Annual Red Apple Farm Trip!

Happy First Day of School!

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy Mother’s Day!

As my girls get older, our Mother’s Day celebrations seem to get more elaborate. There was much secret planning and shopping before the big day,and yesterday I was surprised with beautiful decorations, thoughtful gifts,and delicious food that included a scrumptious homemade strawberry cake for dessert. I love how well my family loves me, and am so very blessed to call them mine.

    

Talent Show!

Tonight was the 2nd annual talent show at church. Katie sang “The Sun is Rising” and Francesca sang “Dry Bones” They did a beautiful job, and I was so proud of them both!

    

I’m having some technical difficulties getting the youtube videos to embed here, and I don’t have another minute to spend on this, so we’re going to have to do this the old fashioned way. Click on the links below for a sample of their songs.

Francesca singing Dry Bones

Katie singing The Sun is Rising

Fine Day for a Parade!

Every year our community has a 5K race as well as a canoe race. These are kicked off with a parade, and this year our church and AWANA families joined in the festivities.

      

Katie walked as Sparky.

    

The weather has been unseasonably cold, and it feels like winter may never end, but it was a beautiful sunny day. We had a great turn out of kids and family members representing our church and AWANA programs, and fun was had by all!

Happy Easter!

What a lovely day spent celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus! We started at the sunrise service, Don gave the children’s message during the regular Easter service, and then we spent the rest of the day enjoying the day with family. We were missing Sam as she had to work, but she did get to enjoy dinner with us before heading off.

                   

A few weeks ago, while perusing an Oriental Trading catalog, Francesca decided she desperately needed a bucket full of wind-up chicks. (Years ago I got the girls wind-up chicks, and she was absolutely terrified of them.) She begged and pleaded, and said it would be the best day ever if she got the chicks and nothing else. We decided to do an experiment to see if she meant what she said. She was thrilled! (we had a basket hiding in our room with the usual spring clothes and shoes,too. But she was absolutely grateful, even when she thought there wouldn’t be any chocolate in her future.)

 

                                             

My handsome husband off to preach. He’s given the sermon a handful of times now, and I can see the Holy Spirit working in him as he obediently walks out God’s call on his life. While he can get a little wordy and blatantly throw suggested time frames out the window, his passion and love for the Lord just shine through when he gets up and speaks. This morning was no exception. What better day to passionately proclaim that Jesus is ALIVE?