Recent Project

I really haven't been working on covering my chairs for a week. I am not sure where the time goes. The kids and I have been enjoying playing outside alot this week. It has been so nice here. In between school work, running around, and church stuff, we are usually outside. But before all that beautiful weather, I found time to reupholster my dining room chairs again. I think I do this once or twice a year and actually enjoy it! The old fabric gets pretty disgusting, almost to the point of not wanting guests to use them...this fabric was a great deal! Only $4 for both yards. I am hoping that this one lasts through the summer...

FCA First Graders at the Discovery Center

I can't remember the last school fieldtrip I was able to go to.  Grandparents had started participating in them the past couple years while I stayed home with the other FCA kids doing homework (fieldtrips are usually on homechool days).  Well, yesterday I decided to go to Caleb's trip to a Nature Discovery Center with his first grade class.  It was pretty fun! Very hands on and a fun time catching up with other FCA moms.  It's most interesting to me to see how each of my children interact with their classmates.  Oh, how different all 4 are!  We have started making decisions about the fall and I can't believe all of my children will be in school!  Wow!  More to come on those decisions soon...

Sunday Evening Hike

This Feb 26th was another beautiful winter day in Kansas City.  We  made it to 60 again!  So we went on a short bike ride and a long hike on a wooded trail.  It was a great evening to all catch up!

Double Trouble

Our kids are completely a mix and match of John and I. We have noticed it much more as they get older.  We have also noticed how they usually do things in pairs, even weird things.  Here are a few examples:

1. 2 kids are clearly morning people.  They get up with an alarm clock, love to get ready for the day and are usually waiting around for the rest of us night people.
2. 2 kids love to sleep.  They just go to bed when they are tired and don't have to be asked twice to go to bed at bedtime.
3. The other 2 hate the idea of getting in bed.  They procrastinate every night and are usually more wide awake when we finally go to bed.
4. 2 of the boys love doing puzzles.  They started at young ages and are actually really good at them.
5. 2 of the kids love to read.  They read when they are bored and would now say they like the book better than the movie.
6. 2 of the kids love routine.  Of course that means, the other 2 do not.
7. 2 of my kids love to please others and care what others think.  Yep, the other 2 don't.
8. 2 of the kids are obsessed with movies and TV.  Strangely enough, these are the 2 puzzle lovers.
9. 2 of our kids are naturally athletic.  They are both really quick and don't have to try really hard at learning a new sport or activity.
10. 2 of the kids are mama boys.  They are slowly out growing this, but still would prefer to do what I am doing over John.  The other 2 just care what is being done and goes with who ever is doing that.

I am sure there are many others, but I thought I would list a few while I was noticing it today.  It's so funny to see John's personality bottled up in our only girl and Jonathan becoming a mini version of me.  I am certain that this will change as they get older, but right now in 2012, it is very evident :)

Praying for Chad and the Inmans

I have had the opportunity this past year to really get to know two of the most passionate and genuine people I have met in Kansas City. These 2 good friends are preparing to return to the mission field to Chad, Africa this March. John and I are partnering with them this next year in their ministry anyway we can. Our long term goal is to visit them sometime next year for a couple months. In preparation for their trip, we have began researching Chad and praying for the Arabs there. We have decided to help create a website for our friends with information about how people here in the US can help pray for the Chadian Arabs. The site is in it's early stages of development, but something I look forward to growing bigger this next year too. This past week, my best friend and I were able to work together to make them a prayer card. She took the pictures and I designed the card. The Inman's came up with the feet picture idea along with the verse on the card to help start it. The pictures are adorable and amazing and everything came together so well. We plan to pass them out at school and church starting next week. Here is a sneak peek of the card and the beautiful family we love so much. We will miss them greatly.

Snow in KC in 2012

I am a little behind on my blog this week. We had a snow day on Monday this week (first snow storm for KC over an inch!) and the kids woke up very excited. So we got to sled first thing in the morning. My car battery was dead that day when we tried to leave for our neighborhood hill, so we were REALLY snowed in. Here they are enjoying the fun...

Because it was the day before Valentine's Day, we surprised John with a note in the snow on his Facebook wall...

The snow is all melted today (Friday). We wonder if we will get anymore before winter ends?

Happy Valentine's Day

My new favorite place (yes, Pinterest) gave us some great Valentine Card ideas...

We also made some cute teacher gifts...pics to come tomorrow. Because we had a snow day on Monday, our homework was much lighter for today.  So we enjoyed our Valentine's a little more today.  John and I ended the evening with a fun surprise date to Outback for dinner.  The kids enjoyed our traditional heart pizza from Papa Murphy's.  Happy Valentine's Day to all my avid readers :)