Open House

Mrs. J and Collin - he ADORES her!
The librarian and Collin - he ADORES her as well!

Collin the mad scientist - I ADORE him.

Ok - you know I'm a saver. I mean I save stuff. Precious stuff. Like papers my kids bring home. And Valentine boxes. Rumor has it that I have saved like 5, but truth be told...there are 2. Anyway...I will save this great booklet Collin made for Open House. It says...

"Abe Lincoln was a great American because He freed the slaves. He tells the truth. My dad is a great American because He likes History. He liks to play games with me. My mom is a great American because She takes care of us. She cooks good food. My brother is a great American because He's a good baby. He Never crys at night. My sister is a great American because Shes cute. She dosint say "th" she sas "f".

Oh my goodness. I LOVE it. I'm saving it! Scrapbook here it comes. Well, it will get in there when I get to 2010. Still stuck in March 2008.

Sister Kate

Pajama Day at SSS! And Katie slept in different pajamas and put these on in the morning because she "changed her mind." That is Katie's favorite phrase these days.
The fabulous Jungle Animals class leading chapel. This song is a SSS favorite...Down on Grandpa's Farm.

The cow - he makes a sound like this: moo-moo.

Oh dear. Now I'll be singing this all night.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Winter performance at Fine Arts Institute: The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Collin is the boy.
The cast of The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Will have to ask Collin what play this is...I've already forgotten...working on little sleep here...

Mrs. Ronna and Mrs. Delise - Collin's adoring fans! Thank you for coming!

And Jessica! Collin hearts Jessica! Thank you for coming Jessica - one of our favorite Vienna kids!

Princess Tea

Here is the lovely princess and her escort.
Katie chose to wear her "Sleeping Beauty" dress (her favorite of all the princess dresses because it is PINK...the girl loves PINK). She also wanted to pair her favorite princess dress with her favorite shoes: her soccer shoes.

I was agreeable. It wouldn't be MY choice to wear to a tea, but it wasn't my tea to attend. And I was thinking, "That is SO my Katie - a princess dress and soccer shoes!"

But as a princess often does...she changed her mind... and put on her black dress shoes. And after a full evening of shooting mice into a Cinderella carriage, making a princess tulle hat, and playing Kiss the Frog, this fine escort came home and...

still had time and energy to love on this masterpiece.

Something I'll call "Way Back Wednesday"

Here is documentation of our thrilling drive from OKC to Dallas to deliver the pups to my sister. THANK YOU sis for taking care of them for 7 weeks. Oh the things we do for family, right?

Mack and Swirl were so excited to get in the car and then drive for 4 hours to my sister's house. But since my sister lives on 5 acres and our puppies were used to a VERY small backyard, they were not only glad to be out of the car, they were also excited for a place to run. I don't think they stopped running for over 30 minutes. I think they want to live with you sister dear.
Collin, Katie and cousin Chandler - all cutie-patooties

Collin had the bulk of his book colored BEFORE we loaded onto the plane.

Katie worked off some of her high energy by doing a dance.

On the plane...what a LONG flight. Both kids full of high energy.

Asleep - without the Benadryl.

Collin watched cartoons for most of the night flight and then FINALLY slept.

So I've decided that every Wednesday I will post some pictures of our big trip. That was the point of starting this blog to begin with you know...Here is Day 1. I should be finished by December 2010!

My Valentines

Dedication of the Babe

Jackson's buddy Brixton. Next door neighbors in the hospital and next crib neighbors at church.

Baby Dedication night at church. Yes, that is my daughter picking her nose for the family photo. Oh well. I think getting 5 people to all look the same direction AND smile is a tall order.

Jackson and Collin. You know, I know Jackson belongs to God. I know Collin and Katie belong to God. I have the honor of taking care of them and teaching them and training them while here on earth.

Today God lent us a soul.

Tomorrow we must return it prepared for eternity.

Jackson - you are a most precious gift from God to us. We dedicate your life to Him.