Jonathan's Birthday!

Last week, we celebrated cousin Jonathan's birthday- turning the big 3!  We had a breakfast brunch and ate fruit pizza for his cake.  I think Jonathan had a great birthday.

Birthday Surprise!!!

We did it- yesterday, I successfully made an 8 hour trek to PA to surprise my dad for his birthday.  A sweet friend from church agreed to go with me on the trip and drive her car and help with the kiddos- it was a huge blessing!  And we had a lot of fun- I think it would have been hard to drive by myself with the kids!  We arrived at 5:30 at my sister's house and jumped out and surprised both my parents!  My mom screamed, Lydia cried- fun times were had by all!  We got him Chinese for dinner and had a great time together.  We are a little sleep deprived as the kids too minimal naps in the car and then were up part of the night but we are glad we are here.  Happy Birthday to my Dad!  We are here as well for the Missions Festival at my home church that my dad is organizing.  It is his first time organizing this Festival in his new role at church so we are glad to be a part!  Tonight Steve Green concert- looking forward to the worship tonight!

Tuesdays...

 Last Tuesday- we had weather where we could go out and hike through the woods- today it is snow showering- ahhh- spring... We are ready for you to be here to stay.  Love these little boys and little girls- we love hanging out with our friends- Jack & Audrey!

St. Patrick's Day 2014!

 Monday was St. Patrick's Day and Michael has wanted it to become a rich tradition in our family to celebrate the life of this Godly saint!  We dressed in green and put out a green tablecloth and ate green things- jello jigglers and salad and green beans with lasagna and after dinner told the story of Patrick- a man who God redeemed, a man sold in to slavery and then later went to tell those same people who enslaved him about Almighty God!  We were focusing on talking about how he became a missionary and crossed an ocean to tell others not like him about Jesus Christ!  Soo-maybe all Jeremiah really got from the story were the bad guys but we pray it is sowing seeds in his little heart that he would be like a Patrick- loving those who have not loved him with the love only Christ can give!

Friday Night Family Night...

 Friday night is Family Night in our house.  We eat pizza which we love which Michael makes every Friday- he makes a mean pizza and it gives me a break from cooking once a week- how sweet is that.  And then we usually play, read books, get baths and lately- Jeremiah has been enjoying popping some popcorn with Daddy and watching 30 minutes of a show- working through Finding Nemo lately... It usually also involves some wrestling at some point!  And then when the kids go to bed- Daddy and Mommy get couch date night which is fun!  We love Lyons Family Night!

M is for Museum...

 One week- we focused on our letter of the week- the letter "M."  And we made an M craft for a mouse and went to the Museum, had macaroni and cheese for lunch and ate M & Ms- super fun...

Fun with Katy!

 When we watch Katy, we love to have reading time!  Here are the kids reading together on the couch.  :)

Ready for Spring...

 So- it was sooo cold this winter that our air conditioner froze over on the inside and we had lots of snow... We loved the snow- but we are ready for the sun to shine.

Some of my favorite pictures of the kids lately...

 These are some of my favorite pictures of the kids over the past month or so...  with their birthdays and them turning 3 and 1.

Snowman Snacks...

With the cold, winter weather this winter- we decided to make Frosty snacks late one night while Daddy was working...  And these are the crazy things that go on in our house.  Lydia has had a rough week- maybe it is teething but she has been a fussy girl and only wants to be held ALL the time! At 12 months old- she is finally cutting her two bottom teeth- it has been a slow process.  We are already seeing in her some hard things we are going to have to work on with this little girl.  Overall- they usually have a lot of fun together! :)

A boy and his big boy bike...

 Jeremiah got a big boy bike with training wheels for his birthday!  My dad has been begging for pictures of him.  Every morning since it has been cold- we go down and walk in the basement and Jeremiah rides his bike- it is fun and good exercise and we are working on stopping with his breaks instead of running into mommy.  :)

We love the Children's Museum

 So- I am still catching up with my pictures- this is some shots of our Children's Museum when my fam was here to visit- very fun!