And here is Luke as a pilgrim at his Kindergarten feast on Wednesday...
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Here's Jenni nearing the finish line! She finished in 46 minutes....WOW!
Happy Thanksgiving!Watch this precious presentation of what Max is thankful for....
"Thanksgiving reminds me of all the things I'm thankful for. I appreciate my brothers, my mom, and my dad. I'm especially thankful for my brothers because I have a lot of fun with them although, we sometimes fight. But, I'm thankful for them because they're my brothers and I love them. I also appreciate my mom, because she gave me my wonderful life. And she's one of the awesomest mom's in the world. Finally, I'm grateful for my dad, because he is lots of fun and he is really nice. Without my dad I wouldn't have any fun. As I enjoy this holiday season, I realize that I have many reasons to be thankful. My brothers, my mom, and my dad are very important to me."
This is Sam and Rich 2 years ago today.....all the boys have a picture like this with Daddy. There is something about Daddy's chest that the boys would just cuddle up and sleep.....hard! I think it was how relaxed Rich was.....both baby and Daddy would just be snoring away totally relaxed, comfortable, and safe. I miss these precious moments!
Today I am thankful for cooler weather. Maybe this isn’t a really big thing, but I am loving it. It’s cool enough for long sleeves (at least in the morning!) and I am loving it, loving it! I can hardly wait until we pull out our winter hats. Well, these last few days, it's only been cool in the morning, but I'll take it! It is just WONDERFUL. This morning, the boys and I rode bikes to school. After dropping them off, Sam and I rode around and "chatted" with the ducks at the pond near their school, went to Petco and said "hi" to the ferrets, mice, gerbils and fish, and then went to the park. We did all this with just light long sleeved shirts on, and we were sweating by 10:00! 
Look at this little CHUNK! This is Luke when he was exactly the same age Sam is right now - he had just turned 2! We were looking at old pictures and watching old videos of him tonight, and it was cute to watch him try to process that that was him in those pictures! He asked questions like, "How old was Sam when I was 2? Were you still my mommy then? Was this our old house? (we've been in the same house for 9 1/2 years!)" 
Every Wednesday for the past 10 weeks I have been meeting with these beautiful women at Cornerstone Church for my weekly Beth Moore study. We studied A Heart Like His - Seeking the Heart of God Through a Study of David. It was something I looked forward to each week to sit, learn, pray, share, laugh, cry, love, encourage, and grow with these wonderful women! Thank you to Machelle, Michelle, Natalia, Laurie and Tiffany for being the highlight of my week. It was sad to be done with the study and have to say goodbye.....I will miss you all!What a wonderful study...there was so much I didn't know about King David and his life. The one theme that runs through the entire study is that God's love for us is not conditional, and that He can and will do great things for anyone who seeks to know and love Him. We, as Christians, are called to greatness! It may not be to be "King" like David - but I am never to underestimate the greatness He is calling me to be "right where I am" each day.
I had the privilege of going to Sarah Verdugo's 6 year old Tea/Birthday Party today! It was so precious! What a fun "just girls" thing to do! Laurie had every detail in place, it looked like an article right out of "Martha Stewart Living" Magazine! We sat at a beautifully decorate table and had yummy sandwiches and desserts, I read the story "The Princess and the Pea" to the girls, and then they decorated their own crowns and wands - so cute! When I was getting ready for the party with my dress on, Luke sheepishly peeked around the corner fighting back his tears, and said, "I want to be a girl today, mommy."
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Look at that skill!!!
Thumbs up for a GREAT season!
Way to go, Kyle!
Way to go, Luke!
Way to go, David!
Way to go, Max and Coach Rich!
We had a fun pizza party at the park afterwards to celebrate a GREAT season!
We then played Dads against boys!
Pile on Coach Rich!
Yeah.....we didn't believe it either.........but, I guess it is a "YouTube" fad!
My Grandma's (Ma) house is officially FOR SALE as of yesterday! What a bitter sweet time for us all! This wonderful house (302 E Benson Street) has SO many wonderful memories packed into every crevice of it! These wonderful memories are definitely in my heart as well. There are too many to write here......but I found this picture of my Ma and Papa on their 50th wedding anniversary standing in their kitchen! What a wonderful evening that was - I was in high school, and I sang "Deep Purple" to them (their song) standing in their living room!
Today I am thankful for Beth Moore! She is a phenomenal Christian speaker, author, and ministry leader. She is known for "presenting the Scripture in living color". She brings joy and excitement in Christ to life through words. Her deep love for the Savior is so obvious. Her style of speaking is so electric. She loves the Lord, loves to laugh, and loves to be with His people.Max and Luke wanted to put Sam to bed tonight......
I peeked in on Luke reading his book to him!
Then the boys sang him his favorite song! Sam LOVED this, look at his sweet face...
Granna thought of the BEST GAMES! Here we are doing the cotton ball relay race....
And here is Grandpa demonstrating the Marshmallow in the mouth with NO HANDS game!
