Hosmer Lake
Went kayaking with my dad this morning… good times (and a little chilly!) It’s beautiful at Hosmer Lake — we were thinking we’d bring the whole family back next summer to camp.
Family
I Love Life!
The girls picked me up to grab a quick coffee and drop me off at a meeting… I’m really enjoying my day so I had them screaming, “I love life!!” over and over again. It was fun :)
Billy Chinook
My folks took us out on the boat yesterday for a good chunk of time. Lake Billy Chinook is pretty cool — it has huge rim rock on the sides and goes on for miles. There is one stretch with an amazing view of Mt. Jefferson. It was also a big success for the girls
Meals
So in the last week I think we’ve brought meals to three different families who have had new babies. In addition to breaking the budget, we’ve begun to realize that it is a great discipleship opportunity. Showing up at someone’s house with food was strange enough to draw questions from the girls… and the last
Throwing Rocks
Just thought this one was fun… We drove up to the top of Pilot Butte this weekend and the kids had a blast throwing rocks.
Half Birthday
Today is Mary Joy’s half birthday. Half birthday’s are an invention we came up with a couple of years ago as a family tradition and a way to celebrate the kids relationally without all the presents and cakes that go with actual birthdays. Here is a picture of Mary Joy playing at the jumpy booth
Full Circle
My parents always spent time talking with my teachers when I was growing up — all the way through high school. Often times I wasn’t allowed back until my parents had met with the teacher. Today, I had my first meeting with a teacher as the parent. The difference, of course, being that Mary Joy’s
The News
We went public this morning with our “news.” We’re expecting baby #4. It was a little bit of a surprise and we found out 30 minutes before Tamara had to drop me off at the airport to leave for Africa a couple of weeks back (not the best way to process the information :) Anyway,
Snow Day
So today was my daughters first “snow day” where school was cancelled (it snowed 8 inches last night). I think it’s a milestone…
Wants & Needs
Tonight I spent a long time trying to explain the difference between wants and needs to my oldest daughter. I don’t think she got it. She was very emotional and intently focused on what she wanted (a blankie to sleep with because her sister had just gotten a new one). Upon reflection, I think that