Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Reunion

Last year Josh and Anna Beers moved on to a new ministry in Pennsylvania. They were very good friends of ours and we have missed them greatly. Josh was invited to speak at Sr. high camp this summer, and the teens were SO excited to have them back again. It was just like old times and it seemed strange that they weren't here to stay. It was great to see them again. God has richly blessed us with their friendship. We miss you guys!


child's play






Thursday, July 19, 2007

Date Night

Okay, so how many of you stay-at-home moms out there think it's funny that we spend the money our husbands' earn to buy them gifts? Yes, there is the argument that it's "our" money, but the fact of the matter is, my husband is the one who works for it, and I always found it irksome that I take money that he worked for, to buy him a gift. I might as well just tell him to go pick something out and wrap it himself. Anyway, it bugs me that I have very little means to "raise" my own money so that I can buy my husband something special for anniversaries, valentines day, etc. So, this year a lady in my church offered to pay me to help her organize, sort, throw away, some things in her storage--I LOVE doing this kind of thing and would love to have a business of it someday, so to me it's not work! I told her she did not have to pay me, but she told me that she wanted me to use the money for Matt's Fathers Day present. Long story short, I surprised Matt and took him to Triple Espresso, a comedy routine in downtown Minneapolis. VERY funny and clean too!! The guy who started the group is a Christian. We had heard great things about these guys, but the tickets can be pricey. I knew we would probably never have an opportunity to do anything like this again, at least not anytime soon since Matt is starting seminary, so I splurged. Matt knew I had a date night planned for Father's Day, but had no idea what we were doing. It was such a fun night and we laughed SO hard together. . . that in and of itself was worth the money!



What a Ham




Monday, July 16, 2007

Sweet Faces



Fun Times



Apprehension

Matt's parents came for a short visit at the end of May. One of the evenings we went back to their hotel so the kids could swim. Sara had a ball! Silas wasn't so sure about this big pool and wanted nothing to do with it.


Swimmin' with Daddy




Eskimo Boy