Sick Flags for Sara

After arriving in MO and Braden carrying the stomach bug with us from TX and getting sick on the plane 5 times, we headed to Six Flags the next day. Sadly Braden couldn't join us, but he was thrilled to be with Gramby and Pa Pa and Colton. Tom, Andrew, Aunt Tammy, Uncle Big Tom and our niece, Rachael, headed to Six Flags for a fun day. We rode the Bat Man ride first! After the ride was over, Rachael and Andrew were hootin' and hollerin' and asking me if I just loved it. My answer... blah, ugh, I feel sick.... I don't know if I am just getting older or what, but we made those first loops and I thought I would be sick. So, I spent most of the day sitting the rides out. Thankfully it was a beautiful summer day and I thoroughly enjoyed the weather and people watching! Everyone else had an awesome time! I did ride the Log Flume, Old Cars, Scooby Doo ride, Mine Train, Train, etc... Nothing that spun or did loops. I'm disappointed that I can't do rides like I used to, but it was still a fun day! :) So happy to spend time with family! A stop at Steak-N-Shake on the way home made the day even better!

Sealed with a kiss!

The exciting conclusion of Yoda! Colton sealed the deal with a kiss with his good friend, Grace! Too cute! :)

Lovin' Legos!

The only Lego store in the state of Texas opened at our mall this weekend! Legos have been a staple for the Leimkuehler boys since my Dad introduced them to Andrew at the tender age of 3 1/2 with our first trip to Legoland! Ahhh, the memories... A Master Builder constructed an 8 foot tall Yoda in the middle of our mall and we got to help! Young and old alike got to take small lego bricks and create a big lego brick 4x's the size of a small one. We turned them in to be inspected and were awarded a Lego builder certificate. It was so cool to be a part of this! The Master Builder would then take all of our big bricks and create Yoda. It took three days! Although we wanted to kick off the build with some friends on Friday, Colton and I got sick. So, the next evening after we were better we ventured out to be a part of the Yoda build. We headed back on Sunday evening to build some more and watch the final pieces being put on. How funny to run into the same friends we wanted to kick off the event with! What a fun time! I don't think our family will ever tire of Legos! What joy such a tiny toy brings! :)

Little Ones at our League City Campus!

What a joy to worship each week with so many special friends! Here are lots of our small (and some big :) ) friends!

Thanks, God, for blessings us with lots of wonderful friends both near and far. Please continue to grow and bless the friendships we have!

Happy Campers!

We had a great time at the Cub Scout Twilight Camp last week! The theme was Knights of the Round table. Andrew had a blast shooting bb guns, doing archery, making a catapult, wand, sword, shield, learning about birds, etc... I worked in the Tot Lot with a friend and had Braden and Colton with me. There were about 15 little ones and we had fun playing, doing crafts, splashing in the little pool, and watching movies. It was super HOT, but we had a great time! The weather didn't cooperate a couple times and camp was closed early on two different occasions. We caught a nasty stomach bug too... but all that said, we would do it again! Andrew is in love with Cub Scouts!

Diggin' our Daddy Time!

On Father's Day we made Daddy breakfast in bed and gave him some gifts. Then we headed to church and lunch at San Lorenzo's. What a fun surprise to find an awesome mariachi band, yummy eats, and a free shirt and koozie for Tom! Then it was home to break out the new Water Slide that Santa brought the boys for a long afternoon of fun in the sun. Snacks in the back yard for dinner concluded a fun day with Daddy!

Thanks, God, for Tom and what a wonderful father he is to our precious boys!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the great Dads in our lives... we are blessed to know so many awesome fathers. Most importantly, we thank our Heavenly Father for creating us, blessing us, and securing a place for us in Heaven because of the untimate sacrifice that His son paid for each of us.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

This year the boys wrote a neat poem to honor Tom:

Daddy is funny

Always loves us and gives hugs and kisses to us

Does fun things outside with us

Doing yard work makes our yard look pretty

You rock, Daddy!