Good Morning!!

Good morning everyone! I have been determined that it is spring and so once again I have decided to wear shorts. The only problem with this is that the weather is not cooperating. I have made a plethora (I love that word) of cupcakes this morning. They are for Alyssa's birthday tomorrow. I will be taking them to her class. She is going to be 9. Where does the time go? We are getting her another hamster for her birthday. She wants a white one. I will get a picture of her and her new hamster as soon as I can. I will be quitting my job on May 12th so that I can be at home this summer. Richard will have 2 weeks of AT (annual training for the national guard) in June and then in July we will be traveling to Washington/Oregon. So for all of you who live in those places, you have been properly warned when we show up on your doorstep begging for a place to stay! =) I went to a Women's Conference with Leann this weekend. It was absolutely amazing. The women were such an encouragement. "I am mine, no more". Rebekah came with me and I think that she learned some things. Sometimes we get caught up in our lives and forget to let God in. He bought us with his son's blood. "But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved." Ephesians 2:4-5 May our God give you boldness to do what is right today. I would ask that you pray for Aaron. We have been having some difficulties with him so on May 20th we will be seeing a psychologist. I would ask that we resolve his problems. Also that Richard and I would be open to what they have to say. Love you all!

Visiting Grandparents

Grandma and my parents were over this weekend. It was great to see everyone. We decided to celebrate Alyssa's birthday, even though it is really the 29th. She wanted to share it with everyone special to her. On Saturday we went to the circus. It was not my favorite thing. The kids didn't like it very much either. We actually all left after we saw the tigers. Oh well. On Sunday everyone came over here for lunch since Grandma has never seen our house. The weekend was too short. Have a great week everyone!

Easter Panorama

Ok, these pictures were taken at Easter. These are pictures of us dressing up for the Easter Panorama at church. What happens is there are 5 scenes of Jesus' life and then cars go through and listen to a CD while we act it out. The kids and I were in the scene where Jesus is coming into the city and everyone is waving palm leaves. Richard was (on the first night) one of the guards who was at the cross. The next night he was a guard at Jesus' "trial". He was a very versatile guard! We did this for about a hour and a half. It was a great ministry. I know that we will do it again next year.
Here is Richard in his fabulous costume. He actually was carrying around a sword and spear.
Aaron wants to be in the scene where they are beating Jesus next year. He thought that just waving palm leaves around was "boring". =)
Here is Rebekah. She looks really good in that color. Here I am with my mouth open. For those of you who know me, this is how I always look. TALKING! =)Alyssa had a wonderful time, though you can't tell from this picture. We would do the wave with our leaves. It was fun. Next you can see Jacob before the panorama. Then the last picture is 10 minutes into the panorama. He couldn't stay awake and just slept next to the wall the whole time!
Have a great week everyone! My parents and grandma will be coming down this weekend so the next blog will be of that! Love you all!

Locks of Love

Ryan and Leann came over Saturday to cut the girls and my hair. Alyssa had decided that she wanted to cut her hair and give it to Locks of Love. You have to cut off at least 10 inches. It is so the organization can make wigs for children who have cancer. So here are some pics of it.
She looks so cute with her hair like that. It naturally curls and she loves it! Good Job Leann!!!