Ballet

Tatum has started ballet/tap dance lessons! It is the cutest thing I think I have ever seen! All of the little girls in her class are around the same age. I think there are usually 6 of them and to see the teacher trying to get all of them to do the same exact thing at the same exact time is comical. She love it though. And the best part is, they teach them about God. They go over different character traits and teach them that they are God's child and everything we do can glorify Him. At the end, they say a prayer and are dismissed. So, if you live in my area, you should try Encore Centre for Dance. It is based on Biblical principles which we love!!


I have yet to figure out this whole picture thing. I don't know how to make them show up where I want them too!! Ugh! Anyway, there are two that are in the studio and one that is of her in the car on the way to her first lesson!

She has a summer concert on June 18th! Can't wait!

Spring Break!

I love, love spring break!! By the time it gets here, I am in definite need of it! It allows us to get reenergized and excited about the changes that are brought by new seasons!

Our week in review:
We decided to go to visit each of our parents since we were both of the majority of the week!! Saturday we took the kids to Michael's parents farm. The kids love going there. We had a picnic, went fishing, and also did a little hiking in an area they have. The kids even found old cow bones....discusting!! Of course, they loved it. On Sunday, we got to see our little neice get baptized. What a blessing! She was so proud. On Monday, we took the kids to the Children's Museum in Seminole. I highly recommend it if you live anywhere close to it. Wonderful!! They have a grocery store that the kids can play in, bubble machines, huge outdoor maze, and also an area about tornadoes! You get inside of this little capsule thing (big words I know) and the winds get up to 78 miles an hour. There is also a video of a tornado!

Then, we went to my parents house Monday afternoon. The kids have a ball! They get to run and play in their huge yard. I love it because there isn't a street for cars to come flying down. They have a huge driveway that the kids can ride their bikes on. Less than two hours after we got there, Tanner fell and broke his collar bone. However, the crazy little boy didn't tell us until Tuesday at lunchtime!! He was too afraid of going to the doctor so the poor thing slept all night in pain, or at least attempted to sleep!!! So, we spent most of the afternoon at the doctor's office and then had to cut our trip a little short to come home to see an Orthopedic Dr. He is doing fine..just has to wear an arm brace. We also took the kids to the zoo...FYI: on spring break, the only zoo in the OKC surrounding area WILL BE PACKED!!!! We had a great day anyway!!

I am very sad to say that I don't have any pictures!! My camera battery was dead and I forgot to bring the charger.

Random

I have had nothing blog worthy to talk about lately. Plus, add that with Spring fever and you get absolutely nothing!! We have started our countdown to Spring Break. Can you believe it?? We are planning on just visiting family for our break. It will be nice since Michael is off too!

I had dinner with a great friend last night that I have not seen in a few months. It was great getting out and having girl talk without little girls interrupting...if you know my Tatum, you know that girl is ALWAYS talking! Yep, that is how we know she is asleep every night. She stops talking!! Thank you to my fabulous husband who is always willing to give me special times like this.

I am feeling incredibly blessed lately. One thing about going through the storms of life is that God always has something better planned for you on the other side. Amazing!!

I will leave you with this:
John 6:35
Jesus said, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."

Weekend trip

We went to Arkansas this weekend to see our dear friends, Jason and Sarah. The kids and I had to go by ourselves because Michael had to work. The drive was long but totally worth it! Baby Sophie is precious!! She has the biggest smile! Jason was so nice to watch all six kids while Sarah and I met some girls for a movie and dinner. He did exactly what Michael would have done..he let them stay outside for 4.5 straight hours!! They had a wonderful time and it has been so cold lately that they have really missed being outside. The trip sure was not long enough! In the pictures, we were trying clothes on for Sunday morning and the other one is of Katlyn and Tanner.

Freedom 2010

Last weekend Michael and I took part in our Freedom (Desciple Now for some of you) with our youth at church. Michael lead a group of 8th grade boys, I had a group of 8th grade girls. It was amazing! The Lord really worked in the lives of our students. We had over 60 total decisions for Christ, 40 of them being for Salvation!!! We had around 470 participants, including adults. I had 11 girls and they were great! Michael had 6 boys and this is what they turned him into! Oh, and there is nothing wrong with my camera in these pics, it is the fog machine! Have you ever tried to breathe that stuff for a long period of time?? We did learn one thing for sure, Michael and I are not that young anymore!!

Hello Snow!

I know I have some long over due posts! We have just been so busy lately that I haven't found the time to update! Here are some pictures of the snow storm we got "unexpectedly". Apparently, it has not snowed in the Dallas area like this for 111 years! Anyway, it looked so beautiful, well except when you have to drive your kids to Oklahoma to visit Nana and Papa. We had 9 inches in our backyard!

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Tatum had a great time with her daddy at the dance! She said she had cookies with M&M's.

Michael came to the door to pick her up around 3:45pm. They went to the dance and then to Red Lobster to eat dinner. So glad she ended up loving it because Michael thought he had lost his date because of the Alice in Wonderland movie that was playing! I talked Michael into a black tie with pink stripes so they could match.

After she got home, she had to show me how she was dancing. That is the pic above of her and Michael dancing at home.