Can you guess who it is??
It's CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS!!!
Can you see the resemblance??
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy 2010.
New Years Eve was spent at the Wolf's house.(they had a little paparazzi moment in this picture, there were about 4 camera's pointed at them. it was quite funny)
The kids ran around and played.
Some of the little ones actually fell asleep amongst the kids running and screaming.
The kids were so excited to countdown the New Year. They were watching the ball drop in New York and thought is was really cool.
The mom's realized how much we miss Dick Clark doing the countdown. Carson Daly just doesn't cut it.
May you have a BlEsSed NeW YeAr.....
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday night I was finally able to go out with the girls. We went to 1 of my favorite restaurants, the Texas Roadhouse. YUMMY!!!!
Beth got me pink gloves, a pink scrub brush, sunglasses, and some necklaces. Of course the girls told the waiter that it was my birthday, so I had to ride the saddle and they MADE me put all my gifts on.
I think we just had a great time together. We laughed and laughed and laughed.
After dinner we ran over to Gordmans. We roamed the store and picked out something lovely for our.....home.
My favorite quote that I have heard recently is......
What I lack in young age, I make up in immaturity.
WE HAD FUN.
And the best part is that no one was arrested......for all those that were worried. ;)
Beth got me pink gloves, a pink scrub brush, sunglasses, and some necklaces. Of course the girls told the waiter that it was my birthday, so I had to ride the saddle and they MADE me put all my gifts on.
I think we just had a great time together. We laughed and laughed and laughed.
After dinner we ran over to Gordmans. We roamed the store and picked out something lovely for our.....home.
My favorite quote that I have heard recently is......
What I lack in young age, I make up in immaturity.
WE HAD FUN.
And the best part is that no one was arrested......for all those that were worried. ;)
Monday, December 28, 2009
My 30
30 Lessons I have learned in 30 years......
1. To eat and drink on my own.
2. To use the bathroom. YAH me!!!
3. There are things you can only tell your best friend. I so remember all the nights spent with Erica talking till the wee hours of the night about our deepest darkest thoughts and secrets.........while thinking the ceiling fan in the hallway was a witch.
What I wouldn't give for 1 of those nights.
4. All those people that I tried so hard to impress in school don't mean a thing to me now.
5. Boys......I wish that I had spent more time with my girlfriends then fretting about stupid boys who never mattered. I should have listened to my mother.
6. High school is meant to be spent with friends and not on boys. I have rarely seen a high school romance blossom into lasting love. (My relationship with my husband is definitely not the norm.)Girls.....don't waste your time.....spend it with your girlfriends. You will never regret that. True love will hit you when you least expect it.
7. Seek to know Christ above all else. Not to just know his name, but to know who he is.
8. When looking for a husband, search for a man that seeks Christ above all else.
9. Wait for the man who melts your heart, and makes you weak in the knees. One that treats you right and will love you through thick and thin. Because those days will come.
10. Know that LoVe, the good kind of LoVe is a choice. Those happy, heart melting feelings will fade. You have to choose to love them daily. Some days are easier then others.
11. Listen when the Holy Spirit speaks to you.
12. The decision to have kids shouldn't be made on the feelings of wanting a baby. Babies grow into kids. Kids are hard. Decisions for kids are tough ones to make. But trust that the Lord will lead you to make the right decisions.
13. Enjoy your babies. Even though you have hard....really hard days, know that those days pass so quickly. You will blink and they will have grown. I should have listened to my MIL.
14. Love your Husband. Let him know that you appreciate all that he does for you. Even the smallest most insignificant thing is appreciated.
15. Love your children. Let them know how much you love them.
LoVe = TiMe
Giving your time is hard.
16. Put your family 1st. This one can be hard. Really hard at times. Put its worth it in the end.
17. Spend time in God's word daily. This is a choice you make every single day. But the word of God is the breath of life.
18. Hard times will come. It's not because we are being punished for something, they just come because that's life. If you stay in the word of God, the hard times seem less......hard.
19. In-laws......I think I am still learning this 1.
20. Friends. You need them. They will let you know when you are normal and when you are nuts.
21. Friends will change through the years. Find the ones that will last through the hard times, and keep them.
They will be the ones to know when you need them to sit with you into the wee hours of the early morning when your baby is laying in a hospital bed. They won't ask, they will just do.
22. Make time for those friends.
23. Find what you love to do and do it with all your heart.
24. Happiness is determined by your happenings. Search for joy, not happiness. True Joy comes from Christ. And will last through the hard times.
25. Parenting is hard. Our mothers aren't perfect and neither are we. Try to do your best and the leave the rest up to God.
26. Taming the tongue is a lot harder to do then it sounds. But never give up on it.
27. Never put yourself above others.
28. Don't be fake or judgemental. People will be able to tell and won't like you.
29. What goes around comes around. The sooner you learn this the better. This will make treating others well easier.
30. Life goes so much smoother when you realize that God is in control of all. Even when you are in a terrible accident or your house has been broken into 4 times. He is your protector and nothing happens without him knowing.
Here's and extra 1.
31. God's timing is perfect. There is a time for everything. For life and for death. Trust him.
1 more just for fun....
32. What you wear doesn't matter as much as what is in your heart. Get your heart right with God and the rest will follow. It's all between you and God not between you and men, or in most cases.....judgemental women.
1. To eat and drink on my own.
2. To use the bathroom. YAH me!!!
3. There are things you can only tell your best friend. I so remember all the nights spent with Erica talking till the wee hours of the night about our deepest darkest thoughts and secrets.........while thinking the ceiling fan in the hallway was a witch.
What I wouldn't give for 1 of those nights.
4. All those people that I tried so hard to impress in school don't mean a thing to me now.
5. Boys......I wish that I had spent more time with my girlfriends then fretting about stupid boys who never mattered. I should have listened to my mother.
6. High school is meant to be spent with friends and not on boys. I have rarely seen a high school romance blossom into lasting love. (My relationship with my husband is definitely not the norm.)Girls.....don't waste your time.....spend it with your girlfriends. You will never regret that. True love will hit you when you least expect it.
7. Seek to know Christ above all else. Not to just know his name, but to know who he is.
8. When looking for a husband, search for a man that seeks Christ above all else.
9. Wait for the man who melts your heart, and makes you weak in the knees. One that treats you right and will love you through thick and thin. Because those days will come.
10. Know that LoVe, the good kind of LoVe is a choice. Those happy, heart melting feelings will fade. You have to choose to love them daily. Some days are easier then others.
11. Listen when the Holy Spirit speaks to you.
12. The decision to have kids shouldn't be made on the feelings of wanting a baby. Babies grow into kids. Kids are hard. Decisions for kids are tough ones to make. But trust that the Lord will lead you to make the right decisions.
13. Enjoy your babies. Even though you have hard....really hard days, know that those days pass so quickly. You will blink and they will have grown. I should have listened to my MIL.
14. Love your Husband. Let him know that you appreciate all that he does for you. Even the smallest most insignificant thing is appreciated.
15. Love your children. Let them know how much you love them.
LoVe = TiMe
Giving your time is hard.
16. Put your family 1st. This one can be hard. Really hard at times. Put its worth it in the end.
17. Spend time in God's word daily. This is a choice you make every single day. But the word of God is the breath of life.
18. Hard times will come. It's not because we are being punished for something, they just come because that's life. If you stay in the word of God, the hard times seem less......hard.
19. In-laws......I think I am still learning this 1.
20. Friends. You need them. They will let you know when you are normal and when you are nuts.
21. Friends will change through the years. Find the ones that will last through the hard times, and keep them.
They will be the ones to know when you need them to sit with you into the wee hours of the early morning when your baby is laying in a hospital bed. They won't ask, they will just do.
22. Make time for those friends.
23. Find what you love to do and do it with all your heart.
24. Happiness is determined by your happenings. Search for joy, not happiness. True Joy comes from Christ. And will last through the hard times.
25. Parenting is hard. Our mothers aren't perfect and neither are we. Try to do your best and the leave the rest up to God.
26. Taming the tongue is a lot harder to do then it sounds. But never give up on it.
27. Never put yourself above others.
28. Don't be fake or judgemental. People will be able to tell and won't like you.
29. What goes around comes around. The sooner you learn this the better. This will make treating others well easier.
30. Life goes so much smoother when you realize that God is in control of all. Even when you are in a terrible accident or your house has been broken into 4 times. He is your protector and nothing happens without him knowing.
Here's and extra 1.
31. God's timing is perfect. There is a time for everything. For life and for death. Trust him.
1 more just for fun....
32. What you wear doesn't matter as much as what is in your heart. Get your heart right with God and the rest will follow. It's all between you and God not between you and men, or in most cases.....judgemental women.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
My 30th Birthday
Today, I turned 30. There I said it and it wasn't even that bad.
No, in actuality, turning 30 wasn't that big of a deal for me. I kinda think that age is just a number. I don't know what 30 is supposed to feel like, but I don't feel 30. (Like its so old!!!) Anyway, Hunny says that 30 is the new 20. Although I think he just says that so he doesn't have to trade me in for a younger model. ;)
Now 40....that's a whole different story.
I look at where the last 10 years has taken me...... I've had 2 kids, we have boughten our 1st home, he have made the transition from babies and toddlers to school age children, I have gotten a full time job.....lots of changes and lots of adjustments.
I now wonder what the next 10 years has in store for me. I am excited to see what the Lord has in store for my life.
My day started out with Hunny getting me my MOST FaVoRitE donut EVER. Do you like my new coffee cup??? I think my coffee even tastes better in it!! :)
After church Hunny MADE my birthday cake. I only helped him just a TAD bit when he asked me about what pan to use. And I explained how he needed to grease the pan. But otherwise he did the whole thing.
I MADE him wear the apron. I told him it was my birthday wish. He will kill me when he sees this picture on here. But I LOVED it.
(I couldn't get the picture to rotate....sorry!!)
I so appreciate the effort that he took for my birthday. He made me feel special and loved.
He even picked out the candles.
Since we had an early afternoon service.....yeah POTLUCKS!!!) Heather and Kevin came over for dinner last minute tonight. It was nice to have a nice relaxing evening with friends.
I even got an impromptu rendition of Happy Birthday from the kids. Which was very.....um....loud. But enjoyable nonetheless.
I will have to say the only thing that could have made the day better was to have Brother here. He spent the might with Ethan tonight and Elisa spent the night with us.
No, in actuality, turning 30 wasn't that big of a deal for me. I kinda think that age is just a number. I don't know what 30 is supposed to feel like, but I don't feel 30. (Like its so old!!!) Anyway, Hunny says that 30 is the new 20. Although I think he just says that so he doesn't have to trade me in for a younger model. ;)
Now 40....that's a whole different story.
I look at where the last 10 years has taken me...... I've had 2 kids, we have boughten our 1st home, he have made the transition from babies and toddlers to school age children, I have gotten a full time job.....lots of changes and lots of adjustments.
I now wonder what the next 10 years has in store for me. I am excited to see what the Lord has in store for my life.
My day started out with Hunny getting me my MOST FaVoRitE donut EVER. Do you like my new coffee cup??? I think my coffee even tastes better in it!! :)
After church Hunny MADE my birthday cake. I only helped him just a TAD bit when he asked me about what pan to use. And I explained how he needed to grease the pan. But otherwise he did the whole thing.
I MADE him wear the apron. I told him it was my birthday wish. He will kill me when he sees this picture on here. But I LOVED it.
(I couldn't get the picture to rotate....sorry!!)
I so appreciate the effort that he took for my birthday. He made me feel special and loved.
He even picked out the candles.
Since we had an early afternoon service.....yeah POTLUCKS!!!) Heather and Kevin came over for dinner last minute tonight. It was nice to have a nice relaxing evening with friends.
I even got an impromptu rendition of Happy Birthday from the kids. Which was very.....um....loud. But enjoyable nonetheless.
I will have to say the only thing that could have made the day better was to have Brother here. He spent the might with Ethan tonight and Elisa spent the night with us.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
A post on Christmas Programs, Parties and Sundays.
What a busy busy week we have had. I am sitting here on Sunday afternoon wondering if I will be able to get my Baptist nap in today. I sure do hope so!!
We started last Sunday night with our church Christmas program.
Brother was 1 of the 3 wise men. He of course did a fabulous job.
I didn't get a picture of it, But I think Eli and the other little nursery kids stole the show. They were dressed in sheep and donkey costumes ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dada was a caroler. As you probably know, Dada loves to sing, so the part fit her wonderfully.
At 1 point though, the kids were singing a very unsung verse of a song ( can't remember which one now) and they all stopped until the chorus b/c they forgot the words to the song. It was cue and it made me giggle.
Janelle and Joy came to watch the play. I was thankful they came!!
The Wolf's also came to watch Dada and Brother. They were able to come over afterwords for pizza. It was nice to visit with them and to let the kids play!!
Thursday night we had a school staff Christmas party. I cooked the meat for that party. I spent Thursday cooking about 15 pounds of Roast Beef and about 60 pieces of chicken. It turned out very good. I'm glad that I did it.
Friday at school the kids had a school wide Christmas party. The school rented these big huge blow up things and the kids were able to have such a fun time.
Lori and our some of the girls on our volleyball team came and got me and MADE me jump in 1 of the blowup things. It was a lot of fun and I am glad that they MADE me do it!!!
The kids were so excited for this day. Some of Brother's classmates.
I think that Dada like the jumpy 1 the best!! She was so looking forward to this day!!
Friday Night we had a Big S family Christmas at church. I was upset b/c I forgot my camera!!
Saturday Night, we had our annual Adult Christmas Party at church. I just wasn't in the mood to take my camera out. :0
Today at church, I took some random pictures. :)
Betsy and I also played a duet today. We played Oh Holy Night. I have been very nervous about this for the past 2 weeks. It was a harder arrangement and I didn't know how it would go.
But I think that it turned out well. I am thankful that it is over!! :)
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Please keep my dear friend Beth in your prayers. She lost her Dad last week to cancer.
We started last Sunday night with our church Christmas program.
Brother was 1 of the 3 wise men. He of course did a fabulous job.
I didn't get a picture of it, But I think Eli and the other little nursery kids stole the show. They were dressed in sheep and donkey costumes ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dada was a caroler. As you probably know, Dada loves to sing, so the part fit her wonderfully.
At 1 point though, the kids were singing a very unsung verse of a song ( can't remember which one now) and they all stopped until the chorus b/c they forgot the words to the song. It was cue and it made me giggle.
Janelle and Joy came to watch the play. I was thankful they came!!
The Wolf's also came to watch Dada and Brother. They were able to come over afterwords for pizza. It was nice to visit with them and to let the kids play!!
Thursday night we had a school staff Christmas party. I cooked the meat for that party. I spent Thursday cooking about 15 pounds of Roast Beef and about 60 pieces of chicken. It turned out very good. I'm glad that I did it.
Friday at school the kids had a school wide Christmas party. The school rented these big huge blow up things and the kids were able to have such a fun time.
Lori and our some of the girls on our volleyball team came and got me and MADE me jump in 1 of the blowup things. It was a lot of fun and I am glad that they MADE me do it!!!
The kids were so excited for this day. Some of Brother's classmates.
I think that Dada like the jumpy 1 the best!! She was so looking forward to this day!!
Friday Night we had a Big S family Christmas at church. I was upset b/c I forgot my camera!!
Saturday Night, we had our annual Adult Christmas Party at church. I just wasn't in the mood to take my camera out. :0
Today at church, I took some random pictures. :)
Betsy and I also played a duet today. We played Oh Holy Night. I have been very nervous about this for the past 2 weeks. It was a harder arrangement and I didn't know how it would go.
But I think that it turned out well. I am thankful that it is over!! :)
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Please keep my dear friend Beth in your prayers. She lost her Dad last week to cancer.
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