Skating!!!!

SO... as for my little teaser yesterday...
we went Skating!

We went to the rink to celebrate Lily's 5th birthday! I can't believe she's FIVE already!!!! just a few more weeks until Kyley's birthday now!!!














































Before we left... Elijah and Parker played the video game together (well , kinda, without actually "playing" it)



Then they turned the guns on each other... silly boys



And by this time...




I think it was time to go home...

can you guess?

what we did this past weekend?

Haircuts and Handsomness

This week, Kyley took it upon herself to give herself another hair cut...

Mommy was LESS than thrilled- and she has been in a lot of trouble over this ordeal. Any ideas to get her to stop are appreciated. (with the exception of just not keeping them in the house because we NEED at least one pair of sissors on a very often basis)



But look at this handsomness





Unfortunately he now has more hair than she does *sigh*

And this is random but Derek took this picture yesterday driving down the road :)

a bucket + a movie = quiet time for mommy to clean

who would've thought? that my kids would sit THIS still for a movie and let me clean around them!

FREEDOM

Have you ever thought about what it means to be free?

More importantly, have you ever thought about what you should DO with that freedom?

Galatians 5:1 (amplified)
In this freedom Christ has made us free and completely liberated us; stand fast then, and do not be hampered and held ensnared and submit again to a yoke of slavery which you have once put off.

First, we are COMPLETELY LIBERATED! It is beyond my comprehension as to what this REALLY truly means. But we are FREE from any and every bondage we've ever carried through the blood of Christ.

But this verse goes on to say, that because of this freedom we should stand fast and do not be hampered or held ensnared by sin. If we are completely liberated, we should guard our hearts and minds and bodies and flee from any bondage that could take us captive.

But Paul goes on to say later in this chapter that not only should we stand fast and guard ourselves, but we should also put aside our own selfishness and through love we should SERVE one another.

Galatians 5:13 (amplified)
For you, brethren, were indeed called to freedom; only do not let your freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse for selfishness, but through love you should serve one another.

There are so many scriptures that back this up.

Jesus said to love your neighbor as yourself.

So have you been set free from your past, from your sin, from bondage?

What are you doing with that freedom?

Are you loving others?

Are you giving of your time and talents to others who need you?

Are you ministering to the body of Christ?

Are you reaching out to those in need?

Are you going where other Christians dare not go?

I challenge you today- reach out in love and SERVE!

pumpkin pajama party

Did you know that pumpkins have pajama parties?













and pretty little girls have pajama parties























and silly little boys have pajama parties



















and they love having pajama parties together










and they just love each other

all boy

SO my son has decided he likes to CLIMB... what am I talking about? He's BEEN climbing since before he could even walk!

Sugar and Spice...

ok so her's isnt nearly as "creative" as his- but hey it's my baby nonetheless!

snakes and snails...

Lots of things in one...

First of all- I'm so in love. I've been using a canon rebel xti and oh how I want to buy one now!

Here are just a few pics I've taken this week with it.



































Also new to me this past two weeks is- I've been going to the gym (trying to go at least six times a week!) and working out. I'm beginning to feel the work I'm doing paying off- even if my weight is holding steady for now! What is even better you may ask??? Great friends to work out with! We've all been working hard and can't wait to see our hard work pay off!

We've been having some issues with Kyley doing what we ask at home lately- we figure she's being so good at school (the teacher says she is an absolute angel) that she bottles it all up for us at home. But we're working on that!

Tomorrow, great grampa and great gramma come to town! We can't wait to see them! (I'm sure there will be pics to come soon!)