Our magical vacation

My parents surprised us at Easter time by telling us that they would like to take us to Disney World. Disney World! We waited and told the boys the day we were leaving...it was the first time they flew on a plane and the first time they (and Tony) had been to Disney World. It was so much fun to see the excitement on their faces. It was such a blessing to be able to spend this vacation with our family. Since we took almost 1,400 pictures, I just put a couple on here because it takes forever to download them :-)

Honest Scrap

I was just thinking about what I could blog about...since I usually just put up pictures...and I got tagged from Sarah with an "honest scrap" award. Thanks Sarah! It's an honor.

The Rules:

1 - Thank the person who gave it to you.

2 - List 10 honest things about yourself.

3 - Put the Honest Scrap logo on your blog.

4 - Select 7 other bloggers that you think deserve this award.

1. I am the most forgetful person I know.

2. I have this weird quirk about things touching my face, so I have to change my pillow case twice a week.

3. I just looked in the thesaurus to find the word "quirk" because I didn't want to use the word "thing" twice in a sentence.

4. Because of #2, I also have to have 2 different bath towels-one for my face/hair and one for my body.

5. I'm going to ask Tony for help...

6. He said to write, "my husband can't keep his hands off of me." Maybe I should come up with my own answers.

7. I have a hard time balancing "serving" the boys when they ask for something and helping them realize that sometimes they need to do it themselves.

8. Dusting...what's dusting?

9. I'm starting to understand why people like living in small towns.

10. Okay, I did ask Tony for help again...I like watching dance movies like "Save the Last Dance" and "Take the Lead." I also like watching America's Best Dance Crew.

And the award goes to...

1. Jill

2. Sheryl

3. Melissa

4. Kim

5. Emily

6. Jessica

7. Yes, I can read directions, but I only have 6 people to give the award to.

DCB

We went to the Crowder concert a few weeks ago. It was amazing. Some of the songs that he sings are among my favorites. Normally I spend time in the kitchen listening, singing, and dancing to worship songs. I like having my own little space to do that...but it was great to worship with other people too. We also had a chance to go out to Chili's with some of our friends afterwards. It was a very joyful night.

Trip to Minnesota

We had such a fun trip to Minnesota. We took a lot of pictures, so I just chose a couple.

Mall of America-Underwater Adventure

Tony and the boys

Swimming at the hotel

Nickelodeon Universe

Supper with Sondra and Hailee

Happy 11th Anniversary

The March

March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization that is (from their website) dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.  For the past couple of years we have joined our friends, the Tillberg's, in this walk in honor/support of their little boy Emery who was born premature.  While both of our boys were born at full term, there are still so many babies that are born too early. 

 

My cousin and Easter eggs

My cousin, Kimberly, has a blog which is always whitty and fun to read.  She's a terrific writer and always has new projects that she's working on around the house.  At Easter time, she came over to my parent's house for Easter lunch, then we dyed Easter eggs with the boys.  As we're dying eggs she's complimenting me on how great my eggs look and how creative they are...and I'm thinking, "You, who have redone your whole house and are continually adding creative ideas into your home, think my eggs are creative?"  It was a funny moment that we decided needed to be blogged about.  I guess it's always neat to see how God has given people different giftings and abilities-no matter how big or small.

Kim's are the two plain eggs in the back and the flower next to it.  My sister's eggs are the two on the right front, the red one behind it and the other flower one.  Mine are the rest.

For my sister

Some pictures for my sister...and the few other people who know about this blog.

Caleb's leprechaun trap (made with the help of Grandpa Steve & Grandma Pam)

Caleb & his friend Conner at Sparks-A-Rama (for Awana's)

Kindergarten Space Night

One of the high school teachers has been to NASA's space camp & had some cool pics.

My dad's birthday

My dad turned 54 this year. The boys and I went over to my parent's house for his birthday dinner. (Tony had a basketball game) I'm very blessed to have such a great dad.

My dad and me

Grandpa and the boys

Playing hide-n-seek

How sweet...until

I don't really like to cook, so when I make (or attempt to make) a good supper, I'm proud of myself.  The other night I made cheeseburgers, fried potatoes, corn, and salad.  Caleb was eating the cheeseburger and said, "Mom, this tastes like Burger King."  Wow! I thought.  How sweet...until- "Well, the mustard on the cheeseburger tastes like theirs."   

A few days earlier Caleb was asking how old I was.  I told him that I was 30.  He said, "You don't look very old for 30."   How sweet, I thought, until- "But then you're gonna get old and then you die."  Thanks for the reminder.

Joshua's first lost tooth

And a Happy New Year