What's Happenin' Now...

Hey everyone! Keeping the blog updated is alot easier said than done! We've been quite busy! These first 3 pix are from church camp @ Siloam Springs. We were there June 16-20. It was a great week! It was an awesome spiritual refill and the kids had a great time. The weather was beautiful. I think I got more rest there than I do at home! It was a nice break.

Children's worship.


Being silly in a Bible Study break.


See, they do love each other...sometimes...



Baseball started in April and just finished up last week. We played at Lakewood in NLR and it was a great season! He was on the #1 team! The Lakewood Brewers finished the season as League Champs and closed it up with a Post Season Tournament win to take 1st place. He is ready to polish his skills for next Spring, but he is ready for football to get under way, which will be soon enough. See the Lakewood Brewers link in the "handy links" list for his team blog.

Sliding into 2nd.




Catchin' him in a close-up. He looks so grown!




He's lookin' pretty serious here.



We tried something new this summer....Swim Team. It has been alot of fun and learning. She is doing really well for her 1st year. She has already improved her times from the 1st meet. It has been a different experience for us as a family since it is quite unlike "ball" sports, but we have enjoyed it. She's quite the little fishie, so it's been fun. She's almost through with only 2 more meets to go. I'm am certain she'll do this again next year!

Practicing the breast stroke.



1st swim meet...swimming the freestyle.


Sorry for the lag in updates...I'll try to do better. Baseball has wrapped up, swim team is soon to end, but then there's VBS @ church, vacation, football will start up, then school starts! Wow, time flies when you're.....having fun! Take care, God Bless, and we'll ttyl!

We've had A LOT of rain....

...and they had no problem entertaining themselves!

Ewwwwww!

Ewwwwww again!

Whoa!

Up in the air!

Just us wet kids and our wet dog!

EASTER 2008

EASTER 2008

What a beautiful Easter weekend!

It's always a blessing to discuss with the kids

what Easter means and why we celebrate it.

Although part of the fun, eggs and bunnies

aren't the focus, but the focus is

the new beginning they symbolize,

and the new beginning we can have in Jesus.

Praise God for the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Praise God for His victory over death, that we can live!

With cousins @ the 2BC Egg Hunt, March 15, 2008.

Outside of our church on Easter morning, March 16, 2008.

Taking you back...some of last year's highlights.

Here are some highlights of last year....

With Mickey Mouse @ WDW Orlando in October 2007.

Hold that nose! Wild River Country August 2007.

At the 'Hogs vs. South Carolina' game in November 2007...GO HOGS!

With Lillie @ Deer Camp in December 2007.

Christmas 2007

March Snow

We had a wonderful surprise on Friday March 7! We had a beautiful snowfall! It was forecast to start Thursday night. Well, in our neck of the woods there was nothing happening, and much to the kids' dismay, there was a boring, unchanged landscape Friday morning. But, by mid morning, the snow began to fall and fall and fall. They were let out of school at 1:00 pm, and spent the afternoon in the snow. Our dog wasn't too sure about it all, but had her own fun, too. When I got in from work around 4:00, I was planning to get in my lazy clothes and snuggle in to hot chocolate and TV, but hubby and the kids had a different idea. I walked in and they were ready for me to get out and ride the ATV & UTV (4-wheeler and Rhino). We got out and I snapped some pics, then we headed down to our neighbors' house. We visited with them while the kids made a HUGE snowball on their front porch. We headed back home and got in just before dark. Then we snuggled in. The kids got out the next morning to play in the snow before it melted off that mid day. It was a welcome blessing of snowy fun! We hope you all enjoyed your snow, too, if you had some!

Our First Blog Ever!

Welcome to our first blog ever. I have created this blog to share the blessings of the ups and downs in our lives with all those we love and cherish. It will be fun to write you all through this blog and share pictures of all the things that God is allowing us to experience!