Kindergarten party (1)

Caden had an end of the year kindergarten party in the park.  Parents were invited to join and have a fun day.  They walked from the school and had a picnic in the park.  All the kids were so excited to have their parents join them for a fun day.  It was a beautiful day.  Caden had daddy join him for his party.  

Here is a picture of his class all lined up on the steps of the slide.  

Teacher gift

The kids love their kindergarten teachers this year.  They each took a rose to school for their teacher one day.  They were so excited. They assured me the flowers even lasted the bus ride to school.  

Easter 2011

My kiddos on Easter Sunday...after the sunrise service @ church and the breakfast after the service.  

 Allyson got a Lala Loopsy doll and a Kit Kittridge (American Girl Doll) dvd

Caden got 2 wii games - scooby doo and Harry Potter lego.

Later that day, we had supper at Grandpa and Grandma's.  It was a gorgeous evening to have an Easter egg hunt.  After the hunt, all the kids sat still for a couple seconds for a group picture.

Toothless

Caden lost his first tooth in April.  He was playing outside @ school and bumped his mouth on a pole, and the tooth started bleeding.  He went to his teacher and she took a tissue and pulled it out.  (This tooth was super loose already - but Caden was too nervous to pull it out by himself).  

He took the tooth home in a baggie and let the toothfairy come that night.  The tooth fairy left him $5 for his first tooth.  

Work Day

I am going to post a few catch up posts - of the highlights - fun pics.  Enjoy!

Back in April - we had a clean up day @ my parents house.  We all pitched in and helped clean up around the yard.  The guys ran chainsaws a huge part of the day, the girls picked up sticks/branches that were trimmed, pulled up rock from around the house, the boys caught mice and threw them in the fire, and we all got really muddy and dirty.  While cleaning in the grove, we found this old bicycle.  

FINALLY!

I finally took the time to finish revamping the blog!  Baby steps!
I will work on getting some pics posted here to share what we have been up to since well, April.
~ Note to self - don't do seasonal decorations on the blog!  ~

Now if anyone can help me change the post title color - I would be really grateful!  {smile}

Indivisible by Kristen Heitzmann

I had the opportunity to read another book for review.
This time I chose a book from an author I have read other books from.


Indivisible by Kristen Heitzmann.  
This book started out slow, but I was determined to finish, and I'm glad I did.  
Heitzmann did a great job of intertwining the lives of the characters in the story and gives readers a glimpse of their past to keep you guessing.  There is some reference of cruelty to animals as the mystery and suspense of the story builds, but there is also a great part about a normally wild animal that learns to trust humans and adds a great touch to the story.  
This book is not very strong in the Christian aspect.  Some of the characters go to church, and Tia runs a  Hopeline which gives moral and even Christian advise to its callers, but there are not many scripture references, other than a few chapter quotes.  
I enjoy reading mystery books and after getting past the slow start, this mystery really kept me intrigued to the end.  
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.  

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

This blog is currently under construction.  Please bear with the mess as I switch from snow theme to something a little more springy.  We are all ready for warmer weather.

Just Havin' Fun

Armor of God

For the past month in Sunday School, I have been teaching the kids about the Armor of God.
Each lesson had a corresponding piece of  "clothing" to make.
The kids had so much fun learning about all the different pieces of armor that God gives us to use in battle, just like David did against Goliath.