Saturday, May 23, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
they did it.
i promise i will have pictures up here soon...
but just a quick note to say
they did it.
west middle school raised over
five thousand dollars.
kids.
teachers.
parents.
a well.
proud does not even begin to describe how i am feeling...
it is more like humbled,
and honored.
but just a quick note to say
they did it.
west middle school raised over
five thousand dollars.
kids.
teachers.
parents.
a well.
proud does not even begin to describe how i am feeling...
it is more like humbled,
and honored.
a million
i have a million pictures to get downloaded
to my computer.
good ones too.
but i have no time...
stayed up until two thirty getting bracelets ready
for the talent show at west middle school
to benefit water.
it makes me infinitely happy
to see kids get excited about making a difference
in the lives of kids just like them
on the other side of the world.
if you live in town,
i encourage you to stop by west middle school
today at one.
you will be inspired,
in awe,
and so proud of this generation
of kids making a difference.
one voice at a time.
one life saved at a time.
one drop of water at a time.
to my computer.
good ones too.
but i have no time...
stayed up until two thirty getting bracelets ready
for the talent show at west middle school
to benefit water.
it makes me infinitely happy
to see kids get excited about making a difference
in the lives of kids just like them
on the other side of the world.
if you live in town,
i encourage you to stop by west middle school
today at one.
you will be inspired,
in awe,
and so proud of this generation
of kids making a difference.
one voice at a time.
one life saved at a time.
one drop of water at a time.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
trees...
steve spent most of yesterday planting some new trees in our yard.
he dug holes, and put in five.
i was admiring the work,
when micah happened along.
i said, "micah, aren't these trees dad planted nice?"
and he said, "well, they are nice and all, but what happens if i am walking through the yard with my eyes closed, and forget they are there, and run right into them?"
"when do you walk through the yard with your eyes closed?"
"i haven't yet, but i might."
he dug holes, and put in five.
i was admiring the work,
when micah happened along.
i said, "micah, aren't these trees dad planted nice?"
and he said, "well, they are nice and all, but what happens if i am walking through the yard with my eyes closed, and forget they are there, and run right into them?"
"when do you walk through the yard with your eyes closed?"
"i haven't yet, but i might."
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
so proud
a huge congratulations goes out
to steve's brother, mike smith...
coach for california baptist university women's softball.
they won the NAIA national championship
about five minutes ago...
this is huge.
the first time a GSAC school has EVER won the NAIA championship.
so proud.
he is a great coach,
a loving husband and father,
and steve's big brother.
we love you mike.
to steve's brother, mike smith...
coach for california baptist university women's softball.
they won the NAIA national championship
about five minutes ago...
this is huge.
the first time a GSAC school has EVER won the NAIA championship.
so proud.
he is a great coach,
a loving husband and father,
and steve's big brother.
we love you mike.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
happy birthday baby boy
today our baby boy turns four years old.
it is so hard to believe it has been four years.
but i really can't remember what it was like before he was around.
he is small but mighty...
super competitive.
loves anything sports.
and adores, adores his brothers.
he loves worms.
and frogs.
and turtles.
and mud.
and he still loves to snuggle with his mommy.
which makes me very happy. :)
happy birthday brody, we love you little man.
it is so hard to believe it has been four years.
but i really can't remember what it was like before he was around.
he is small but mighty...
super competitive.
loves anything sports.
and adores, adores his brothers.
he loves worms.
and frogs.
and turtles.
and mud.
and he still loves to snuggle with his mommy.
which makes me very happy. :)
happy birthday brody, we love you little man.
Monday, May 18, 2009
are you kidding me?
so last night before bed,
brody told me that he had found one of the mushrooms
we had been hunting for with emily.
he said they were in the sticks
in the back yard.
i didn't really believe him.
and then he showed me this...
shortly after, he pointed out the really big one.
and said there were more too.
he was right.
and is apparently a killer mushroom hunter.
i told him he was the mushroom king.
he liked that a whole bunch.
brody told me that he had found one of the mushrooms
we had been hunting for with emily.
he said they were in the sticks
in the back yard.
i didn't really believe him.
and then he showed me this...
shortly after, he pointed out the really big one.
and said there were more too.
he was right.
and is apparently a killer mushroom hunter.
i told him he was the mushroom king.
he liked that a whole bunch.
first turtle of the year
it was a weekend full of baseball and soccer.
but those photos get old.
yesterday evening isaiah came home with the first turtle of the year.
he was an adorable little guy, or girl, i suppose.
a sure sign that summer is coming.
and i think i might be getting a bit better at capturing these little guys on camera..
either that, or the spunky little turtle just wanted his picture taken.
which, now that i think about it,
seems a whole lot more likely.
but those photos get old.
yesterday evening isaiah came home with the first turtle of the year.
he was an adorable little guy, or girl, i suppose.
a sure sign that summer is coming.
and i think i might be getting a bit better at capturing these little guys on camera..
either that, or the spunky little turtle just wanted his picture taken.
which, now that i think about it,
seems a whole lot more likely.
Happy Monday
the girls celebrating their birthdays by going out to dinner.
they are having a great time.
really.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
so, mother's day.
with all these birthdays going on, i didn't post about mother's day.
it was great.
i got a robot that vacuums my house for me.
fab.
love her.
we named her hattie.
but what i loved most, was seeing 4 out of my 5 kids up on stage at church,
singing and dancing.
micah got to sing a solo.
jesus loves me.
it was adorable.
after that we took my mom to lunch at the chart house.
love her.
love the chart house.
and i got one photo of all my children.
i am not in it.
but i was there.
trust me.
it was great.
i got a robot that vacuums my house for me.
fab.
love her.
we named her hattie.
but what i loved most, was seeing 4 out of my 5 kids up on stage at church,
singing and dancing.
micah got to sing a solo.
jesus loves me.
it was adorable.
after that we took my mom to lunch at the chart house.
love her.
love the chart house.
and i got one photo of all my children.
i am not in it.
but i was there.
trust me.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Happy 13th Birthday Emily!
it is so hard to believe my first born is 13 today.
it really doesn't seem like that long ago
that i was wondering...
will she be bull-headed as a teen?
uh, yah.
but again, i wouldn't have her any other way.
she is strong.
mentally, emotionally, and physically.
she will always be able to kick isaiah's butt. :)
she hates social injustice
and is passionate about her causes.
she is honest, always.
she is beautiful, inside, and out.
she has more common sense then most 30 year olds.
and even though she is a bit too much like her mamma,
i love her.
we love her.
happy 13th birthday emily.
it really doesn't seem like that long ago
that i was wondering...
will she be bull-headed as a teen?
uh, yah.
but again, i wouldn't have her any other way.
she is strong.
mentally, emotionally, and physically.
she will always be able to kick isaiah's butt. :)
she hates social injustice
and is passionate about her causes.
she is honest, always.
she is beautiful, inside, and out.
she has more common sense then most 30 year olds.
and even though she is a bit too much like her mamma,
i love her.
we love her.
happy 13th birthday emily.
funny things micah says...
yesterday...
steve says to hannah:
hannah, thanks for having a birthday!
micah looks at me, and says:
yah, and thank YOU for giving birth to her!
-----
this morning while i was trying to get him out the door to school, he kept playing with a calculator, i said:
micah, i already asked you to put that away!
micah: geez, i just want to calculate some numbers.
steve says to hannah:
hannah, thanks for having a birthday!
micah looks at me, and says:
yah, and thank YOU for giving birth to her!
-----
this morning while i was trying to get him out the door to school, he kept playing with a calculator, i said:
micah, i already asked you to put that away!
micah: geez, i just want to calculate some numbers.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Happy 9th Birthday Hannah
Hannah is nine years old today.
so hard to believe.
and although she gives me a ton of dirty looks...
or ignores me all together,
she is exactly how i would want her to be.
she is mellow,
and loving.
motherly
and caring.
she goes with the flow,
and remains my "easy" kid.
she is even keel
and a beauty.
inside and out.
happy birthday baby girl.
we love you.
so hard to believe.
and although she gives me a ton of dirty looks...
or ignores me all together,
she is exactly how i would want her to be.
she is mellow,
and loving.
motherly
and caring.
she goes with the flow,
and remains my "easy" kid.
she is even keel
and a beauty.
inside and out.
happy birthday baby girl.
we love you.
Friday, May 8, 2009
MORELS!!!
so, this morning,
i decided that emily needed to,
as my dad used to say,
participate in an educational experience outside the classroom.
i wanted someone to go hunt mushrooms with,
because as much as i adore brody,
i was in the mood for more grown up conversation.
the three of us left while it was still pretty foggy
and as it turns out,
she was good luck.
we only found two...
but they are beautiful!
i decided that emily needed to,
as my dad used to say,
participate in an educational experience outside the classroom.
i wanted someone to go hunt mushrooms with,
because as much as i adore brody,
i was in the mood for more grown up conversation.
the three of us left while it was still pretty foggy
and as it turns out,
she was good luck.
we only found two...
but they are beautiful!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
me and my baby boy
i am loving watching brody gain confidence,
becoming his own little person,
not needing me so much.
but i also still love it
when the "big" kids leave,
and we crawl back into my bed and cuddle.
he is at a good place.
and i am so blessed to be his mom.
becoming his own little person,
not needing me so much.
but i also still love it
when the "big" kids leave,
and we crawl back into my bed and cuddle.
he is at a good place.
and i am so blessed to be his mom.
most improved!
so, it was mother's tea at preschool.
i was kinda dreading it,
given the christmas performance.
but what a difference a few months makes!
brody was totally into it,
singing his little heart out.
very cute,
love him.
it helped, i think,
that he got to stand next to his favorite person at preschool.
it's good to have friends.
i was kinda dreading it,
given the christmas performance.
but what a difference a few months makes!
brody was totally into it,
singing his little heart out.
very cute,
love him.
it helped, i think,
that he got to stand next to his favorite person at preschool.
it's good to have friends.
mushroom hunting...
we didn't find a single one.
could have been because we were hunting with a 3 year old.
could have been because we were hunting with a 3 year old.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
my favorites from last weekend....
emily.
i love her.
she gets stuff.
and this one made my heart melt...
totally spontaneous.
they were walking back to the car to get a snack in between games.
i love her.
she gets stuff.
and this one made my heart melt...
totally spontaneous.
they were walking back to the car to get a snack in between games.
more kids...
what the other kids look like at baseball:
and seriously, i get this look from hannah all the time.
why does she want to kill me?
she is eating popcorn, in the sunshine, at a baseball game for goodness sake.
brody, happy to be involved... i think that he thinks he is on the team.
and micah, in his own world yet again.
and seriously, i get this look from hannah all the time.
why does she want to kill me?
she is eating popcorn, in the sunshine, at a baseball game for goodness sake.
brody, happy to be involved... i think that he thinks he is on the team.
and micah, in his own world yet again.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
micah's labels
someone gave micah some sticky labels
this morning before school he decided to write on some,
and he was very serious about it,
as serious as a five year old can be.
important stuff.
this morning before school he decided to write on some,
and he was very serious about it,
as serious as a five year old can be.
important stuff.
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