Calling all Firefighters!

Our friend, Jack, had a very fun birthday party at the Fire station! You'll notice Andrew's obsession with the flashlights! Braden had great fun with his friends and playing football with the firefighters! Colton loved time with his friends and eating snacks, pizza, and cake! More cake please? :)

Happy Birthday, Jack! We love you!

Wrestle Mania

It is always so fun to wrestle with Daddy! With all his back troubles lately I worry about him, but who can resist those smiling faces! :)

Andrew's Spring Program

It is so nice each year to watch all the kids grades 1-5 showcase some great songs. This year it was a lot of old favorites like the ones you sang at camp. 2nd grade sang, "I am Jesus' Little Lamb", "Somebody's Knocking", and "Let Me Learn of Jesus". Andrew is always so stoic up there and it just cracks me up. It appears it is the last place on earth that he would like to be, when in reality he enjoys singing! I have to admit that my favorite part each year is at the very end of the program when the 5th grade beginner band plays! Ahhhh, the memories... While the audience chuckles, I am boppin' my head in time and thoroughly enjoying the show! They always play the Mickey Mouse March and although very hard to make out, in my head I'm always right in time with them singing M-O-U-S-E! Cookies and punch and some time with friends under the stairs ends an entertaining evening!

"Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!" Psalm 66:2

What a great season!

Andrew and Braden both had a great baseball/t-ball season! They both improved, showed good sportsmanship, and had a great time! Braden had just the right amount of silliness and got 4 outs in one game...2 while playing 3rd base and 2 while playing 1st base (too bad they don't keep track of that in t-ball :)) Andrew got that arm a little more under control, had some great assists, and some super hits! Andrew's team party was after his last game on Saturday at Fuddruckers and Braden's was last night at Double Dave's Pizza! Way to go boys! :)

"But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57

A Day at the Zoo with Braden and friends

It was so fun to spend the day with Braden and his class at the zoo. It was a hot one in Houston, but Mrs. Covington did a great job keeping us moving from one animal to the next and in and out of the air conditioning. Each of Braden's classmates got to pick out their favorite animal and we were all over the place trying to find them all. A yummy picnic in the shade and then a fun presentation about mammals, birds, and reptiles. They got to touch snake skin, a turtle's shell, etc... and see a live dove, Guinea pig, and snake! The man was about to talk about mammals and asked the kids if they knew of an "L" word that made these animals special. Being the room was filled with 4 and 5 year olds the answers were pretty comical. Then Braden raised his hand and answered, "Life"! Way to go Braden! :) He was going for "lungs" but "life" was an awesome answer! The best part of the whole day was that Braden stuck by me pretty much the whole time and we held hands lots! For those of you who know and love this busy guy, you know that was a treasured time for me! Thanks, Braden, for a great day at the zoo!

"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Matthew 6:26

Good friends

Friends make our life here on earth so much more fun! Here are 4 good friends; Ryan, Braden, Colton, and Cody. They love to be together and do "boy" stuff like play swords, race cars, pretend to be Star Wars characters, etc... What could be better than an afternoon with friends? :)

Thanks, God, for blessing each of us with wonderful friends that you hand picked just for us!

Banana Muffins

Yum! We love banana muffins! I use the recipe that came from my Mom's mom, but we have added our own sweet touch that we got from friends in Columbia... M&M's! They are a treat. Since I have been on Weight Watchers for so long, baking just doesn't happen like it used to around here. So... it was so much fun to bake with Colton while the big boys were at school one day. He loved tasting everything and pouring and measuring, etc... Eating the M&M's was the best part! The big boys enjoyed the muffins as a treat on the way home from school, but were sad they didn't get to bake them. So, the next week all the boys got to bake with Mommy! More banana muffins! Can you smell them? :)

Hope you're blessed with a "sweet treat" today!