A fancy dinner

My daughter asked me today if we could get the good china and fancy silverware out to have a fancy dinner and eat in the dining room.  I said sure.  So she set the table with all of the fancy china and they met daddy at the door saying, "Welcome sir, would you like us to show you to your table."  So they showed him to the table where we had a fancy meal.  We had chicken ravoli with a white sauce, from scratch the sauce not the ravoli.  Brian even said is was resturant quality and it was quite good (first time I ever made it).  The kids didn't like it, but I decided a long time ago that I don't cook for them.  We had a great time eating and drinking out of the fancy china and crystal.  It reminds me to get it out more often just for the heck of it and at let it is coming out of the closet and china cabinet ever once in awhile.  We should all have fancy dinners sometime on a Wednesday night for no reason at all.

PA school

I have had a dream for a long time to be a Physician's Assistant.  I tried several years ago, but did not have one prereq that they required back then.  God knew I should have kids and stay home with them and so I truly beleive that is why I didn't get in 9 years ago.  I think I have a good chance, but I am praying to find out yes or no by Thanksgiving.  It is killing me and I need to give it up to God.

Lord, I ask that you please bless this time with peace for me and I see what your answer might be.  I give it up to you as I have done all that I can-please grant what I believe you have made me for. Amen

Piper's kindergarten graduation

My little girl is going to first grade.  She officially graduated from kindergarten today.  It was a very happy moment until her teacher in the classroom decided to read a note to us and the class.  The teacher was crying and so a little tear came out.  She had an amazing first year of big school.

Her favorite thing to do is play outside even though she didn't like it when it was hot.

She learned to read so much and loves to read some chapter books

She likes to play with her friends and enjoys everyone in her class

She loves her teacher and so do I and hopefully Christian will get her next year

I think her biggest shock will be to be in a class of 20 kids next year.  She only had 12 in her class this year.  I just pray she get the perfect teacher for her.

I am so proud of our little graduate

My kids last preschool program ever

It was a bittersweet night last Thursday when my kids performed for the last time on the Southlake Christian Preschool stage.  I was so proud of both of them.  Piper sang the fruit of the spirit song and she was wonderful  pineapple.  Christian sang a song about wherever you go god will be with you and it was really cute when they turned around and had the name of the school they would be going to next year.  It was an exciting moment for Christian to graduate from preschool and say he wanted to be a fireman when he grows up.  I asked him later why he wanted to be a fireman and he said so I can climb on the tall ladder and be way up high.  He is my little climber just like his mommy. Piper had loved having Ms. Kristen again this year and Christian had Ms. Amy just like Piper and Ms. Paige (they are amazing to be with my high spirited little boy). Piper will be leaving mommy after being in 1/2 day kindergarten this year.  I will miss her in my mornings as we watch TV or do a project and I will miss Christian and all the stories he tells me while we run errands.  It will be a quiet house and car next year.  I will miss them both as I am trying to figure out what to do with my life.  Enjoy the pictures

I am going to let my kids do that...

The kids were talking in the car on the way to school that they love Nathan Tatom's car because they get to watch videos anytime and in our car we only watch them on trips.  Piper said,"I am going to let my kids watch videos in my car anytime they want."  Just thought it was funny-she is not even 7 yet.

Today my baby is five...

I can't believe how time has flown.  I held a little boy in my arms and couldn't figure out what to name him.  He has been a ball full of energy and a true gift from God. 

A few things about my Christian boy or buddy:

*He has eaten a PBJ for lunch almost everyday since he was 1

*He still gags on a lot of meat

*He loves to play Wii and is really good at Mario Kart

*He loves to climb on things and see how high he can get-if we had a tree I think he would be in it

*He loves to play with all the action figures he has and make up all sorts of stories with them

*He love to take lots of mommy's paper and make a book-It must be a long series because I think he might be on book 10 by now, but has not finished a lot of them

*He is loving to learn to read

*He loves to do things with friends and his big sister

*Somedays he will just turn to you and say thank you or I love you and give big hugs and kisses

*He likes to give zerburts too

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Candy Bar Tasting

Brian heard an interview with Third Day one day that they had a candy bar tasting just to see.  We decided to do the same in our family today and also to introduce our kids to new candy bars they have never tried.  We had 10 candy bars

Snickers
Milky Way
Twix
Reese's Peanut butter cups
100 Grand
3 Musketeers
Payday
Hershey's with Almonds
Butterfinger
Whatchamacallit

Surprisingly the kids liked them all.  Christian was starting to get sick so didn't finish them all.  Our favorites were

Piper-Reeses and 100 Grand
Daddy-Reeses and Snickers
Mommy-100 Grand and Snickers

Least favorites
Piper-Butterfinger(we told her she might like it in ice cream)
Daddy-Payday
Mommy-3 Musketeers

It was very interesting and a lot of fun and now our kids have tried a lot of different candy bars.  I wonder what we should taste test next?