Kuna Rattlers

Ash had her first TBall game last night.

Go Rattlers!

Play Ball!

She was the last batter up, so she got to bring everyone home and run the bases straight through.

She played 1st base and got 3 kids out.

And then she played 3rd baseman and doesn't she look so stinkin' cute!  I love how her hat is sitting on top of her head.

Ash had lots of fun, her favorite part was running the bases.

We're looking forward to watching her other games.  

We're so proud of you Ash!

Day Two

more of this,

lying around.

abigail is home from school again today.  

sore throat. stuffy, runny nose. slight cough. sniffles.

Girls Weekend

I just had an amazing weekend in McCall with some great gals! 

Crafting, eating, movies, sewing, chatting, laughing and snorting.

So much fun!

And while I was away, J and the girls had a their own amazing daddy/girl weekend.

Soccer game, the library, fish store, movie night, bike rides, basketball, homemade root beer, and playing outside.

So much fun!

I enjoyed my time away but there's something to be said for coming home, especially when you come home to this...

a little note of love

plus 1 wonderful husband and 2 happy girls

I hope your weekend was just as AMAZING!

Head to Kelly's blog if you'd like to get the full scoop on our weekend and see the amazing pictures.  Plus I can't wait to show you what I made for the girls and what was made for me.  Super cute!  That post, yep, it's coming.

U Smile

As I looked through the birthday party pictures, every picture of Abigail was her with a big beautiful SMILE.  She has the greatest smile, so perfect, so natural.  I think it's the window to her heart.  She's such a happy, loving, sweet girl, with a great attitude and love for life.

As I edited her pictures all I could think about was the song Justin Bieber wrote,

U Smile, I smile.

That's how I feel, every time I see her flash that smile at me, all I can do is smile back.  Abigail you bring us so much joy!

Her birthday party started right after school.  Abigail invited a few friends (Jaclyn, Abi and Kennedy) from school.  It was nice they just all walked home together.

The girls first ate a snack and then got right to work on making their own JB posters.

Next the girls played song after song on Just Dance.

Then it was cake and ice cream time.

I surprised Abigail, she had no idea she was going to get a purple cake.

While they ate we did a little how well do you know Justin quiz.

Do you know his favorite cereal, the name of his dog or where he grew up?

  We do!

Of course after cake and ice cream comes presents.

And what's a party without tattoos.

It sure is great to be 8!

Eight!

 

happy *eighth* birthday, abigail!

This year we did a little family gathering for Abigail at my mom's house, after church on Sunday.  My sister gave her Just Dance for the wii.  (This has been a huge hit, the girls love it!)  Abigail had been asking for a fish for her birthday, to which I said, "ask your grandma."  So, my mom and dad gave Abigail her very own pet.  Meet JB.

Isn't he beautiful!  Abigail just loves him.

Here's the note my mom put in Abigail's card:

Dear Abigail,

I hope you find as much enjoyment and pleasure from your fish aquarium as I did with mine.  In turn, you now have the responsibility of taking care of your fish and your tank.  You are sure to learn many lessons and become quite knowledgeable.  There is a whole world to learn about studying fish and all the many kinds and their habitat.  I pray you see God's handiwork ... on the 5th day of creation, God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures..." Gen 1:20

Once you learn to take care of your freshwater fish, we'll move up to a salt water tank! then we can really appreciate God's handiwork!

Love you!

Grandma T.

Sunday was a nice prelude to her real birthday.  Monday we celebrated Justin Bieber style.  That post is coming.

Dios me Ama

Project

God loves me

The other day I was at the Family Christian Bookstore - as I checked out the cashier asked if I wanted to buy a bible for $5 that would be sent to a child in Latin America.  I was beaming with joy, yes I would!  Abigail would love this!   She had $80 with her gumballs for bibles.  Our original idea was to send the money we collected to missionaries and ask that it be applied to buying bibles for kids but this, this is perfect!  Thank you Lord!  So, I bought 16 bibles.  Each bible came with a bookmark that Abigail could write a message on for the child.

I am so thankful.  Thanks be to God.  It is His work that has brought this all together.  We pray these bibles make a huge impact on the lives of the children they reach and we pray they come to know Jesus as their personal Savior.

Thank you to everyone who has given money to Abigail for her gumballs for bibles.  

Spring Trip!

For spring break we packed up and flew to Seattle to spend it with Keith & Amy and the girls.  We couldn't wait to tour Seattle, see their new house, help work on the chicken coop, celebrate birthdays and spend time together.

Monday

We got into Seattle around 10am. It ended up being a beautiful day to tour Seattle.  We actually saw the sun!

First stop, the famous Pike Place Market.

It was fun to watch the guys throw the fish to each other.

And all the fresh bouquets of flowers were just beautiful ... check out the tulips.

Of course the food was amazing, chicken on a stick, and who could resist fresh doughnuts.  Not us.

Then we went to the space needle.  The girls had been talking about this and couldn't wait.  I love how cool the space needle looks in the Seattle sky line.  And the view from the top, priceless.  I'm so glad it was a clear day, you could see for miles.

Next we headed over to the Seattle Aquarium.

That was awesome.  The girls got to touch the star fish, watch the divers feed the fish and see the otters.  Plus look at tank after tank of cool fish and amazing sea life.

Last we loaded up and took the ferry over to Bainbridge Island.

Tuesday

We took a trip to the beach where the girls looked for sea shells and sea glass.  The guys got started on the chicken coop. And we celebrated Keith's birthday!

Wednesday

The guys took the girls swimming while Amy and I did a little shopping downtown.  Dave drove up and spent the night, it was so nice to see him.  We missed celebrating his 70th birthday with him and are so thankful he was able to come up.

Thursday

Amy and I took the girls out for lunch, the guys worked on the chicken coop (I wish I had taken a picture of it, it's so cute!) It'll be so nice to see chickens running around out there. Plus, not to mention, how nice it will be to have fresh eggs.

The girls and I, okay more like Anna and I, made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and Amy made a fabulous chicken and artichoke dinner.

Friday

Amy took us to a cute little candy shop, Bon Bon.  We wanted to go to the beach at the end of their road but it rained hard all day. So, we just hung out waiting for the inevitable ... having to leave to go back home.  The girls were so sad, Abigail and Ash wanted to move there, they said Melissa could just send our clothes and Jake to us.

The week was over in a blink.  The girls loved playing with their cousins.  Emily played 'horse jumping' with them (she'd build a course of different jumps and then they'd act like a horse and run and do the jumps) and she'd do their hair for them everyday, and Anna shared her toys and games with the girls, Ash loved her Squinkies.

Thanks for having us, we loved that we got to spend spring break with you guys!  We're counting down the months until we see you again!