Vanessa's Birthday Today!

It's Vanessa's Birthday Today(Monday) but we celebrated yesterday with family and friends!

This is before church - we took the cake to Grandpa and Grandma's house for lunch after church

Sawyer took a picture with Vanessa

She got a John Deere sweatshirt from grandpa and grandma

Here is the gang - we did a number on the cake - was very good - Vanessa leaves for Hawaii on Wednesday for her YFU trip - so her cake was a Hawaiin theme - she is very excited and is looking very forward to being WARM again!!!

Winter Festival at school!

Tonight is the Winter Festival at Rock Valley Christian School. Since I am an eighth grade mom we get to help with serving the supper - It's seems like just yesterday that Marcus was starting Kindergarten there and now Jamie will be graduating in a few months and we will no longer have any children going there WOW - time flies - we have had many last this year - last time for chapel at the beginning of the year - last time I needed to help with Pie day and Jog-a-thon - last time for helping with the Winter Festival - but with all the last there will be many firsts as well - just the next step for us on our journey.

Snowman Day!

We decided Sunday afternoon that everyone needed to help make a snowman - so we all got dressed for the weather and headed out!

He turned out to be really cute and one thing lead to another and the fun began!!!

First a snowball fight and then Mike tackled Marcus and yeah you see what happened!

Well, Marcus couldn't let that be the end - so it continued!

I sure was glad I had the camera - we all had a great time and got some much needed fresh air!

Sorry it's been awhile!

Marcus was Referee Pitman at the big show - here he called a false start on Jim Boogerd - everyone laughed and laughed and laughed - Jim didn't know what to do - it was funny.

He was quite the comedian - loved it - he played his role well!!

I'm still here just a bit busy this week :

Monday: Jamie and Mike went to hunter's safety course - Vanessa, Marcus and I had Big show rehearsal at church.

Tues: Jamie has volleyball practice and we were moving some stuff for the big show yet and finalizing details

Wed: Big show - at church by 3:30-4 oclock - it was a huge success and lots of fun our theme this year was tail-gate party - clean up and home by 10

Thur: Jamie had a basketball game in Sioux Center - and then we had a belt project for church to help with Christian education chapter so we all went from 6 till 9

Fri: Vanessa went to Des Moines for the weekend for a global exchange program brought her to Spencer - Jamie had basketball practice and then came home with 3 other girls for supper and movie - Marcus went to a movie with the guys

Sat: Marcus is taking his ACT test today - Jamie has end of year basketball tournament in Orange City - Vanessa still in Des Moines - Mike is walking Paco now and I am getting ready so we can leave when he gets back - Western plays basketball in Sioux Falls tonight.

We are at a busy time but just loving it - the kids are great to follow and so glad that they like to hang out here - they came over last night and requested spaghetti - since they had tournament today and they needed carbs - so I went to the grocery store and Mike and I made spaghetti for them all - it was great!