The Children of God

Mt Calvary and Abundant Life Lutheran Churches' children.  Such a beautiful site.  We are blessed by so many children in both of our congregations.

My Husband, The Chef

My husband made these spicy chicken sandwiches from raw chicken, flour, and other various ingredients.  It was, by far, the best spicy chicken sandwich I have ever had.  We figured out the cost of the entire chicken sandwich each of us had, including lettuce, tomato, mayo, bbq sauce, pickles, cheese, and bun, and it was less than $2.  Tack on the sweet potato wedges for an estimated $1, and we had the best dinner (and most filling) for less than $3 per person. 

Don't ever think fast food is cheap.

Easter Banners

Getting close to complete...with a few days to spare!  How unlike me.

Park Boys

They are getting so big and love to slide fast.

There She Is...

We have a daughter.  That sounds weird.

Wednesday Midweek Service

Popular Guy.

Tums

I am starting to feel like Jordan McKinley with all these Tums on my nightstand. 

80 Degrees

The South is pretty awesome.

Friday Family Fun

Zoo day!  Our boys LOVE the animals!

Thursday Lent Service

Popular guy.

Sick Lunch

While mama is sick, I get canned spaghetti-os for lunch.  YES!

My Sanity

Hot tea...thank you, Husband.

A Little Chicken Love

There are so many reasons to love Chic-fil-a.  This sign is just another one of those reasons.

Family Fun at the Park

Look!  I made it into a family picture!  Ok, my shadow.

I Have Made Bread!

I did it.  I broke out the $4 bread machine my mom bought me at Salvation Army and I gave it a whirl.  Whole wheat bread with sunflower seeds, flaxseed, and honey as a sweetener.  Can I tell you this was awesome or is that tooting my own horn?  Seriously.  The plan is to start making all our own bread.  We shall see!  It was so easy, so fresh, so good for you, and can have so many varieties.  Money saving, cholesterol saving bread?  Yes please!

Storytime-Sick Style

So, we haven't been able to go to the library in over a week, but we can do storytime here...daddy sick-style.

Pink Eye and Strawberry Shortcake

A benefit to being quarantined to your home?  Spending a date evening with your pink eyed husband watching a movie and eating homemade whole wheat strawberry shortcake.  Yes please!

Hugger Like His Mother

Solomon is not sure he likes his hug happy brother sometimes...

Bugsy Girl!

Another riveting game of "Where in the House is Bugsy Girl?"

The Sickies

My boys watching their video.  No temps in them this morning, but still not quite right.  As for me...blah...my nose is a fountain and my body hurts.

Decluttering

This is today's donation to the Kidney Foundation.  Twelve bags of my labor, but it feels good to be cutting the clutter.  Four bags have already been donated to other individuals.  I hope these items find new wonderful needing homes!

Pastor Swap

Not a new reality tv show, but it could be a good one...Chris preached in Denver, NC, today.  They had a pretty great 0-4 age Sunday School class.  It was fun and they learned about Jesus feeding the 5000.

A 70th Birthday Celebration - African American Style

We learned this week that it is traditional to have very large parties for 70th, 80th, 90th, and so on birthdays in the black community.  Your family throws them for you as a sign of respect for the elders in their family.  We went to one tonight.  It was pretty awesome to experience.  We were the only white people there...what a fantastic and unique life event.  Everyone was supposed to wear all white attire.  Enjoy the photos!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa Tom!

So, pictures of toddlers are hard.  Happy Birthday anyway, Grandpa.