Friday night, Jaden went 2 go out on the porch 2 throw some recycling in the bin & found another praying mantis - right on our screen door! he's so lucky - always running across his favorite little insects
Saturday morning, we were up & out the door bright & early...not as early as daddy tho - he was at the local BBQ pit at 4:30am! 2 help the Cub Scouts with their chicken fundraiser...about the time he got home, we all headed out 2 the church so the kiddos could practice 4 their big performance the next day...
we took these pics right b4 leaving 4 the church...u might recognize the above 1 from my new blog header...the 1 below just cracks me up - look at Corinn's face ;0)
Curtis stayed at the church & helped some fellas with spreading out mulch & doing some landscaping, while i went ahead & ran errands...1 stop 4 me was my brother's...he was busy down in 1 of the chicken houses gathering eggs...& he had the cutest little helper EVER!
Matthew is such a pro at this already...he turns the belt on & off on his own, makes sure the egg is clean, then places it correctly in the flat (they have 2 sit with the big end down)...it's adorable!we spent the rest of Saturday packing up some boxes & hanging out around the house...i had some baking & prep work 2 do 4 the barnyard cake i decorated that night, & the kiddos had fun beating daddy in video games while i was in the kitchen
at 7pm, Jaden says "hey ma, it's 7pm - time 4 our walk!"...it's funny how much the kiddos look forward 2 this now that they can ride their scooters!
& it was even better on Saturday - cause daddy got 2 come along! ;0)Sunday was Homecoming at our church...117 years for Broadway Baptist! we had a wonderful service (our pastor from 1987-97 came back 2 visit & preach - he was my fav pastor growing up!) & then a meal afterward
then we all gathered back in the sanctuary 4 the Joyful Noise (our childrens choir) performance...the kiddos have been practicing their little hearts out over the last few weeks
the program Ms. Sharon chose was awesome! it was Veggie Tales - O Veggie, Where Art Thou?...here's a description from their website:"Hymns, spirituals, and bluegrass favorites highlight this collection reminiscent of the 2001 hit film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Join the Veggies as visit 'Grandpa Bobs Old Time Radio Hour,' singing favorites from days gone by."
you can also preview some of the tracks here (my fav song is #10, One Lord)...the whole show was really fun & the kiddos had a blast! it was neat hearing them sing old hymns that i grew up with
here's the girls singing a trio with their buddy Seth...
Jaden had his own little solo...
(btw - he totally didn't need that paper...he's been singing his part over & over 4 the last week!)
& the closing number...
needless 2 say, we were SUPER PROUD!!!
we got home late that afternoon...just in time 4 me 2 deliver the barnyard cake 2 Macyn's party...then i came home & we all got busy moving some more stuff over 2 the new house
we're slowly, but surely, getting there...this weekend will b the final big move...we've got family (along with their trucks) ready 2 come & help on Sunday...hopefully by this time next week, we'll b sleeping there...please say a prayer 4 us that everything goes smoothly-----
oh...& happy International Day of Peace
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5 comments:
I love that you're going to the same church you went to as a girl. You just don't hear that much anymore...ya know. And I may totally be stealing that Veggie Tales scene! I LOVE Veggie Tales anyway...but even cuter when the church kiddos are singing em'!
Oh...and as much as I love all of the above...multiply that by a gazillion and that's how much I hate preymantis'! Ugh. Gives me the shivers just thinkin' about it!
...danielle
i know, it's pretty cool...sometimes, we think about moving on - 2 a "younger" church, 2 a more hip/fun service, but we're so loved here! & our kiddos love going there - that's what's important, right?
Love the videos:) Lani and I watched them all earlier!!
Sounds like you had a fantastic weekend!
I miss seeing praying mantis, is it true that it's against the law to kill them? That's what my parents used to tell me ALL the time when I was young....and now I'm thinking it's just a myth. Do you know?
I had some other stuff to comment on but I lost my train of thought...I was too busy FEEDING YOUR FISH! (totally cool by the way, where'd you get that!?)
i always heard that too Sheila - but a google search says that's a myth...probably started because it appears 2 b praying...i know i'd never kill 1! ;0)
& i found the fish here...
http://abowman.com/google-modules/fish/
my kiddos will sit & zone out on feeding em too!
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