Usually it takes me 2 hours to straighten my hair. I borrowed a straightening iron from Amber and it only took me 30 min.! I didn't blow-dry it first so it worked quicker and better and was less frizzy! It's kind of fun to do something different!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Straight or Curly?
Usually it takes me 2 hours to straighten my hair. I borrowed a straightening iron from Amber and it only took me 30 min.! I didn't blow-dry it first so it worked quicker and better and was less frizzy! It's kind of fun to do something different!
Friday, March 28, 2008
My 100th post!
How exciting! This is my 100th post! I'm sure all of you are sharing in my excitement...:)
The poll I posted asked if a 4 year old should go to preschool 2 days or 3 days a week.
Most people voted for 3 days a week. If you voted, can you please share your rationale?
I am interested in the reason for your vote! Thanks!
I'm off to feed the baby's craving of mushrooms...:)
The poll I posted asked if a 4 year old should go to preschool 2 days or 3 days a week.
Most people voted for 3 days a week. If you voted, can you please share your rationale?
I am interested in the reason for your vote! Thanks!
I'm off to feed the baby's craving of mushrooms...:)
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Major Craving!
It is 11:15 at night. We just got home from a date night where we went to Johnny Carino's. I was
REALLY craving something with tomatoes and mushrooms. Shawn and I split a meal that had rigatoni pasta, spinach, asparagus, mushrooms, and TOMATOES! It was SO GOOD!
You would think that my craving was satisfied but as I sit here, IT HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED!
I have never had a craving this strong with my 2 girls and now I am making toast with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese on it. It is diet bread and low-fat cheese. This is ridiculous!
We don't have a microwave so I have to heat up the oven....Oh, and mushrooms...but we don't have any and it wouldn't be nice to send Shawn out for a can of mushrooms!:)
REALLY craving something with tomatoes and mushrooms. Shawn and I split a meal that had rigatoni pasta, spinach, asparagus, mushrooms, and TOMATOES! It was SO GOOD!
You would think that my craving was satisfied but as I sit here, IT HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED!
I have never had a craving this strong with my 2 girls and now I am making toast with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese on it. It is diet bread and low-fat cheese. This is ridiculous!
We don't have a microwave so I have to heat up the oven....Oh, and mushrooms...but we don't have any and it wouldn't be nice to send Shawn out for a can of mushrooms!:)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Girls in White Dresses with Pink Satin Sashes
Easter Sunday Morning
We had an amazing celebration at church today! He is Risen!
It humbles me to know that Jesus died for me, he chose me, and he rose again! He conquered death!
It has been so exciting to see the seeds of faith planted in Adrianna's heart. She knows the story, but I can't wait for her to accept it for herself. They had a faith walk at church and all the people who accepted Christ this past year walked through a door on stage to let everyone know they made that decision. A few of our friends walked through with their little boys and it was such a neat thing to see. We have been praying for the day when our girls accept Christ and I know those parents have too. How precious to see a little child decide to follow Jesus! They are truly free!
We had an amazing celebration at church today! He is Risen!
It humbles me to know that Jesus died for me, he chose me, and he rose again! He conquered death!
It has been so exciting to see the seeds of faith planted in Adrianna's heart. She knows the story, but I can't wait for her to accept it for herself. They had a faith walk at church and all the people who accepted Christ this past year walked through a door on stage to let everyone know they made that decision. A few of our friends walked through with their little boys and it was such a neat thing to see. We have been praying for the day when our girls accept Christ and I know those parents have too. How precious to see a little child decide to follow Jesus! They are truly free!
HE IS RISEN...HE IS RISEN INDEED!
Easter Sunday
Yummy Spaghetti at Johnny Carino's in Holland!We met my parents, Rose & Bob, Keith & Jen, and Sarah & Marc for lunch. Honestly, no one wanted to cook! It was nice to just sit and relax and not have preparation of food or clean-up!
We had fun feeding the over-fed ducks at the Holland Outlets.Adrianna wanted them to come right up to her. I thought she would be a little scared! Johnny Carino's gave us some extra bread to feed them. I wonder how they like herb bread?..:)
Eliza LOVED the "ducts" as she calls them! They tried to take the bread right out of her hands!
I think she would have followed them into the pond if we wouldn't have stopped her! She has no fear!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Celebrating Easter- Part 4
Resurrection Egg Drop & some Easter baskets!
Our church offers so many ministries for all ages. Every year they usually have a Resurrection Egg Hunt. Since the weather is so lovely outside, this year they had an Egg Drop. It was so hush, hush that no one knew what was actually going to happen. It always amazes me how organized
every event is. They really put a lot
of thoughts and planning into it. The event started with some praise time. We sang 2 songs and I was able to play keyboard along with my sweet friend Paula and some other band members. It was so fun! Pastor Chris gave a short devotional that was so great for the kids. He had a Rubik's cube that was solved. Then there were 4 people standing up there with him, and each person represented a sin. The first boy had lying printed on his shirt. Pastor Chris first said that the solved Rubik's cube was our perfect relationship with Jesus through his death on the cross. When we sin, that relationship gets messed up. The boy wearing the lying shirt turned the cube a little. The next person had stealing, then cheating, then disobedience. Each person messed it up a little bit more. But through Jesus, we can have a restored relationship with God. There was a teen with a white shirt on and while Pastor Chris was explaining how we can know Jesus, this teen solved the Rubik's cube in about 2 minutes! It was a great visual and very well explained.
After the devotional, they divided the kids into age groups and they dropped eggs from the ceiling of the celebration center! Each egg was on a parachute and each kid got to catch one egg.
I really liked the fact that there wasn't a mad dash for candy or eggs and each kid got the same amount. On their way out, everyone got a bag of candy and some other goodies.
It always saddens me when they have a free-for-all with candy, because the fast kids get a whole bunch and the slower kids get pushed aside and lost in the shuffle. This was a great idea! We were done in about a half hour. I would say there were probably close to 1000 kids there. It is such a great outreach for our community!
Easter basket time!
I just love filling baskets for my girls! It is totally unnecessary but fun!
Adrianna loved the movie "Enchanted". I was so excited when it came out this week. It is a great movie for your little Princess!
Our church offers so many ministries for all ages. Every year they usually have a Resurrection Egg Hunt. Since the weather is so lovely outside, this year they had an Egg Drop. It was so hush, hush that no one knew what was actually going to happen. It always amazes me how organizedevery event is. They really put a lot
of thoughts and planning into it. The event started with some praise time. We sang 2 songs and I was able to play keyboard along with my sweet friend Paula and some other band members. It was so fun! Pastor Chris gave a short devotional that was so great for the kids. He had a Rubik's cube that was solved. Then there were 4 people standing up there with him, and each person represented a sin. The first boy had lying printed on his shirt. Pastor Chris first said that the solved Rubik's cube was our perfect relationship with Jesus through his death on the cross. When we sin, that relationship gets messed up. The boy wearing the lying shirt turned the cube a little. The next person had stealing, then cheating, then disobedience. Each person messed it up a little bit more. But through Jesus, we can have a restored relationship with God. There was a teen with a white shirt on and while Pastor Chris was explaining how we can know Jesus, this teen solved the Rubik's cube in about 2 minutes! It was a great visual and very well explained.After the devotional, they divided the kids into age groups and they dropped eggs from the ceiling of the celebration center! Each egg was on a parachute and each kid got to catch one egg.
I really liked the fact that there wasn't a mad dash for candy or eggs and each kid got the same amount. On their way out, everyone got a bag of candy and some other goodies.
It always saddens me when they have a free-for-all with candy, because the fast kids get a whole bunch and the slower kids get pushed aside and lost in the shuffle. This was a great idea! We were done in about a half hour. I would say there were probably close to 1000 kids there. It is such a great outreach for our community!
Easter basket time!I just love filling baskets for my girls! It is totally unnecessary but fun!
Adrianna loved the movie "Enchanted". I was so excited when it came out this week. It is a great movie for your little Princess!
Celebrating Easter- Part 3 (most important!)
Resurrection Cookies
This is such a great visual way to teach kids about Christ's death and resurrection.
First- You put pecans in a bag and beat them. This symbolizes Jesus being beaten by the soldiers. Eliza thought is was funny and Adrianna had to tell her it wasn't because it was very sad.
Second- You put vinegar in a bowl and this symbolizes what they offered Jesus to drink when he asked for a drink while hanging on the cross.
Third- A pinch of salt to show the salty tears of Jesus' family and friends.
Fourth- Egg whites show new life.
Fifth- Add some sugar to show the sweet salvation Jesus gives us by his death.
After mixing all the ingredients together you put them in mounds on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven. It has been pre-heated, but as soon as you put the cookies in, you turn the oven off. They stay in there all night and in the morning they should be hollow meringue type cookies to symbolize the empty tomb!
When we got up in the morning Adrianna asked, "Can we eat Jesus now?".
Okay, so we are working on our Theology!:)
This is such a great visual way to teach kids about Christ's death and resurrection.First- You put pecans in a bag and beat them. This symbolizes Jesus being beaten by the soldiers. Eliza thought is was funny and Adrianna had to tell her it wasn't because it was very sad.
Second- You put vinegar in a bowl and this symbolizes what they offered Jesus to drink when he asked for a drink while hanging on the cross.
Third- A pinch of salt to show the salty tears of Jesus' family and friends.Fourth- Egg whites show new life.
Fifth- Add some sugar to show the sweet salvation Jesus gives us by his death.
After mixing all the ingredients together you put them in mounds on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven. It has been pre-heated, but as soon as you put the cookies in, you turn the oven off. They stay in there all night and in the morning they should be hollow meringue type cookies to symbolize the empty tomb!
When we got up in the morning Adrianna asked, "Can we eat Jesus now?".
Okay, so we are working on our Theology!:)
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