Year 2011

The Week in Review

This past week was enjoyable. Knowing that soon my time will be divided between the littles and a new baby, we’ve been thoroughly enjoying this last week. Planting flowers, ice cream treats, extra stories, fun at the park… You can’t…

The Vintage Pearl

A while back I won a gift certificate to The Vintage Pearl from Simple Mom.  The Vintage Pearl makes beautiful hand-stamped custom treasures. I love the Erin’s story of how The Vintage Pearl started and about how God has blessed…

Exhausted and Dripping

Friday May 20th was the start of the long weekend and a hot, sunny day. We pulled out the pool {a curbside garbage day find – thanks mom!} and had a little fun. There was shrieking and jumping and fun…

Popcorn on the Cob

  This past fall Chloe went with her cousins to a farm and came home with dried corn on the cob. It decorated our sideboard for Thanksgiving and then sat in the sideboard until I discovered it this spring. As…

Track and Field 2011

  Our church has a Christian School and the Lord has blessed our church with a good sized property in addition to a large separate gymnasium on the property. Each May, our church hosts a Track and Field meet. Christian…

A Beach Day in May

Chloe arrived in our room at 6am this morning to tell DH that it wasn’t raining out and that the sun was shining. Since our new arrival will be arriving any day now, we have no plans booked and are…

Five Minutes: Celery

  After days of rain, the sun has made an appearance. The children are playing in the back yard and it’s lunch time; I hate to call them in. Celery and Cheese Whiz was a treat I enjoyed growing up…

‘We Are Awana Cubbies’ Video

May 2011 Part of the Cubbies Class (sorry to the mommies whose little people aren’t in this picture) Our Awana Club wraps up early; the awards ceremony was last week. This was Chloe’s first year in Cubbies. She finished her…