April 20, 2015 - Comfortable?

This is the week of the 8th grade meal.  So I've been slowly taking things over to Messiah that we'll need.  Today we needed to deliver some trees and the car.  Sawyer and Jake got the pleasure of a car ride in the midst of the chaos.  They were watching a movie so I don't think they minded too much.  It was funny to look back there and see this though..

April 19, 2015 - The Sunday Special

It's become a tradition to have what we call our Sunday Special (popcorn, cheese, sausage and crackers) every Sunday for supper.  If for some reason we aren't able to have it, the kids get kind of upset, Bryce and Sawyer especially.  It's a nice, easy supper and the kids all like to help prepare it.  I have a feeling this will be something we do for years to come, the quantities will just keep getting bigger.

April 18, 2015- Card Night

Dan and I get together with friends every now and then to play cards.  We hadn't gotten together for awhile, schedules just get too crazy.  But we managed to get a few couples together tonight and had a really good time.  It ended up being somewhat of a mini class reunion for us.  We can't wait to get together again. 

April 17, 2015 - Home Early and Some Math Bowl Fun

It's a Friday and beautiful out again.  I came home to find Dan home early!  Always such a nice surprise.  We decided to go for a walk, he slowed me down a little but the company was good.

 

Noah and Ethan were both asked to be in the Math Bowl again this year.  They both did really well, answering lots of questions right.  It's always an interesting time going and watching this.  There are some questions that the older kids had that I had no idea how to solve.  I'm glad they knew what they were doing though.  Ethan ended up getting 3rd place for 5th-6th graders.  Way to go guys!  We're very proud of both of you.

 



April 16, 2015 - A Beautiful Day

It's definitely feeling like spring around here.  It was so nice Sawyer and I met Rebecca and Jake at a park for lunch.  Jake and Sawyer played a little  and Rebecca and I enjoyed the sun.  After lunch Karen met us for a walk, Sawyer likes riding his bike on the path close to our house.  We finished the evening at Carson Park for an Immanuel baseball game.  All around a pretty great day!

April 15, 2015 - Crazy Evening

There was a lot going on today and I forgot that Dan had to be gone til late for work so I had a moment of panic when I realized a little too late that I was going it all.  I was out at school working with the 8th graders on 8th grade meal stuff so Sawyer got some playtime in with Drew Schaller.  When we got home, Sam Oster and Gabe Plath came over to paint the old car we cut out of wood for the meal.  I thought I would be home to supervise this project but I had to run Sawyer to baseball practice.  Everything turned out fine, and it was probably better that I wasn't hovering over the boys painting and just let them do it their way.  Everything got done and no huge messes were made.  I definitely prefer when Dan is home though.

April 14, 2015 - Baseball in the Yard

Dan has been having some batting practice with the boys in our yard.  He takes them to the furthest corner and pitches to them.  It's great to have such a big yard, we never could have done this at our old house.  We are however, realizing that Noah may not be able to get real baseballs pitched to him even in this yard.  He's come close to hitting the house too many times!