Spacin' Out with Braden!

Braden's class headed to Space Center Houston for a field trip! I just love being able to go on field trips with my boys! This time I got to be with Braden and one of his best buddies, Jonah! I have to admit I got a little teary eyed at every movie, "To be an Astronaut" and "The History of Space". Braden was certain that the Robonaut was the new space suit that his Daddy is working on... hee hee! We also got to take a FREEZING tram ride to Rocket Park! Of course the highlight for Braden was the Longhorns next to Rocket Park! The weather was SO cold and we didn't dress appropriately for the outside picnic. It was a great day though... learning all about space... but the favorite part for all the kids was playing in the huge place space with all the balls, slides, etc...

"God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars." Genesis 1:16

Brown is the New Black

Are my kids and their friends, Lauren and Nicole, trendy or what? Maybe I am behind the times, but I sure thought they looked cute when they all showed up at church on Sunday in brown! Life is so much more fun when you have friends to share it with!

Oops He did it AGAIN!

Braden is now the proud owner of a bright red cast! Yes, he broke his arm AGAIN! He was running at recess and slipped on the mulch on Friday afternoon right before the end of the day. He broke it in the same place, same arm, and same fracture last year and if you'll remember... he broke his pinky in October. He drinks milk and eats cheese and the doctors assure me that he does not have brittle bones or something crazy! He is just a VERY ACTIVE little boy! I am praying that having this cast on for a month will help him to be more aware of his body, but truly I think that after we have endured some whining and complaining it will not phase him. One friend tells me that his energy has purpose... that's right... let's keep this in perspective. God has a plan and a purpose for everything under Heaven and our precious Braden is in that plan. Bummer that he has to cancel his gymnastics that he only took one class of and was so excited! Bummer that he might not get to ride the bull at the rodeo! Bummer that he can't do P.E. Bummer that he can't run at recess. But, cool that strangers are asking him how he broke his arm and if he is OK, cool that his little brother sat quietly watching him with wide eyes while he got the cast on and said, "I like your cast, Braden!", cool that big brother wants to sign it and all his friends too, and cool that Gramby, Pa Pa, and Nana get to see the cast in person when they visit soon!

I don't know what I am going to do with this little guy... but I sure love him to pieces! :)

"Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony." Psalm 6:2

One terrific speller!

Andrew took 2nd place this year at his PSIA district competition! The most awesome part of the whole thing was his attitude and genuine excitement for all the other winners and the fact that his school, LSA, took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for 3rd grade spelling! So cool! The crazy thing was that his friend, Jackson, also missed 3 out of 40 words and spelled transoceanic correctly and Andrew added a hyphen in the word. He said, "Only one tiny punctuation mark separated 1st and 2nd place... I can't believe it!" There is some pretty tough competition out there! Now he wants to start reading the dictionary to prepare for the State competition at the end of April! Go Andrew! :)

Lego Mini Build

We skipped out on Cub Scouts Tuesday night to enjoy the fact that we have a Lego store at our mall! The 1st Tuesday of every month there is a free mini build. This month they got to build a Leprechaun! So cute and it even came with a gold brick! Too cool for all those Lego fans out there! We ran into some friends for even more fun! Andrew built his in record time and Braden had a little frustration here and there because brand new Legos tend to pop off sometimes... who knew! Andrew was a big help to some of the other kids and Colton even got to build the $1 set I bought him. The night was topped off with dinner at Chick-fil-A at the mall. We are trying to figure out how to do this again next month!

Karate Champs again!

Competing as Yellow Belts this time, Andrew and Braden, participated in their Karate Championship! There were about 200 kids on the floor and can you believe that Andrew and Braden both competed at the same time!!! How frustrating! Colton and I got to cheer Braden on and take some pic and Tom got to cheer Andrew on and get some video. Both boys improved so much since their last competition. They ended up with a repeat of last time with Braden taking 1st place and Andrew taking 2nd place. Attitudes were fantastic, especially Andrew, and we couldn't have been prouder. Group pics are courtesy of Colton! :) Always so much fun to watch our kids show off the skills that they have been working so hard on!

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised." Hebrews 10:36

Happy birthday, Tom!

Tom's birthday was on Wednesday this year... one of our busiest days of the week! We wanted to celebrate with friends but there wasn't enough time and the rest of the week was filled...we wanted to make him breakfast in bed, but amazingly he was out of bed already that day... So, we wished him happy birthday in the morning and then had a real quick party for him at dinner time! I made a yummy spaghetti dinner and Colton and I picked up balloons and made a jello cake for dessert! The boys made hand made cards and Andrew gave him a Home Depot gift card, Braden wanted to give him 4 quarters but couldn't find them so chose to wrap up 2 hostess pies, Colton gave him a Star Wars X wing kite, and I gave him a Bible answer book and Steven Wright DVD. Although very rushed... it was great to be together to celebrate our favorite Daddy! We love you so much! :)