Asheville

We're back from our weekend trip. Dusty and I went out to Asheville, North Carolina. I have some photos to post later, but in reality they are just silliness and nonsense compared to why we went. Our good friend Paul's mother, Donna, passed away last week after a battle with cancer. We went to attend her memorial service. It was a beautiful and touching service for woman who was greatly loved and respected by her family, friends, and all those touched by her ministry. Seeing the many people who filled the sanctuary for the service, it is so evident that she will be deeply missed by everyone who knew her.

Silly Girls

Rachel played with her cousin Madelyn this morning. We took a short walk to a rummage sale and picked up a few items including a snazzy Dora the Explorer umbrella that Rachel didn't put down hardly all day. Rachel and Madelyn always have a lot of fun together.

I'll be away from the computer until Monday, so I'll catch up with you then. Happy Weekend!

You're the Best!

I have no funny ancedotes, new photos, or crazy random videos today. I just want to let you know that the women of my church are the BEST!! If you're a woman and you go to my church then let me say again, "You are the BEST!" If you don't go to my church or you're a man then I'm sure you're great as well, but this particular post is not about you specifically. :) The womens ministry that I'm a part of is having our Spring luncheon on Saturday and something has come up and I will be out of town. And you know what...not a problem, not even a blip on the radar. Our ministry team is made up of great ladies who all work together and do a great job. Angie is on top of everthing, and it will be great!

And then there are the great women that I get to hang out with in Mom's group and go out to eat with on Thursday evening. You share with me friendship, laughter, support, and some week's are the only reason I stay sane! Your friendship means the world to me and I thank God that he led us to this church and all of you. My family and I are truly blessed!

So here you are - we think you all rock!

Actually Dusty is doing a Gene Simmons impersonation while Rachel just wonders what on earth is going on, but you get the idea! :)

Ride With Me!

This is for all of those moms who find themselves driving to the store last minute because their kids remembered something they need for school the next day. Enjoy!

Monkey Dance

This is what Rachel calls a "Monkey Dance". Looks like a lot of running around to me. We had Mom's group at my house this morning. 10 moms and 7 kids. That's not a bad ratio considering if all of the kids from school, preschool, and parent's day out were with those 10 moms that would have been 23 kids! The kid to parent ration in our church is high! We went through 2 whole pots of coffee. That's 24 cups for those of you doing the math at home. One person who shall remain nameless polished off 4 cups by herself. When it was time to go home, we peeled her off the ceiling. Just kidding!! There was also discussion about a questionable hand gesture by a 13 month old, but that's a story for another day. A morning with the girls is always fun!

For old time's sake

I have nothing new to report today. No funny kid story, no new photos, nothing...nada...zilch. So for old time's sake here is the Sesame street clip that I was talking about in the previous post. Come on...you know you love Sesame Street! In fact, you will probably want to head on over to YouTube and watch all of the vintage Sesame street clips. Remember the Yip Yip aliens!!!

Rachel the Builder?

Today after church we ventured over to Jim & Sarah's for Josiah's 4th birthday party. We had a Bob the Builder theme complete with hardhats and tool belts. Sarah had a building made out of cardboard boxes down in the basement and let the kids paint it. I personally thought she had lost her mind by letting over a dozen kids ages 2 and up down in the basement with paint, but they all had a great time and it was a lot of fun. (And the mess was at a minimum) The group shot makes me think of the old Sesame Street cartoon with the pinball machine. You know - the one with the disco type music "1..2..3..4..5 (pause)..6..7..8..9..10.(pause)11..12. And that's just the little kids; it doesn't include the older siblings that were there. Crazy fun!

Rachel and her friend Rylan get ready for some demo!

Crazy town!!