A Profound Thought...

Unger's Bible Dictionary says,

"God's blessing is accompanied with

that virtue which renders His blessing effectual..."

"Nana"

My mom with Trevor and Gavin

Gavin's Baptism!

"I love Jesus with all my heart!" "For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives."

Romans 6:4 NLT

Nothing Better to Do..?

Bryan and I were up late last night "Simpsonizing" our family! It was quite funny! You can try it at www.simpsonizeme.com. Obviously, this is me and our cat, Smudge! Hee hee!

The Simpsonized Boys...

Bryan

Gavin

Trevor

Go, Mariners!

We went to a Mariners game a few weeks ago with Bryan's parents. As you can see, the boys made "Rally Fry" signs! Unfortunately, they didn't win the fries. There was a cute little baby a few rows over, with a crazy elaborate sign, (that took 3-4 adults to hold it up!) that won. (Whatever. Did that baby make his own sign like my boys did? I think NOT!) So, as the mom, I'm a little biased. I was very proud of how hard they worked on their signs...all by themselves! (Clearly. Ha!) We all had a fun time riding the train, cheering on the M's, and eating junk food! (OK. I take that back...I got REALLY motion sick on the train ride home. But other than that, it was a fun time!)

Gavin's 8th Birthday!!

Children

I thought one day

I would be a famous artist

and create great works of art.

Instead, God made me a mother,

And my children are His masterpiece.

The design of their lives

Will live on after me.

What is painted on their hearts

Will last an eternity.

~Anonymous

A Night on the Town

Yes, we went out for our anniversary! Bryan surprised me by taking me to Teatro ZinZanni! We had been once before, a few years ago, and loved it! It was SO fun to go back, again! If you have never been, I suggest you go! Check it out at http://dreams.zinzanni.org/cinema.htm.

Thank you, my love, for a wonderful evening

and for 10 amazing years!

I love you!

Our 10th Anniversary!!!

"Going on a Berry Hunt..."

"...What a Beauuutiful Day!"

It's Official...

I finally did it! I joined a gym! I went this evening with Kim (of course). The best part was, I made her laugh so hard she fell off her treadmill! Well, not completely, but pretty darn near! It was awesome! Now that's funny! (Sorry Kim. Had to do it. Love you! This picture is just for you!)

Boating on Lake Union for my Mom's Birthday!

Finally...the last of our vacation pics!

Slide Show

So, I finally figured out how to do a slide show! Although, I didn't get captions put on there. One step at a time, eh? This slide show is of some of our adventures in Rapid City, South Dakota: Reptile Gardens, Dinosaur Park and Storybook Island. Enjoy! (And be sure to check back for more slide shows in the future!)

Vacation Pics...

Trevor's New Glasses

My little precious got glasses! Isn't he cute? He doesn't have to wear them all the time. They are just for reading and doing school work. I could tell immediately that he could see better and he is no longer straining to see his papers! Yea!

See if this makes you chuckle...

...or at least makes you sing a little song from your past...

Trevor felt like he needed to (very seriously) explain Sesame Street to me as he was watching it. He said, "Mom, there's going to be four things. One of things is going to be not like the other three." Thank you, Trevor. ; )

Ahhh...Wyoming

This is a picture of an article in the local paper about the Buffalo Bill Days Grand Western Parade...which, unfortunately, we missed by a day! The important thing to note is that the picture on the bottom right is my dad! He is a "cowboy action shooter"! Hee hee!