Flashback Friday: Fire Station Field Trip

Our MOPS group went to the fire station today. Corinna and I didn't make it this year. However, we went 2 years ago and here are some pictures. Here is most of the group. Boy, is Drake's firefighter suit reflective!

They had to have their picture made with the fire fightin' pig.

Two future firemen, perhaps?

Drake sits in the firetruck ready for a call.

They do have some lady firefighters in Lexington. Corinna had to wear a suit too.

All of these children are in Kindergarten or First Grade now. My how the years fly by!

The children were mesmerized by Sparky in his remote controlled firetruck. Visiting the fire station is always fun.

Corinna And Her Cousins

The weather sure has been spring-like this week (so far). Supposedly, it will turn colder and rainy in the days ahead. We have made the most of the warm temperatures. Monday Corinna had a playdate with her cousins while the boys were at school.

Chase and Corinna swing side by side.

Corinna takes her turn on the slide.

Rinna, Olivia, and Chase are ready to ride. Brady was in the truck pictured in the background.

Weekend Wrap-up

Our weekend began with somber news, that our friend's father had passed away. Another friend's father passed away earlier in the week and we went to the visitation Friday evening. The good news is that both of these men knew Jesus as their savior and are now with Him in glory.

This weekend was warm and beautiful, reaching nearly 80 degrees. Earlier in the week, our trees were covered with ice and snow and now some are showing buds. I'm not packing up the jeans and long sleeved shirts yet, but I sure was glad for a dose of warm weather.

The highlight of our weekend was attending a Missions Conference at church. It was wonderful to hear of the work of the Lord right here in Davidson County to the ends of the earth. The speaker challenged us to have a heart for the nations as God does. He pointed out that we are blessed so that we can be a blessing.

On Saturday night we had a silent auction to raise money for two missionary families our church supports. Hayden won the bid for this ice cream cake. It's nearly half gone now.

Corinna was delighted that she got to bring home this orange and white polka dotted tote bag. She even gets to have it monogrammed for free.

Drake was so glad to get the final bid on the homemade salsa. As you can see from the photo, we consumed one of the jars for lunch after church. And was it delicious. He was too shy to take the empty jar back to Karen tonight and ask for a refill. Well, we do have three more jars left to enjoy.

J.J. spent several hours washing, waxing, and vacuuming out the van while the weather was pretty. He and all the children got sunburned Saturday from being outside most of the day. I was gone Saturday until late in the afternoon helping with our MOPS consignment sale. I got some great deals on clothes for the kids. Overall, the sale was a big success for our MOPS group.

Now, I've got to get to bed because the time change is going to affect everyone more adversly tomorrow morning when we have to get up and ready for school.

NOTE: I am not pleased with how the layout for this post turned out. All of the text was to the right of the pictures as I was typing it. After pressing publish, it turned out this way. So, please bear with me. The vertical text is hard to read. I think I must have the photo setting on the left instead of the center. I am just too tired to worry about it. Good night.

Flashback Friday: Mohawks Rule

About 2 years ago, J.J. was preparing to give the boys haircuts. I jokingly suggested that they receive mohawks. Of course, I meant that they get mohawks for fun and then shave them off for a normal haircut. Well, my idea stuck and they wanted to keep the mohawks. Some may consider these haircuts fauxhawks since Hayden and Drake's heads were not completely shaved. At any rate, be careful what you suggest. We'll see if the mohawks return with future haircuts around here. I will have to draw the line if Corinna wants one!

White Out!!! 2 (More Snow Pics)

The sleds have been in the shed for years now. Glad they finally got put to use.

Shortly after this photo, all three of the kids threw their snowballs at me. The snow was powdery, so the snowballs didn't do too much damage.

Snowdog Wrestling 101. Here's Latte with Lucy and Buddy the beagle.

Who is this masked man?

Corinna makes a snow angel.

We will enjoy the snow today while it's nice and beautiful and white. I am reminded of the following verses in scripture:

"Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me and I shall be whiter than snow." Psalm 51:7

"Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool." Isaiah 1:18

Thank you Lord for the snow. And thank you Lord for your holy word.

White Out!!!

The weather forecasters called for snow and this time they were correct. It started coming down around here about 7:30 last night. This is what we woke up to this morning. The family went out to play about 7:30 a.m. before J.J. left to go to work. We had a great time.

"There's snow place like home. There's snow place like home. There's snow place like home!"

J.J. runs with the dogs, and of course he's leading the pack.

The children prepare for their sled run.

There wasn't much bounce to the trampoline since it was weighed down by the white stuff.

My sweetie and I bundled up.

Funigans

Corinna was invited to Seth's 5th birthday party at Funigan's in Winston. Here is Corinna pictured with the birthday boy. Seth is in her CBS class on Thursdays.

Corinna is ready to use her cup of tokens. It didn't take very long to do so.

Someone climbs on the rock wall. Corinna wasn't quite old enough for this activity, but that day will be here before I know it.

Whoah baby, look at these tickets. As a party guest, Corinna was awarded 300 tickets, so she was able to pick several goodies from the prize counter. She earned about 75 on her own, but kindly gave away about 25 of them to the kid behind us who didn't have many. I thought that was a sweet gesture, and she thought of it all on her own.

Corinna takes a drive in the kiddie car. She must be in Europe since she is driving on the right side.