We have been in the Philippines for one week now and we are happy to be getting back into the swing of things. Daniel received a special welcome home from his office mates that involved 16 rolls of toilet …
I love birthday parties. The kids, the chaos, the decorating, the cake, the pure joy of it all. And I love it when they all go home and I can crash on the sofa and say, “It was good”.
For Isaiah’s 7th …
I don’t know about you guys, but taking a family picture is a big deal for us. Just getting three kids all looking the same direction with a somewhat acceptable expression on their face is a complete impossibility! I can so distinctly remember myself as a 7 year old boy …
Life with children is a constant adventure. I love when the kids come up with something so cool that hours later I find myself still smiling and chuckling about it. Tonight is one of …
Ian is in a gymnastics class and he LOVES it! You should see the way he lights up while at class. It is so perfect for him. We wanted something to get him ready for Kindergarten next yeah but we knew that traditional preschool would not work well for him. …
Recently Daniel and I decided to set aside the first Saturday of each month to go on an outing with our family and dubbed it “Adventure Weekend” to give our children something to look forward to each month. To start things off right, we …
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What do little girls want for their birthday? When asked, Elanor declared that it must have “balloons, cake and pink”. Pink what? Pink everything…and a little bit of princess to go with it. So Mommy started planning early this time around so she wouldn’t be up until midnight the night …
What do little girls want for their birthday? When asked, Elanor declared that it must have “balloons, cake and pink”. Pink what? Pink everything…and a little bit of princess to go with it. So Mommy started planning early this time around so she wouldn’t be up until midnight the night before.
We sent the invitations, we found the princess dress, we bought pink snacks and pink punch, we found pink fabric to decorate the tables and chairs, we found pink and white balloons to hang around the room and we raided the windows, closets, and beds to make a royal tent for Princess Ela, Princess Mari, and Princess Sarah to have their party in.
When the little girls arrived they received tiaras, wands and necklaces to complete their costumes and ate their pink snacks in the princess tent while the boys made crowns to be their princes. With three year old girls, we kept it simple. After tea time was over, we headed outside to blow bubbles. As the bubbles were winding down, Daniel and I snuck inside to bring out the Castle Cake bedecked with marshmallows and towers. We sang Happy Birthday and Elanor blew out her candle and then we all headed back inside to open shiny pink packages, which Ian pronounced were “what Ela always dreamed about”. As I cleared away the debris, Daniel served the cake and then we let the girls play with pink glitter play doh while the boys snuck away to watch the Sword and the Stone. Wait a minute, Elanor is in there too
All in all, it was a fun party. I loved the tent. Daniel loved the Red Velvet Cake. And Elanor loved having a Birthday. We love you Elanor! Thanks to all her friends who shared in this special day. You helped make it a day we will all remember.
-->As parents there are lots of milestones for our kids as they grow. One I have been eagerly looking forward to, and praying for, is when my kids will each choose to ask Jesus to come and live inside their hearts.
Melissa felt nudged by the Holy Spirit earlier this week …
Last month we took a trip to Bohol with Mom and Dad and The Brattons. We had a great time. Here are some pictures from the trip. It’s a beautiful place and one worth putting …
Isaiah has now been in school for exactly 100 days as of February the 4th. To celebrate, he and all his classmates were asked to bring something to school with 100 items in it. They could do a …
