One Year Later

One year ago I started this blog, and I talked about my 60th surprise party. What a memory that was. This year was more low key, we went out to dinner with family. It was such a relaxed evening. The kids were very well behaved, even though we sat at the restaurant for a couple of hours. As you can see by the pictures, Rocket kept himself occupied with a couple of straws. Then we started taking pictures of each other. Each grandchild wanted to take pictures of the other two. Thank goodness for digital cameras, and surprisingly many of them turned out. Rocket, Roxanne, Naomi and Matt made the flower that Elise is holding.
Now I know that this is my birthday blog, and that must mean that I am a year older, but that is not what I am thinking about, I am just remembering a fun evening.

We're ready for summer!

I know that I haven't blogged lately, no reason, maybe bored with blogging, or something. Anyway Sarah and Elise joined us for lunch yesterday. It was 70 degrees outside, so we decided to eat on the deck. Elise wanted to play in the fountain, but we said it really wasn't summer and we couldn't set it up. But she did settle for some sandbox play and the swing.
But we know that winter is still here and it's not really summer as snow is scheduled for the end of the week. Ugh!!

Christmas is over and everyone has left. the house is picked up and extremly quiet. what we have left sre lots of pictures and many memories. Here is a start and when we get rested I will post more about our great week. For now here is our traditional picture of the grandkids taken on the stairs. And of course we took a Christmas eve picture of the kids in front of the tree.

A Christmas Start

Becca arrived on Saturday night and the fun began. Matt & kids came on Sunday followed by Sarah & Family on Sunday night. So the fun has begun. For dessert we had Ice Cream Pops, can you tell they liked them?

We trained the boys to go get Grandpa's morning paper, they didn't seem to notice the cold.
And of course for church we had our pictures taken with Ruthie Two. More photos will follow as I have a few minutes to blog.

Entertaining Kids in the Car

Last week we took a trip to visit Matt's family and to watch the Trans Siberian Music Lights at the Northfield Mall. On the way home Rocket & Roxanne were getting very bored. I kept them occupied by taking their pictures . This is something we couldn't have done with a regular camera, but with a digital camera we can take as many pictures as we want and if they don't turn out, just delete them.
It really kept them occupied for quite a while, as they would come up with a pose, I would snap the picture and then they would look at the picture and laugh. So if you are stuck in a car with active children, play with your camera.

Waiting For Cousins

We are all very busy getting ready for Christmas this year. Grandma made skirts for the girls. She even made one for Ruthie too. Grandpa made a swing. Elise tried the swing out and said cousins hurry and come play with me.

Quiet Time

I can't take credit for this as it was in my quiet time this morning, but I thought it was worth sharing.
God's presence comes to dwell in our midst when we praise Him, and in His presence we find healing, transformation, and direction for our lives. In fact, the more time we spend praising the LORD, the more we will see ourselves and our circumstances grow in wholeness and completeness. That's because praise softens our hearts and makes them pliable.
Stormie Omartin "Praying God's Will For Your Life"
Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. Psalm 63:3