Just a Swimmin'...

Cindy, Emy, and Luke invited us over to go swimming Friday before VBS. We had a wet and wild blast! Thank you a thousand times over to Cindy for inviting us over!! Here are a few pictures to show a sampling of the fun...
Logan, Jacob, Luke, and Emy
Logan
Jacob's "Candy Bomb"
Logan
Jacob

Vacation Bible School

Day 5

Today is the last day of VBS 2008. We have had a blast this week. Between the kids, crafts, food, and fellowship, I wish we could do it all over again. I cant wait until next year!! :)

Jacob is in the Lord's Army...Yes Sir!
Logan is in the Lord's Army! Yes Sir!
David was a wee little boy...
Jacob shooting his artillery...
Emy and Haley being.....GIRLS!!!

Vacation Bible School

Day 4

Singing songs before crafts.

Jacob
Logan (and Timothy to the right)

Vacation Bible School

DAY 3

Logan's favorite part of VBS? I hope not!

Jacob grubbin' on some animal crackers. Hey Devon!

Logan is letting his "little light shine"...with his boyish little grin!

Jacob mulit-tasking...eating and shining!

Jacob shooting a few hoops after class! He made it BTW!

Logan shooting a few of his own hoops...

Luke playing on the playground. He is such a sweet boy!!

Emy is posing as usual!

Jesse and Sarah

Jacob, Logan, & Kayla

Logan and Jacob helping Haley to "reach" Ola.

Here is our Tuesday night class.

We took the kids into the building outside to show them that they have to have Jesus in their hearts to shine, just like a flashlight needs batteries to shine!

Vacation Bible School

Day 2

Jacob and Logan listening to Ola talk about Jonah and the Whale. I can't believe Cindy actually got a picture of them sitting STILL!!

Logan and Kayla, our next door neighbor getting their grub on! Thanks for coming to VBS Kayla!!

Ola is teaching our class about Jonah and the Whale.

Vacation Bible School

Day One

Everyone that attends gets their name on a leaf on the tree. This was the tree before the service started. It was very pretty before, and quite beautiful afterwards with all the leaves on it. I will post another picture soon .

Jacob and Logan during snack time in our 3 to 5 class.

Marcella came to VBS with us!! Here she is helping Ingrid get ready for the 6 to 7 class.

Thanks Marcella!!

This is our tent outside that is for the 8 & up group. It is such a large group we had to expand outdoor! Isn't it great!! It is great how the Lord brings people together for such an enjoyable and purposeful time!

Here, Anthony is working on his pillowcase.

Jacobs finished sign. Pretty neat huh?

And...Logan's sign. He really enjoyed Cindy's lesson tonight. Good job Cindy!!

Check Cindy's blog for more good pics!!

Jesus Christ Hath Redeemed Us!

Gal. 3:13

Please join us for

Vacation Bible School 2008

Date: July 13th - 18th

Time: 7 - 9 pm

Place: Hall's Memorial Church

Union Church Road, Vass


All ages are welcome!

We will have something for everyone.

Please email me with any questions!!

God Bless!!

Please feel free to pass this along to others that might be interested!

Prayer Request

David is going out to sea for a month with the Navy. They are getting prepared for a 6-8 month deployment in August. Please pray for a safe month long trip. They will be leaving Tuesday morning. Please also pray for eased minds as they prepare for their longer deployment in August.

The REAL Beach Boys

We took off to the beach Saturday for a mini summer break. We haven't made it to the beach yet this summer, so we decided that one day would be good enough for now. Here are a few pictures from the day.

America the Beautiful

This is a link to a very beautiful short video of scenes from all over the US. It has music, so turn your speakers on low. Very soothing!!
Check it out here...
http://oldbluewebdesigns.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm

Vacation Days are Over...

Grandma has left to go back home!! The boys stood on the front porch as the car left and waved good bye until Mom, David, and Scooter were out of sight. Jacob then piped up and said..."I don't want Grandma to leave!!" We had to explain that she had to go home and he would hopefully see her again very soon. She is driving back to Norfolk tonight, and will leave very early in the morning on a flight back to Amarillo. Please keep her in your prayers for a safe trip.
We had a great time while she was here. It was great to have her all to ourselves, as the last few times we have seen her, we had to share the attention...lol! I really hope we can do it again soon...more often and maybe one day on a more permanent basis!! I love ya moma!!

More Summertime Fun

Man on the Moon

Can you find the man on the moon?

This is a picture I shot from my front porch Tuesday night.

Lazy Days of Summer

Ok...I have to admit it...I have not blogged in several days because, well, we haven't done anything out of the ordinary! We have been stuck at home (due to a $525 fuel pump being replaced in the truck) for close to 2 weeks now. Ugh! Any idea how stir crazy you can go from staying at home? However....the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter! My truck is supposed to be finished this evening (waahoo), and my mom, David, and Scooter will be here any minute. Scooter will be here for the weekend, and moma and David will be here for a week. Moma is coming down to spend some time with David before he deploys in August. I am sure we will have lots of exciting stories to tell over the next week or so, so be sure to stay tuned...

Prayer Requests

Tricia, Nate, and Gwyneth...Tricia is back at Duke with possible lung cancer after a recent double lung transplant...
http://www.cfhusband.blogspot.com/


For the Family of Haley Palmer who lost her battle with CF today...
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/haleypalmer

I Thought my Life was Hard...

I went through the boys toys today in an effort to clean and straighten their disaster they call a room...lol! I found lots of arms....and legs, people missing limbs that have been stuck in the toy box dungeon with no medical care, wheels, a few I'm not sure whats, and lots of other what could be scary stuff. I have come to the conclusion that toys should definitely come with hazard pay....lol. They are kicked, dropped, put in misc. roles that are not in their particular job description, slobbered on, endure bodily harm and damage, and many other things I am almost afraid to think about! And I thought my life way hard....

Summer Vacation

Today is the first official day of summer vacation! Yea! I think Jacob is enjoying it as I have bent a few rules...like bedtime...Jacob and I sat up until about 1 am this morning laughing and giggling until his giggled himself to sleep! (Almost literally)! This morning has brought eating pop tarts while dressed in Spiderman Costumes, and watching cartoons! What a life!

Beginnings and Endings

The school year is finally over, even though in many ways it seems that it just began. The years fly by so fast and and you barely realize it until you are looking back reminiscing about how small your kids once were. I am very blessed to be able to spend so much time with my boys. Even though some days are crazy and hectic, I can still sit back and watch their sweet simplistic lives as they continue to grow and blossom.....boy, am I blessed!

And the winner is...

I am proud to announce that Jacob recived several awards today at his ceremony.

His awards included:

Outstanding Music Student of the Year Award

Super Student in Music Award

for this 9 weeks. He received it last 9, too!

Computer Wizard Award

Patience Award

I am so proud of him...he had a great year and is excited to be moving to 1st grade next year!

My Little Graduate

Jacob will be "graduating" from Kindergarten today at 12:30.

I think this means my little boy is really starting to grow up...sigh...

Confessions of a CF Husband

Not sure how many of you are following this story, but here is a video of their church service this Sunday where they told their story. It is TRULY an AMAZING act of GOD!

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/472365

(You may have to cut and paste the link.)

THANK YOU!!

Thanks to all who shared Logan's birthday party fun today! We hope you had as much fun as Logan did!!!

Happy Days

After a day full of visiting friends, cartoons galore, birthday dessert at Ruby Tuesday's and a night out at Chuckie Cheese, Logan seemed to have had a great day. Of course he was really really tired when we got home and was asleep after a short second wind. (He had to play with his prizes he won at CC!) Thank you to Ola, Eli, and Annie for sharing Logan's special day with us! We look forward to seeing everyone else Saturday at the birthday party!

Pictures...as promised!

Happy Birthday Logan!!

The Singing Beauty

Annie did a super job at her talent show tonight!! Isn't she beautiful!?!

For those of you that might not know, Annie is my BFF's (Ola) daughter!

Water Babies

P-A-R-T-Y

It is hard to believe, but Logan Cade will be FOUR-years-old on Thursday, June 5!! We will be having a birthday party for him on Saturday, June 7th at our church from 1-4pm!

It is hard to believe my Logan is growing up!!

Logan is...

Spunky

Quirky

Intelligent

Rambunctious

Happy

Generous

Healthy

Handsome

Curious

Six More Days

When I picked Jacob up from school yesterday afternoon, he eagerly hopped up into his booster and announced..."Guess what moma...only six more days of school...only SIX more days!" I remember those days of countdown....

Summer

I love summer!

Summer is hot.

It's sun and shade.

It's water to wade.

It's frogs and bugs.

It's grass for rugs.

It's eating outside.

It's a tree-swing ride.

It's tomatoes and corn.

It's dew in the morn.

It's dogs and boys

And lots of noise.

It's a hot sunny sky.

It's summer.

That's why.....I love summer.

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