Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Who's the Boss?

One afternoon Kate was being a bit sassy and telling Brower what to do (typical big sister duties) and I scolded her saying "Kate you are not the boss in this family". She looked at me and said "Mommy, you are not the boss either. God is the boss of our family!!" Part of me was angry at her for talking back and the other part of me was proud of her for knowing that God really is the boss in our family. It took me a moment and then I was proudly able to respond with "You're right, God is the boss of our family and God tells you to OBEY me!!" Since then she has proudly memorized Ephesians 6:1 which says Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
These 5 year olds sure keep me on my toes!!

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Easter Celebration

Happy Easter! We had a wonderful Easter weekend with friends and family this weekend. We had an Easter Egg Hunt with our small group and the kids had a blast. They all got lots of goodies and lots of fun with their friends. Jason and the kids came up late Saturday night to celebrate Easter with us. We got up early with the kiddos to see what the Easter Bunny brought and then headed to church. We had an amazing service at church celebrating Jesus' resurrection! It was so great to have our family there with us. We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Jesus with our family!








Dyeing Easter Eggs

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Chad celebrated his 38th birthday today. The kids love birthdays and love planning fun things for their daddy! This year we decided to hide all of Chad's gifts around the house and make a scavenger hunt for him. Kate and Brower came up with all of the hiding spots in the house (under the sleeping bag, on the book shelf, under their bean bag...) and Kate helped me with the clues. They could not wait for Chad to get home. As soon as he got home from work, they were jumping up and down to give him his card with the first clue. It was so cute! They could hardly contain themselves and not tell Chad where the gifts were. They had so much fun. I think Daddy enjoyed his scavenger hunt too! Most of all, we wanted Chad to know how much we love and appreciate him and know that he is the best husband and Daddy ever! We love you Chad!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Names, Names, Names

Who knew naming a child could be so difficult? Chad and I cannot agree on a name for this poor child. We both have a few that we like, but none that we both love! I think I'm still waiting to hear the right name. Kate and Brower have both come up with their favorite names and know exactly what they think we should name him. They are both unwavering and set on their names (unlike mom and dad). Kate thinks we should name the baby Cameron William and Brower thinks we should name him Footbally. Maybe we should just consider one of these names! :)