One of the best birthday's ever!

My 36th birthday was fantastic!!! A few days before my birthday some of my friends got together to celebrate 3 of us! A night out for Mexican with fabulous friends and a Cake Lady cake... what could be better? Then the day of my birthday was super! The boys wished me a happy birthday, I had calls from family, e-mails from family and friends, a friend watched Braden and Colton so Tom and I could have a date and catch a lunch showing of "Indiana Jones", another friend made me home made scones which I throughly enjoyed while putting my feet up and watching "Rachael Ray" (a rare thing), yet another friend brought Andrew home from school for me, and then Tom and the boys took me to McAlister's Deli for dinner! Yummm! The manager gave us free brownies for my birthday and I opened the IPod Nano that Tom gave me! Yea! Thanks honey! :) The boys drew me beautiful cards and I opened more cards from family and got more phone calls. Wow, could anyone be more blessed?! We came home and I was thinking what a wonderful day it had been, then to my SURPRISE.... a house full of friends! Tom got lots of my friends and their families together to bless my heart! I was mobbed by all of the kiddos and in the kitchen were two beautiful Cake Lady cakes and PINK party supplies! Thanks Ang and Karen for all the wonderful details and putting it all together! Even though the back yard had hornets and bees (yikes - sorry kids!) we all had a great time! I truly feel loved and blessed beyond words. If this is how my year started, looks like it is going to be a year full of blessings!

“From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.” John 1:16

I'm hoping to get a slide show at the bottom of the blog sometime soon with lots more birthday pics! :) I'll let you know...

Braden's Spring Program!

Braden had his spring program with Pre K 3, Pre K 4, and Kindergarten. It was SO cute! The title was "It's About Life" and all about how God is in all the little things we do throughout the day. So sweet! Braden was a lion and his line was, "I'm going to pretend to be a lion and play with my little sister... ROAR!" He is the lion on the left. Even though we were way in the back we could see Braden's unmistakable smile and when all the kids were jumping to a song, he was a REALLY high jumper! The kids were so precious and singing their praises to God at the top of their lungs! Shouldn't we all? I'm so happy that the boys are at LSA where their faith is woven throughout their education!

"Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name." Psalm 18:49

How to bless my heart...

Oh the joys in life... simple pleasures... God's amazing blessings... You want to know how to bless my heart? Tell me nice things, draw me pictures, give me hugs and kisses, pick me flowers, plan surprises, and spend lots of quality time with me! I was able to capture a few moments that really blessed my heart lately!

May God bless your heart today! :)

Storytime!

Andrew and his friend, Lauren, got to read the story that they and their other friends wrote at WINGS. Their Principal, Mrs. Baacke helped them read the story in the Children's section at LSA Day at Barnes and Noble. Their beloved teacher, Mrs. Turner, was their to cheer them on. What a great story about Recess Ralf! :) Andrew, Braden, and Colton had a ball choosing new books with their gift cards from Uncle Tim, Aunt Laurie, Ben, and Brian. Andrew is such a fanatic about knowledge so he got a book about rocks and minerals, some Magic Tree House resource books, and a fun Speed Racer one. Braden is a reading machine and got several Star Wars books, Speed Racer, Indiana Jones sticker book, and Iron Man. Colton got a new Elmo singing Potty book. We love books! At least some of our money was going to LSA to help them expand their library. Anything we can do to help! :)

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