My Mom's Silouette

I took this picture of my mom being silly on our trip to the nature center. I like it. What do you think? Leave me a comment.

My Sweet Girlie

RA Rain Gutter Regalia

On Wednesday nights, my son takes part in the Royal Ambassadors at our church. Last night they had their first ever Rain Gutter Regalia, which is a boat race. We have done cars and line gliders, but this was something new. It was a great physics lesson for some because their boats would not even stand up in the water. It was quite comical at times. The boys had fun and the dads learned valuable lessons about boat making. So, what happened was 2 rain gutters were filled with water. This was the race track. Two boats would then race from one end of the gutter to the other powered by wind. In other words the boys blew with all their mights. We were afraid some would pass out trying to get their boats to move just a few inches. Red faces were everywhere. LOL We didn't find out the winners yet, but we will know next week. Tyler's boat was very unique and did quite well. He enjoyed making it. It was a family project, but he sanded and painted it. Then he put the decorations on it and clear coated it. We are proud of our little speed boat boy.




Everyone was excited about Tyler's boat since is was different from all the rest.











Mom had to experiment with some silohette photos of her boy and his boat. I am learning.

Beth Moore Conference

This weekend a bus load of ladies from my church loaded up on went to a Beth Moore conference. Who is Beth Moore? I was asked this just the other day. She is a well know author and Bible study leader. I have only done one of her studies, Daniel, but it was awesome. The insight God gives her is truly amazing. This weekend was no different. There were over 13,000 women (and a few men) there. The music was totally awesome and God was truly moving among us. If you ever get a chance to go, go. You won't regret it. Enjoy some of the pictures I took.

Muddy Birthday Fun

My children's birthdays are 2 days apart so we have always had a combined birthday party. This year our theme was mud. Doesn't that sound great. We had plenty of it since it had rained for 2+ weeks straight before the party. People were contemplating building an ark. LOL Last year they ended up squirting each other with paint that was meant for paper and that gave me an idea. So, this year we cleared my garden spot and created a giant mud pit. It was a hit. Lots of mud. My garden will never be the same. After playing like pigs for a while, everyone had hot dogs and barbequed pot roast followed by cake and ice cream. Yummy. The weather was just perfect and everyone had a great time. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

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Beach Trip # 2

Here is my second post about our beach trip. We took some time to take some family pictures one afternoon. It was fun, but difficult to get a good family photo with no one to snap the picture. We asked a guy on the beach, but apparantly he didn't have much experience with a camera. Enjoy.

Our Beach Vacation

Vacation was just awesome this year. Last year we briefly stopped at a beach in the panhandle of Florida and got bitten by the beach bug. We couldn't wait to go back. This year we stayed several nights right on the beach. It was great to hear the roar of the ocean out your window. It was great to see the kids splash in the ocean and play in the sand. My favorite thing was boogie boarding. Even my husband, who is terrified of water and can't swim, got out there in a floatie and rode the waves. We look for shells, spied some crabs and some dolphins. I took pictures of birds. I'll post those later. I could stand a much longer vacation at the beach. I hope you enjoy the first of 3 posts on our beach vacation.