It's A Bird..Finally!

Well, after about 6 months of having a bird feeder in our backyard, we finally spotted a red cardinal! We were thrilled to say the least. I wonder how the bird seed was seeing that we have not changed it out since we set the feeder out? Gross! Anyhow, Josh was able to catch this shot. In fact, the bird came back the other day! I was so happy for Josh as this was one of his school projects!

Homegroup Pool Party

We had a homegroup pool party at the Black's house on Sunday. What a wonderful day of enjoying each other's company. The kids had fun in the pool (so did the big kids...Chris, Matt, Tim)! We ended the evening by watching Tim, Peter, Matt and Paige on the trampoline doing some acrobatics. Okay so two of them could claim they did some neat tricks. Sorry... no pictures of that!

School is Out!

Well, school just officially ended. Erika completed her first year of high school and will be entering 10th grade! Josh is entering the 4th grade. We will continue to do some school over the summer like reading and math.

Here are some summer goals.

1. To be purposeful with our time
2. Keep active not busy
3. Have fun
4. Enjoy spending time with each other
5. Cultivating friendships

I'm really looking forward to a wonderful summer with my kids! We have a couple camps, family vacation and the kids are going to visit my parents for 8 days! What is everyone doing over the summer?

Ouch!!

Well, for the most part, this year has been relatively safe in terms of bumps, broken bones, wipe outs etc.. Thank you, Lord! Here shown is Erika's leg in which she received a bike tire burn..ouch! It took a long while to heal with yuckiness happening in between! And, Josh received a baseball to the eye... ouch as well! His eye went through some fun and pretty color stages. All and all it has been a safe year thus far! What about you and your family?

Beach Day & Celebrating Josh' Birthday

We celebrated Josh' birthday on Saturday at the beach. He invited the boys from his basketball team and a few others to join us for a beautiful day at the beach. We could have done without the sharks though. Even though I didn't see any, others around us some some! I heard that New Smyrna is infested with sharks! It actually is a little scary. Anyhow, Josh had a great time and it was very relaxing for the parents. Everyone said it was one of the best days they have ever spent at the beach. Who would have know...I really didn't plan a thing. I guess sometimes that's the best way!

Mother's Day

What a wonderful day I had and was blessed by my husband, Josh and Erika. I was showered with gifts and cards. And, Tim cooked for me! I just love being a mom and look forward to many more years with my children! Sorry... I'm usually the photographer in the family and have limited picture of the day!

Josh Turns 10!!

It's hard to believe Josh is 10!!! His birthday was May 7th. We celebrated with a small family birthday party last week. And, this Saturday, we will go to the beach with some of his friends from his basketball team. We have surely enjoyed Josh. He really is a blessing to our family and continues to be a means of grace in our family.

Homegroup Fellowship Sunday!

Our homegroup (plus some guest) got together a couple Sundays ago to eat and fellowship. The Siedlecki's hosted it at their house which was just recently built and they have plenty of room to house us all. It was such a lovely day of hanging out, relaxing and enjoying each others company.