Happy 80th Birthday!

by kari on March 7, 2010

This weekend we took a little road trip to Oklahoma to celebrate Brent’s grandmother’s 80th birthday.  The girls were pretty excited about the present they made for her.  Brent and I put the kids’ hand prints on the flower pot and then the girls painted it, I wrote the letters, and Brent finished it up.  It was a really fun present to make.  The girls LOOOOOOOVE painting!The party itself was really fun.  I was preparing myself for some meltdowns since it was during nap time, but the kids did fabulous.  I think I was more tired than they were =) Little man enjoyed the endless supply of food. Pretty sure whoever was holding him just kept handing him crackers to keep him still…he was in heaven!!

Brent and his brother even played some of Grandma’s favorite hymns for her.  Did you know guitars are like magnets?  If my kids are ever missing, I’ll just pull out a guitar and they will all magically appear.  The oldest asked me “when do I get to be a real rock star with my own guitar?“  I answered, “maybe when you’re 5“.

This is how my creative middle kid entertains herself at parties…organizes and sorts all the objects into new and creative patterns.  Some people think she’s the quiet one because of this activity.  If they only knew….

We are so thankful we got to be there to celebrate!  Happy Birthday Grandma!!!

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Future Profession

by kari on March 3, 2010

The oldest told me today “I think when I grow up I want to be a cop.”

I responded:  “That’s fun.  Why did you choose a cop?”

Her response: “Because then I could make sure everyone follows all the rules.”

This quote epitomizes our oldest kids passion in life because earlier in the day, this was our conversation while driving in the car:

A: “Mom, didn’t I just see a school back there?”

Me: “Yes, I think we just passed a school.  Why?”

A: “If we passed a school, why would you answer your phone when it rang?  Isn’t that against the rules?”

Typical firstborn right? =)  I think she’ll do a great job “making sure everyone follows the rules.”

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My Spiritual Journey

March 2, 2010

“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I [...]

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Creativity

March 2, 2010

It can destroy a clean house in seconds!

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Family Fun Day

February 27, 2010

Tunnels, reading books, and a big pancake and egg breakfast. A great way to start off the morning.
A surprise trip to go get the first born a new car seat.
J outgrew his car seat a LONG time ago, so we finally made the trip to get the oldest a booster seat, [...]

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Spring Come Quickly

February 25, 2010

We’re getting desperate to find things to do indoors!  What do you do when you’re stir crazy?

Spring please come quickly!

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Figured It Out

February 23, 2010

I finally discovered why there always seems to be SOOOO MUCH laundry.

This basket was empty yesterday afternoon at 3pm.   Apparently the phrase “clean your room” is currently being defined as ” pick up the floor and clean out your drawers and put it ALL in the laundry basket”.

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My Journey

February 23, 2010

Humility
In my experience, there are at least 2 ways to attain it.

Have some incredible event happen that completely embarrasses me which in the end humbles me
God gradually opens my eyes to my own sinfulness which causes me to take an honest look at myself,my sin, and my life.  This leads to a greater understanding of [...]

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She’s Definitely 2

February 22, 2010

Trying to teach scripture to the 2 year old (who loves to be the one who makes everyone laugh) goes a bit like this.
By the way, she said it perfectly before the video camera came on!   She hates performing for the camera though; she would rather just make people laugh.  And the whole thing [...]

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Family Fun Day

February 19, 2010

It’s Friday!!! Which means its time for another family day.  Today we got lucky and had Brent’s mom and stepdad join us for the day.
We woke up, enjoyed some breakfast tacos, watched the weather, learned it was supposed to be 60 degrees and sunny and thought we should take a trip to the zoo.
Does [...]

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