101 Things To Do With a Laundry Basket

The kids LOVE my laundry baskets. These baskets become race cars, step stools, toy bins, hide and seek hiding spots, chairs, buckets, turtle shells, hats, airplane cockpits, rocket ships and one of my favorites to is pretend they are animals in their cages and I have to feed them snacks through the openings. Big G plays harry the dog. The animals favorite snacks are marshmallows! Here is Big G as Harry the dog.

Hoyart AKA Yogurt

Little G loves yogurt, but she calls it hoyart. It is fun trying to always figure out the kids language - frankly; I love the names kids come up with. They usually stick around our home for a while. Here is a girl who loves her hoyart! Feel free to call your yogurt hoyart, Little G would be proud.

Easter 2009

We had a fantastic Easter this year. Big G really is getting the meaning behind the season and it was such a joy to share our Faith with him. What an exciting time as a parent! I am loving it.
Here are the kiddos on Easter morning finding their basket and wearing the Easter best. We came home and filled our home with 40 plus people and had a great day with our family and friends.
Hope your Easter was just as grand.

Our Little Girl

Our Little G just LOVES to be outside. We had some freak warm days in Feb. and we took FULL advantage of them. Little G loved drawing on the driveway with her chalk and simply just "being" in the driveway. She didn't go far, she just enjoyed the sun on her face and the writing instruments in her hand. We had a great day and are looking forward to doing more of "this" very soon.

What Happens When Lightening McQueen hits your Flat Screen...

A little bit of THIS and THAT but more THIS than THAT - ugh!!! Just a TV I know, but what the heck do you do with a broken piece of un-fixable electronics? According to Vizio, the broken part costs more than what we paid for the TV. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense Mr. Vizio!!!??? Time to find a new TV, Consumer Reports here we come!!! AGAIN! Although, we can rule out buying another Vizio again.

We Break Free

Last weekend, C and I were able to get away. Well, actually we had a church vision casting meeting in Michigan and they like the spouses to join. Well, you didn't have to ask me twice. The glitch, who will take the kids overnight. Well, our wonderful Kelly and her husband Shawn volunteered. It was the first time in 4 years that I have been away from both of the kids overnight. It was a very nice time away. We stayed at a really cute Inn on Lake Michigan. We had great fellowship, planning, dining and fun. It was wonderful to be with C. We realized how much we really like being with one another. It was like dating all over again, but married this time round (if that makes sense). Thanks Kelly and Shawn for making it possible.

A New Look in the Basement

Last week we were blessed with a visit from our friend Chris. Chris is such an amazing guy and we love to have him in our home. He has many gifts, but one that he has shared with us is his incredible ability to create and paint. When we moved into our house he painted Little and Big G's rooms and we were so excited, but this time he painted a mural in the basement and we said, "That is beyond amazing." Check it out. We love it Chris, you are such a blessing to us. May God continue to bless you and your service to him wherever you go!