Tea Party

Bryce and I went to a Tea Party rally on April 15th. Interestingly, what we found was a cross section of America. There were older people, teenagers, young parents with children, men with pony tails, men in suits. People of all different races, religions (including people that were not religious), and walks of life attended the rally. As we said the Pledge of Allegance I had to smile at the fact that Tea Party participants are portrayed as the crazy fringe of America. In fact, I'm sure that someone looking for a wild time, thought we were boring. We listened to patriotic music, listened to speeches from junior high aged students, radio hosts, soldiers, religious leaders, and enjoyed a commeraderie of people that truly feel like this is a wonderful country and we are thankful to be here. It gave me hope to see that there are people that feel it was important enough to gather and express their freedom of speech. In my opinion, that's one of the best things about being American. God Bless America!

Lets Make A Deal

Bryce and I were invited to attend "Let's Make A Deal" with our friends. Bryce was picked to make a deal with Wayne Brady himself. We can't tell what happened until it airs, but we can say that we had a lot of fun. That is a cool show to attend--we highly recommend it to anyone!

I love spring!

I love this time of year. Blue sky, birds chirping, and trees exploding with blossoms. Here is a picture of a tree in our front yard completely covered with tiny pink flowers. Sarah loves it so much she counts pink trees whenever we drive around town. Happy Spring!

Cooking

One benefit of not working this year is that we are spending a lot more time together. All of us enjoy cooking. Sarah and I made goodies Saturday for an activity at church.

Now he's 10

Christion turned 10 last week. He had a birthday party with 12 other ten year olds.....what was I thinking? They had a pinewood derby party. I couldn't have done it without Bryce and our friends Robert and Amy who brought the track and ran the race. A good time was had by all.

Valentine's weekend

We had a fun Valentine's weekend. Emily and her friend Paige decorated Valentine's cakes to share with their families. The girls did a fabulous job! Since Valentine's was on Sunday, we decided to have a family candle light dinner and ended up inviting friends, too.

What?

On what planet would this outfit actually match? I don't get it. I couldn't clash this much if I tried, and yet when I ask Sarah to go get dressed....this is the type of outfit she comes out in. I've tried to teach her about patterns and colors, but obviously it isn't working. This is why I lay out her clothes on school days!