Gii Wii

After much thought and discussion by all four family members, the kiddos got a Wii for their birthdays this year. So far, we have all enjoyed it. It's been affectionately named "Gii." The kids have gotten very good at a couple of the games. In the above pictures, they are playing baseball against each other. The Wii does an age test. All four of us did the test. Our age scores were 54, 77, 80 and 80. I'll let you guess the order!!

Aubree's Artwork

Aubree's explanation: This picture is a twin big Barbie of me and a twin little Barbie. loveaubree (Aubree typed this part.)

Bryce's Bedtime Story

Bryce's writing assignment this week was to write a bedtime story and was to have a Frog or Toad as a character. He's been reading Frog and Toad Are Friends for his read-alouds. Aubree and I even got in bed for him to read it to us and we fell fast asleep....

Seal and Frog get a space ship

and takeoff in the 1900s.

They forgot to fill up with gas.

They ran out of fuel and landed

on a comet. The comet ran in

to the sun and melted were

safe they yeled! They space

walked back to earth The end.

Happy Mother's Day

Obviously, when I think of Mother's Day, I think of my mother. I've now been a mother for almost 8 years and I can't imagine how my mother did it. My father died when I was 13 and she was 36. She was on her own to raise my sister and me through the rest of our years at home. I appreciate the decisions she made for us as we grew up. I know I haven't appreciated her very much verbally, but when I hear myself give my kids an answer like her, I appreciate her in my heart. She's famous for always giving an answer even if she has to make it up. It can be for her creativity since she doesn't know the answer or even for our own protection. We knew if her answer was "I have to think about it," the answer was probably going to be "No."

I'm blessed to have a great mother-in-law as well. She invited me to a Mom's Dinner at their church last night. The speaker shared from 1Peter 3:1-6. She spoke of how Sarah is our spiritual mother. She's listed in the great heros of the faith in Hebrews 1. It was a great lesson for me as I fall daily in motherhood. I don't have to be perfect and will fail. 1Peter 3:6 says "as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror."


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! I LOVE YOU!!!