Pizzazz!

McKenzie's show choir, Pizzazz, had their last community outing today.  They go to several places in town and perform a few of their songs.  Betty and I went to watch them during lunch at one of the nursing homes.  Here's a video Betty took....

Happy Birthday, Matt!

I can't believe our sweet boy is 6 years old today!! It seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital. Time flies when you are having fun I guess. In a few weeks he will be finished with kindergarten. Now that is hard to believe! It's been a great year. Matt has been so excited about his birthday this year. He has helped plan every detail of his birthday party. He wanted a superhero theme so that is what we are planning for Saturday at our church family life center. He has invited church friends and school friends. We will eat pizza and cake (Captain America cake), play superhero games, bust a pinata and lots of play. Today is his actual birthday, so we will let him open presents before school and I will bring a Captain America cupcake cake to school for the kids to eat during snack time.

A few weeks ago, I found on Etsy the cutest Happy Birthday sign that I plan on using for everyone's big day. I hung it on our front door Saturday. I have been looking for something like this for some time and I was so glad to find this talented girl who makes them. McKenzie and Matt loved it.

David created a video for his birthday. I love the song he found to go with the pictures. It's called Superhero by a teen christian band called Mission Six. It talks about comic book superheroes, sports superheroes and our ultimate superhero, Jesus. Here it is...

Happy Birthday, Matt!!

20 Little Things

1.The hope of bright sunshine for a few days in a row

2.The first pretty little spring flowers poking out of the dirt

3.Waking up to tweeting birds outside the window

4.Seeing the rain through the rays of sunshine

5.Sweeping away the dead winter leaves from the front porch

6.Cleaning out the planting beds & pots

7.Replacing the crunchy plants by the front door with happy spring flowers

8.Walking out the door with just a sweater on instead of a down parka

9.Putting away the layers of cozy winter decor and lightening up for spring

10.Smiling at the tulips on the entry table

11.Opening a window for fresh air to clear out the stale air of winter

12.Feeling energized for spring cleaning

13.The happy moment you first notice pink blossoms in the trees

14.Decorating with nests, eggs, bunnies, and other springy things

15.Easter

16.Inhaling the fresh smell of spring

17.Taking a walk without shivering

18.Spring vacation

19.A Spring Drive By (Coming soon, by popular demand!)

#20 What would YOU add to the list?

I was reading The Inspired Room blog today and came across this older post about spring. I love the list and wanted to share it! We are ready for spring at our house. Today I put out a few decorations for Easter. Everything is basically the same except I decided to put the bunny by the back door this year and move the Easter egg wreath to the front door. Enjoy the pictures and Spring!!!!!!

Best Buds

We have not posted in forever, so I thought I would share this picture of Matt and Nick. I was cooking supper tonight and when I walked into the den this is what I found! They are best friends. Nick always wants to be doing whatever Matt is doing. It's so precious. We are enjoying this sweet cat so much. I know he will be glad to have McKenzie and Matt home for spring break this next week. We both miss them when they are at school!

The Wizard Of Oz

Monday night McKenzie performed in her school's play, The Wizard of Oz.  McKenzie was in the chorus and also part of the "tornado".  The kids did a great job!  Here are a few pictures of McKenzie and also one of the GUES Music teacher, Mrs. Shute, who is retiring after this year.  This was her last play and the kids gave her a gift and some roses at the end of the play.

Easter Eggs

Back in January, I ordered McKenzie and Matt's Easter eggs for this year.  I order every year from Olde Tyme Commissary and you have to order way in advance to get them in time.  I was so excited when they arrived a couple of weeks ago.  The turned out great.....

Pizzazz! showchoir bunny for her and ......

superhero bunny for him!

Happy Birthday/ Our Weekend

We would like to wish (better late than never) two of our very faithful blog readers a very happy birthday today! I think its so neat that Nana and Betty Ward celebrate birthdays on Valentine's Day. So we hope you had a very special one today!

The kids and I had a great day today. They had the day off due to a teacher's meeting so its been nice to hang out today on Valentine's Day. I really wish David would have had the day off, too. They woke up to their Valentine's baskets at the foot of their beds.

I decided this year just to do candy because we went on a special weekend trip so that was their gift this year.  Back a few months ago David was able to get us tickets to see Tim Hawkins. For those of you who aren't familiar with him he is a christian comedian and he is hilarious! We have been fans for two years now. The kids think he is funny, too. He is funny, goofy and crazy all rolled into one. Matt can quote Tim word for word. We have two of his dvd's and we enjoy them so much. Tim just so happened to be doing a show at Hope Church in Memphis the weekend before Valentine's. David got us seats in the front row! Now that made me and the kids very nervous because Tim is known for going out in the crowd and being crazy so we did not want him to come near us. He didn't thank goodness. I hate I didn't get many pics with my phone this weekend, but I did snap this one of Matt.

He had been sooo excited all day about Tim Hawkins and by the time it was 7:25 he was counting down the time until Tim took the stage. It was so good to hear McKenzie laughing the entire time. You just can relate to everything Tim jokes about because its either what you are thinking and too afraid to say it or something you have been through yourself. He just relates it to everyday life and jokes alot about his wife and kids.
We got to Memphis Saturday afternoon and did a little shopping before checking into our hotel. David and I chose our favorite Side Porch for our "Valentine's dinner with kids". After great food, it was time to head to the show. On Sunday, we went to our usual Miss Polly's downtown for breakfast and then Starbucks for hot chocolate for me and McKenzie. We hung out at the hotel until check out time, then headed to a couple of stores. David took us to Five Guys for a late lunch. Here is a picture of McKenzie and Matt before checking out of the hotel.

I hated to see the weekend come to an end. We are definitely going back if he comes to Hope next year! Enjoy this clip of Tim Hawkins!!