Go A's!!!

Baseball Season is well underway. Here's a look back at Opening Day. GO A's!!!

Five years ago today...

...we welcomed the princess into the family! Life has never been the same!

Hair Net Ready!

The field trip was rather normal to begin with. Lots of first graders, busy teachers, talkative parents, and the smell of diesel school buses were surrounding us! Stevie B's Pizza was in full field trip mode!

On deck for the day was a tour of the local Pizza Parlor kitchen, yummy lunch, and then a glance behind the scenes at the Publix Grocery Store next door. The kitchen was interesting and the pizza was even better tasting. Jake definitely got his $3.99 worth from the buffet. Man, that kid can EAT!

We were then off to Publix. What a wonderful lesson for the kids. They learned in the Pharmacy Dept. that it really is important to be able to count by fives. The Produce Dept. was a reminder that fruit and vegetables really are good for you. The warehouse in the back of the store amazed them, particulary the ice cream freezers! The Bakery was a reminder that Science is used in everyday life and the cookies were good too! The Meat Dept. provided a lesson in dividing a chicken into pieces and also a reminder that I don't look so hot in a hair net!

Before the next field trip I will try to remember to practice the art of the hair net updo! I'll be ready!

"...preach the word; be ready in season and out of season..." 2 Timothy 4:2a

Making pizza!

Buds!

Jake can eat his weight in pizza!
Mrs. Ramsey taking a well deserved lunch break!

Our new "do."

Cafe de Auton

Menu:

Homemade Waffles with Maple Syrup

Cheesey Eggs

Thick-sliced Bacon

Big ole glass of milk

Hugs

Kisses

Cute kids

A bunch of fun!

"O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!" ~Psalm 34:8

Going to Space

S is for SPACE! Nati Grace was ready to visit the moon on Thursday. When I picked her up from preschool I asked how the visit was. She responded, "Mommy, did you know we didn't really go to the moon? It was nothing but pretend... and the rocket was just a silly elevator! One day I am going to the moon for serious!"


She still made for a super cute astronaut and for her going to the moon... I don't doubt her at all!

"To Him who made the great lights, for His lovingkindness is everlasting: The sun to rule by day, for His lovingkindness is everlasting, the moon and stars to rule by night, for His lovingkindness is everlasting." ~Pslam 136:7-9

The Zookeeper

On Monday, the first grade at Jake's school celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday! They each dressed up as a Dr. Seuss character, had a parade, and then listened to lots of different stories by Dr. Seuss. I was honored to be a reader for the classes. What fun!

Jake was the zookeeper from the book If I Ran the Zoo. We created his costume the best we could with a messed up tie, a special hat, and a pillow to supply the big belly! I decided I would kinda dress up too. However, I figured I didn't need the bad hair day from the hat and my belly did not need to be accentuated. So... I just joined in on the fun tie.

"A joyful heart is good medicine..." ~Proverbs 17:22a

Snaggle-Toothed

Jake has finally lost a tooth! He visited the dentist yesterday for a cleaning with a semi-loose tooth. He left with another semi-loose tooth and one tooth gone! It's amazing what a little numbing gel and an extra-hard brushing by the hygenist can do for a tooth!


The Tooth Fairy came and brought $1 for the tooth and an extra $1 because it was so CLEAN (another benefit of an extra-hard brushing by the hygenist)! Along with the cash to pay for the tooth, she left "fairy dust" all over his bed, pillow, and face!!!! It's a little hard to see in the pictures, but one shows the evidence!

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' " ~Matthew 5:38

"Snaggled"

Checking out the Loot!

"Fairy Dust"

Where will we put all the cars?

It is amazing to think that it is going to be over 70 degrees this weekend! Last weekend we had SNOW! As the snowflakes began to drift to the ground, I could see in the eyes of my children dreams of snowball fights, snowmen, and hot chocolate. Figuring that it might not happen again for quite a while, I decided their snow dreams needed to come true.

After a fierce snowball fight between Jake and Jamie (Nati Grace wasn't so fond of a snowball fight afterall) we decided to build the cutest little snowman you can ever imagine. We found acorn shells for his eyes, placed a carrot on for his nose, and I rumaged around until I found some black buttons for his belly. While Jake was finding his stick arms, Nati Grace thought he needed a broom. She thought a flower not yet destroyed by the ice would be the perfect "snow broom." He really was a cutie!

With our fill of snow fun, we headed inside for nothing less than the perfect ending of a snow... hot chocolate! Jake and Nati Grace were chatting it up while pulling on their warm and cozy pj's and I just had to ask what they were in such heavy discussion about. Nati Grace looked at me and asked, "Where will we put all the cars?"

I didn't get it! When I asked for some clarity on the car parking issue, Jake shared that they were concerned that "all the people" would want to come see their snowman and since our driveway was not very big they just were worried we wouldn't have enough space to park all the cars.

Oh, my. They were confident that the snowman was so wonderful that once people found out they would be cramming our street to just take a peek at the Snowly Acclaimed Snowman! Well, the people never came. Jake explained it was because we didn't tell anyone it was here.

I got it! Childlike faith believes that when people know how wonderful something is... they will seek it. Childlike faith believes that if we simply tell people... they will come. Childlike faith believes that when people realize how wonderful something is... we will have to ask the question: where will put all the cars?

When was the last time you were so excited about what Christ was doing in your life that you invited "all the people" to come and see?

" How then shall they call upon Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shal they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good things! However, they did not all heed the glad tidings; for Isaiah says, 'Lord, who has believed our report?' So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." ~Romans 10:14-17