He is RISEN, Indeed!

My friend posted this on facebook today, and I wanted to share it. I've only seen The Passion of the Christ once, and wow, it's very intense, and I thought it was amazing. When I watched the clip today, seeing the look on Mary's face makes me weep immediately. This entire video brings me to tears. To even think about one of my children going through that type of torture just rips my heart out! I still cannot fathom how she must of felt watching her son go through all the torture he endured. Even though Jesus was aware of what was happening, and the sacrifice he was making, I still can't imagine. At the same time, how great it is that we can celebrate HIM during this Easter weekend and what he did for US, paving the path. Blessings to you all, and Happy Easter!

Early Birds!

My children have been waking up before 6AM nearly every day for weeks now. I am NOT a morning person so this is very difficult for me! If I could just get to bed by 9PM each night it wouldn't be as big of a deal. The kids were ready to start the day so early and I saw something on Sprout on how to make silly hats this morning. I didn't have all the supplies so made do with what we had. Don't laugh, I know they aren't very good, I'm not creative! So NJP's is a silly puppy hat, and Liv's, a bunny with one floppy ear. The kids have been wearing them all morning. Happy Spring, and WELCOME April! Come on warm weather!

Why have I forgotten about how GREAT the Library is, and it's FREE?!

So Olivia asked me a question the other night when I was putting her to bed. *Let me just say it was on her mind because they've been waiting for baby chick's to hatch out of their eggs at school. She asked me if the eggs in our fridge have chickens in them. Okay first of all, that grossed me out to the point where I haven't been able to eat eggs all week. I sure hope I wouldn't crack open and egg where a chicken tried to form, DISGUSTING, ew! Liv has been asking about eggs all week. I told her we'd go the the library and she could find some books about eggs, chickens, farm animals, whatever she wanted that would inform her about the egg to chicken process. The kids and I went to the library yesterday and it was so much fun! I ran in to the storytime lady and she walked around with us and showed me some of her favorite children's books, and took Olivia over to the section on eggs & chickens. We ended up leaving with 16 books. My friend D said that Shane was probably thrilled at the fact that I took the kids to do something educational, & fun without spending a dime. I love it, so true! I have to be honest, I did wipe the outsides of all the books with a Clorox wipe because I don't know who's hands they've been in. That shouldn't surprise any of you who really know me~LOL! Nonetheless, I've missed the Library and hope this is the start to a weekly visit for the kids and I. So many great books, DVD's, and well, the kids can pick out books and learn about anything!

Olivia's Spring Program

Olivia had a spring music program 2 weeks ago. This year the school had all the classes together, so it was packed! I wondered how Liv would do with over 200 people in the audience, and I have to say, I’m so proud of her. Those of you that know her have seen how shy she is. At first you could tell that she was looking around for us and wondering what the heck was going on. She warmed up after about the first song. It was really cute, and of course I got a lump in my throat as soon as they started singing. Kids are so cute, and when they’re singing things about the word, or promises of God, it touches my heart even more.
*I tried downloading the video for 6 hours with no luck. I think because it was recorded in HD so my the file was HUGE. I'll keep working on it. For those of you who live close to us, I'll show you when you're over next. The video's are awesome, and pretty darn funny!

When I get BIG...

Lately Nolan's favorite thing to ask me is~
"Mama, when I get big can I...?"
Here are some of the cute things he's asked me this week~
"When I get big can I have bubble gum?"
"When I get big can I have those(as he's pointing to big people vitamins)?"
"When I get big can I have peanut butter(ya, I'm still a little freakish about giving this to him)?"And lastly one of my favorites~
"When I get big, can I go to work with Daddy and build houses?"
The truth is, he is getting "BIG" way too fast. He's still my baby boy, but is really changing into a little man.

"I think that when I was a baby, he carried me every time, he's special of mine because he always gets me a coffee cup when we're at starbucks."

The quote above is from the mouth of Little Miss Olivia. These are a couple of things she told me she loved about her Daddy. We had another March Birthday celebration. This time for one of the most amazing men of my life! It's hard for me to believe that we've celebrated 11 birthdays together, wow! The kids painted pictures for Shane this year, and I, shockingly, made him a little scrapebook. I really wanted to do something special with the pictures of the two of us from our trip to Cannon Beach in February. One of my creative bones, Tabitha, came up with a super cute idea. Thanks Tab!!! It turned out darling, and Shane has it on his desk at work, where he also hung the kids paintings up. We had a nice little extended Birthday with our friends & family at Wolf Lodge this weekend. Thanks to everyone for the cards, treats, amazing chocolate cake, kind birthday wishes, etc...

I COULDN'T RESIST! Twilight Eclipse trailer(mini)

Just came out today =)This is only like a 10 sec clip, but I'm sure there will be more to come! I couldn't get the video to post, so you just click on the link and it takes you right to it. Enjoy~I can't wait until June!
Twilight Eclipse trailer: A first glimpse - KansasCity.com