Vacation Bible School 2010

This year's theme was Saddle Ridge Ranch-Rounding up Questions, Driving home Answers! We did ours in the evening this past week (June6-10). All three of my children were old enough this year to be in an actual class and they loved it!!! I taught the kindergartners and we averaged about 16-18 every night. The music was great this year and so was the material. It talked about how we were created unique and that God loved us and has a plan for our lives. VBS week is always a tiring but great week!

Christmas in May

This year my inlaws decided that they were going to give the kids bikes for Christmas. But they thought that they would appreciate them more if they received them in the summetime...so the kids all got nice, new bikes and helmets in May! Jonathan and Nicholas could hardly wait to receive theirs...They will all have to practice hard this summer so that they can get the training wheels off but that is a hurdle they want to cross!

Corie even decided to join in on the fun!

The Marlins win the championship!

Nicholas' little baseball team did it! They played a terrific season of baseball and made it all the way to the championship game against the Yankees. The game was close but our little team pulled ahead and won!! Nicholas and the whole team was so excited! He really enjoyed his first experience of playing baseball on a team. He now says that it is one of his favorite sports along with football.

Jonathan's big decision!!!!

Tonight, as we were getting home from Nicholas' baseball game, Jonathan asked me about a big question. He asked me, "Do I have Jesus in my heart?" I did not know exactly what to say to him but told him that we would talk about it some more during our devotion time. We had been talking about what it meant to have Jesus as your savior and I guess he had been listening. We had our regular devotions and when we got ready to pray, I asked if they had anything they wanted to pray about and Jonathan voiced it again...he wanted to have Jesus as his savior! So I told him that he needed to simply pray and ask Jesus to come into his heart and be his savior. He said the simplest and yet most precious prayer I have ever heard...and told Jesus that he wanted him to be his savior so he could go to Heaven and be with Him! I reiterated all the main points of the gospel and tried to ask as many questions as I could to ensure that he understood what he had done. I know that God heard and answered my 7 years old's prayer and that He is now a child of God!
Nicholas also started to ask many questions. I answered them all and when I asked him if he wanted to ask Jesus into his heart too, he told me maybe on the other day. He is still young but knows alot and I think will follow his brother soon. Praise the Lord!!

Jonathan's awards day at AMES

First grade awards were held today at AMES. Every first grader was recognized for their hard work and achievements this year at school. Jonathan's class did great as a whole and I could not be prouder of Jonathan. He was recognized for being on the principal's honor roll (all A's) all year!! I hope second grade goes that well too... Jonathan we are all so proud of you! I also received several of the books that he has written this year in writer's workshop. Guess what his favorite subject to write on was....club penguin, of course.

Jonathan and Mrs. Evatt

Laurie's new discovery!

Laurie Grace finally discovered the finger nail polish! This color she calls 'sprinkles'. There is a touch of glitter in this color and that is why she calls it sprinkles! I was putting on some polish this morning and she saw me doing it and wanted hers done too. I should not be surprised that she likes polish since she also likes makeup and any other girlie thing she comes across!

Awana Awards Night

Awana is a big part of our life throughout the school year. All three of the kids love to go to Awana every week and I work in the sparks area of Awana. Over the past weeks, all the clubs have had their awards night. The puggles and cubbies (Laurie Grace and Nicholas) had theirs last week, May 12. The sparks (Jonathan) had theirs this week, May 19. I was proud of all the kids; they all finished their books this year and all got awards!

Me giving out the Sparky Awards

Jonathan examining his award

Nicholas receiving his award

Laurie Grace and the puggles singing their theme song