Moments to Remember

Here is one of those moments you don't want to forget.  For the rest of you, proof Boaz can say more than NO!

Winter Collection

So, I know I'm terribly behind in keeping up with this blog.  Between morning sickness, holidays, and just keeping up around here, it has fallen to the wayside.  So here is a collection of some things that happened this winter.

First, Christmas.  We loved visiting family, even though it was way too short.

Boaz did not want to stop playing with his toys...it looks pretty funny none-the-less.

Here are a couple from our Christmas at home.  This was my first skirt sewn for the girls:-)

And now to our first snow storm of the season.  A whopping 3 and half inches!!

We are suppose to get 10 today during the blizzard??  The kids still had fun playing in the snow.  Boys definetly play differently than the girls at this age.  Dad shoveled and Josiah would get a running head start, and off he went, head first in the snow!!

Remember this position is on purpose!

And since the snow was not packing snow, so dad just threw snow on them...with a SHOVEL!!LOL!

Then the tradition of coming in and having a cup of hot chocolate:-)

Look for more later on someone's birthday!

Josiah's favorite

Just some Happenings

This week has been pretty rough on the morning-day-evening sickness and Hannah has been sick a few days this week also.  But I am trying to remember some oh-so-cute moments.

Josiah does want to be like his daddy when he grows up.  Just the other day he told me.."When I grow up, I'm going to get to go to meetings just like dad!"  If he only knew how true that will be:-)

Brooke has gone and lost herself another tooth.  Please beware, she only looses teeth when eating pizza!  Now she is has 4 gone in the middle top with one front tooth growing in.  What a sight!

Happy Reformation Day!!

One of the benefits in living in a small town is underlying church culture.  I understand sometimes it can be bad, but sometimes its good.  Our town decided to have trick or treating on Friday night instead of Sunday.  We get to celebrate this day as a rememberance of the beginnings of Protestantism.  Shaun did a great sermon this morning and I'm looking forward to what the night brings.  If you want to hear it, just go to the church's website, www.auburnalliancechurch.org. 

So here are some pics of the kids in there costumes for trick or treating.  We just might have a preacher in the making as Josiah went from house to house belting out the song "The B.I.B.L.E.!"  What a sight!  A pirate preaching to trick or treaters.  It was great!

Boaz had me singing the "Pirates of Penzance" songs.  Great memories.

  I leave with a quote from the great reformer himself, Martin Luther, "Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying."

Sumo Wrestling

Lest you think we don't learn about other cultures...here is our attempt at sumo wrestling:-) What an experience!! BTW no one got hurt, in fact, I think it boosted egos!

4-H

Brooke did 4-H this year, a first for all of us.  We had to miss 2 of the meetings(sister's wedding stuff) and the last meeting was judging.  She did a great job with the crafts as she models her beaded necklace.  The gardening was a good experience.  My advice, don't start those projects a month before they are due...they need time to grow:-)  Great job Brooke!!  She is even ready to do it again next year.