Stars!

This week at our house two of our four stars have been and will be performing. Caroline is in an ensemble for "Your a Good Man Charlie Brown" for this weekend. So, I post that later. Abby's first grade play was this week and she was Aunt Josie Lou in the country performance they put on. Their class sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Park" - I know but trust me it fit in the program and she had a few cute lines. She did a fabulous job and clearly was not afraid to be on stage. Enjoy!

Brothers!

I wondered and I have to admit I even worried on how Caleb would do with a younger brother. Man, I laugh now that I even thought twice about it. These two are close!!!! I understand on a far deeper level what the term "brother" actually means. It means you ALWAYS stand up for each other. You connect at every level even if it is 7 years beneath you. You help each other and care for each other. You hurt for each other and laugh with the deep belly laughs with each other. You go to sleep with each other to help with the fear and yes, you even have to give in and do it their way sometimes - compromise. You are each others very best cheerleader and you explore things together! It also means you have a shoulder to lean on. I love the term "BROTHERS" and what it means in our house! It's beautiful!

Sorry for the long break

So for the long lag time between posts. I've been sick and just had lots on my mind with kids schedules and some new ideas I'm throwing around. I'll fill you in on that when I get more details. - How's that for a cliff hanger!

We have gotten out an oldie but a goodie in our house. When Caroline was not yet 2 years old she received as a gift from her Aunt and Uncle a sensory table filled with beans and rice. A few years back we tried to convert it to a magnet table for Caleb and we are now bringing it back for Asher. Let the mess, I mean, FUN begin! But this time it is in the basement and not my dining room (play room).

I heard a funny thing on my way to the kitchen

We've been trying to cut down the TV watching. It's something that gets out of hand in the winter time and I find that I let it go because I can be more productive - no excuse. Anyway, we were doing well yesterday and then Asher really wanted to watch Prince of Eygpt. It turned out to be very fun cause we were reading scripture to see where the movie branched off of the Bible. So as I left the room to start dinner I heard from Asher, "Ok, Caleb, you be Moses and I'll be Ramases." It sounded so funny and I thought I'd rather them act out the Bible anyday (even though the movie does distort it some). Then at the end of the movie when Moses parts the Red Sea, I saw my son galantly walk up in front of the TV as his hands are above his head and on cue he drops them like Moses stabbing the rod into the sea for the waters to part. I just may have to watch it again today to see if I can get pictures or a video. :)