowling, a lot of shopping trips, go to the pumpkin patch, the park, and many more. I hope that there's more hangouts like this in the future.

I've been slowly working to get a regular filming schedule, while we figure out Amelia's routine I basically try and fit whatever I can do into whatever free time I find. I've filmed a Amelia's birth story and NICU journey, and I'm also putting out a 3rd trimester essentials video as soon as it's edited. Pregnancy has impacted my skin so I'm doing a video on how I've handled skincare & makeup through to postpartum.

Thankfully, Connor is now old enough to join the elder twins in the line-up. He’s not as athletic as Alan, and prefers to spend time sitting around reading. Not ideal for a boy, but Samson is determined to fix that by the time he’s an adult.

It was nice seeing all three of them lined up on the couch in their uniforms, being trained up to be warriors for the Watcher’s army, but it was even nicer to pass Connor over to his father for his training.

Some couples have one child, some have two, and some have three...but rarely do they have twelve! For Colin and Sophia Wagner, this shocking statistic is more than a concept...it's real life. On tonight's season premiere of Freaky Families, we'll experience a week in the life of the Wagners, learning everything from how many eggs they eat in a morning to just how everyone stays sane!

The answer to that last question, by the way, is faith. The Wagners are a devoutly Christian family, attending church twice-weekly (at minimum!) and praying morning, noon, and night. Colin and Sophia cite their belief in God and the Bible as the impetus to have such a large family.

Sophia: We aim to dress and behave righteously at all times in order to live out God's perfect plan for our lives.

But what does "righteously" mean, exactly? We recruited a couple of the Wagner kids to set us straight.

Charlotte, 13: Living righteously means we dress modestly and protect ourself from sinful influences at all times in order to set the best example for everyone around us.

Eldest daughter Charlotte is "essential" to the smooth running of the family machine, says mom Sophia, and I think I know why! She certainly knows the Wagner creed front to back and back to front. Eldest son Colin Ezekiel Jr., known to everyone as "Zeke," and daughter Cadence also weigh in:

Colin Jr. "Zeke," 12: The boys do boy things, like playing outside, and the girls do girl things. That way nobody gets confused.

Cadence, 9: I guess it means...not listening to secular music, and playing praise hymns instead.

Well, there you have it, folks. The Wagners will be back after the break!

Praise the Lord! My newest little arrows have arrived and there are six of them! Three boys and three girls!

Their names are David, Daniel, Darius, Dinah, Dorcas, and Drusilla. I'm looking forward to seeing how each of them will honour the Lord in their lives.

Our most recent adventure together has been our big move to San Sequoia! Cory was offered an internship here by a local politician, such a glorious opportunity from the Lord. I was sad to leave my parents, especially since I'm an only child, but I know that I am meant to be under Cory's headship now. Now that we're settling in, I can't wait to begin our lives together!

Excerpt from Hannah Gardonyi's Blog

Hello! My daughter Kayleigh recommended that we document our lives here since we're quite kooky (or at least so I'm told)! Also, I love talking about the Word, and I've learned in my time as a Sunday school teacher that social media is the best way to get the youth into the church and away from Satan. Well, we're the Gardonyi family, a family living out the gospel in Oasis Springs! Our house may be small, but our heart is large!