My eldest daughter Faith will be ten this summer and I realized that she still is not cooking anything on her own yet. I am on a mission to get her cooking. I have decided to have her cook or bake something once a week until she begins to feel more comfortable in the kitchen. … [continue reading]
Grand Prix Race 2011
This year’s Grand Prix race went much better than last year! This picture was taken right after she won her first heat. She was so excited. After that she took mostly second places but it was enough to get her into the semi-finals. Her car is the red lightening. She didn’t fair as well in… [continue reading]
The Importance of Good Grammar
I was teaching my oldest daughter Faith her grammar lesson. She was learning the correct way to compare things using the er and est endings. I gave her the word “long” and told her to write three sentences, the first with no comparison, the second comparing two things, and the third comparing more than two… [continue reading]
Our Pei-Wei Dining Experience
Pei-Wei is one of our favorite restaurants to go to as a family. The food is incredible, and it’s kind of a loud place, so the kids’ silliness doesn’t disturb anyone. It is, however, a challenge at times to keep all four kids out of trouble while we wait in line to order our food…. [continue reading]
Shopping With Husband and Children–My Bright Idea
“Let’s go to Costco!” I said to Jason on Saturday. I looked at myself. I was dressed in something other than my house work uniform, my hair was brushed, and I was actually wearing makeup. It was definitely a day to go out on the town. I said, “We can go look around, get samples,… [continue reading]
Family Vacation
Being a family of six and living a day’s drive from both sides of our family have made taking a vacation a challenge. A couple of years ago we decided that we’d incorporate some vacation type things into the visit with our family. We rented a condo with my parents for two nights at the… [continue reading]
My Two-Week Old Baby Quit Eating
Events following the birth of our first daughter were indeed dramatic. One week after she was born, I hemorrhaged and had to be hospitalized. The week after that we once again landed in the hospital. Our precious little girl decided one day to quit eating. I was nursing and tried everything I could think of… [continue reading]
Everyone Makes Mistakes
Faith, age nine, was playing at the house of a friend with a little three-year -old girl. She was being a big help because this little girl was a live wire! Faith let her play with her new little Webkinz. Her only Webkinz. The tag was still attached with the very important code that allows… [continue reading]
Fruit of the Spirit
Here is yet another tale about Grace and her one liners that lighten the mood. We were at a restaurant for lunch after church on Sunday. My oldest two girls were arguing back and forth, disturbing the peace. I reminded them of the Sunday school lesson of the morning. “Did you learn about the fruit… [continue reading]
Valentine’s Day Meals: 5 Course Family Dinner
Valentine’s Day 2011 (Our Family Celebration) Breakfast: Krispy Kreme heart shaped donuts. Does it get any better than this? Lunch: It was Faith’s idea to have a Pink, Purple, and Red meal. This meal was only mildly successful. I had a really hard time finding purple food. The only things I could think of were… [continue reading]