C is for Citizenship

Yesterday, as soon as I picked Natalia up from school, she informed me that she was going to be getting an award today.  I tried to get information from her, but got no where.  After questioning her all the way home, she finally said:  "Mama, why don't you just ask Ms. Leach.  I just can't remember what she said."  So, I figured I would just find out today during the awards ceremony.  

So there I sat this morning.  With my camera poised and ready.  Parents lined the school's cafeteria awaiting to hear what award their bright young kindergartners had earned.  Natalia sitting proudly among all her classmates, waiting to hear her name.

Natalia's name was called for the Outstanding Citizenship award.  To be an outstanding Citizen meant that you do things to make the community around you a better place.  You are considerate of others, you are polite, you use your manners, etc.  Wow, I'm so glad she is a little different when she is not around her brothers LOL!  

Hey, maybe Dave & I are doing something right after all.

  

Happy 2nd Birthday Sarah!

 
This weekend, we went to visit the Ivey's.  It is Sarah's birthday today so we had to help her celebrate!  Natalia & Hannah had so much fun talking and playing together.  Boy, can those girls talk!  Carson, pretty much, did his own thing.  Meanwhile, Luke & Sarah were all over the place. 

Saturday, right after we arrived, we went to Hannah's soccer game.  Then, we went back home to get ready for Sarah's party.  The kids played non-stop.  After the party, all the kids went upstairs.  We got them ready for bed and let them watch a movie, hoping that they would all fall asleep.  Ha, the movie was over before any of them fell asleep.  It was close to 11:00 before they were all asleep. 

    

By 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, everybody was awake.  What in the world is all that about!  They were supposed to be tired, very tired after all they did the day before.  I guess, not tired enough to sleep past 6:30 a.m.  After eating breakfast, Hetal decided that we needed to go for a walk.  So, why not walk to Starbucks?  Great idea, except that only Luke and Sarah got to ride in the stroller, the others had to walk.  After walking one block, the ones walking had had it.  So, we had to hear them complain all the way there and back.  On the way back to the house, we stopped by the playground.  Even though they were tired of walking, they had fun, except for Luke, who was out by the time we got there.  

   

  

   

When we got back, Hetal ordered pizza (which, by the way, I still owe her money for it :0)), while the kids continued to play.  The kids ate so much.  They were so hungry after the long walk.  Later, they played in the sprinklers, ate more cupcakes and took a bath.  By then, it was time for dinner, so we ate dinner and we headed back home.  They fell asleep as soon as we pulled out of the driveway (approximately 6:15 p.m.).  When we got home, they went straight to bed.  What a great weekend we had!

  

It's all in God's hands...

Okay, so Monday, April 14th, the kids and I left Beaumont at approximately 1:45 p.m. About half an hour later Daved called me to see where we were. That's when I first heard about the accident that had just happened on I-10 near Ford Park. You can read all about it here. I can't help to think that it could have, very well, been us. We had just passed the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 15 minutes before the accident happend. Then, I have to remind myself that God is in total control. Our days are numbered and that when He wants us home, He will take us home!

Please, keep our family in your prayers, as we travel back-and-forth.

Learning the Word of God

Tomorrow Wednesday is Cubbies for Carson and Sparks for Natalia.

So, tonight Natalia reviewed her verses for tomorrow and learned a new verse. So, this is what happened:

Mama: Okay Natalia, this is the last verse. Proverbs 12:22 - The LORD detests lying lips, but He delights in men who are truthful.

Natalia: (with a very perplexed look in her face) But Mama, I ALWAYS say a lot of lies. God hates me!

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Okay, then it was my one-on-one time with Carson. So, I'm reading him a story about how Cubbie looked very perplexed because he was thinking about how sad he felt that Carson won't be visiting him again until next fall, since Cubbies is almost over this year. I turned around and poor little Carson looked as if he was about to cry. Carson looked at me and said, "But Mama, I don't want Cubbie to be sad."

Enjoying the great outdoors

We went camping with our Sunday School class last Friday and Saturday. The weather was perfect! A little cold during the night, which made it great camping weather. We had a wonderful time. The kids had a blast. They wanted to stay another night, but we had to get back so we could go to Sunday School the next morning. If you want to read more about our camping trip, you can stop by Matt & Elizabeth's Blog. Hey, they even made fun of us! I'm sure y'all will enjoy what they had to say. But guess who kept coming over to our tent ;0).

Improv Night with Natalia

      

Lately, Natalia has enjoyed telling jokes. Here is a sample of a few she has been telling lately...


* What do you call a piece of wood with nothing to do?

Ans: Board

* Why did the bee get married?

Ans: She found her HONEY!

* Knock Knock!

Who's there?

Orange

Orange you glad I'm not telling you another joke?

Three Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, One Fell Off And Bumped His Head

  

       

     

Last night, while I took Natalia & Carson to Awanas, Mami called me to let me know that Luke had fallen off her bed. He cried for, maybe, 5 seconds and then he was fine. His head bled a bit. The carpet, the pillow case, his shirt and a towel had blood all over it, but it stopped bleeding fairly quickly. When I got home, Luke told me all about it and showed me exactly where all took place. He said, pointing at his head, "Mama, water - lots water." I didn't have the heart to tell him that it wasn't water what came out of his little head...