field day

EUMK FIELD DAY 2012

relays, races, minute to win it games, popcorn, hotdogs

What more could you ask for? AND I did not have to plan it!  Tanner had a blast. I had a blast watching him all morning with his friends and I talked 2 moms into joining Chris and I's Ragnar Relay team SO it was a good boring for all!

last days of school

We have so blessed to send the boys to such amazing schools and more importantly to have truly amazing teachers! 

We love EUMK and SKF!

EUMK SENIOR K CLASS OF 2012

Taner has been at EUMK since he was 2.  He starting by going just 1 day a week over 4 years ago. I can not believe sweet Tanner's time as EUMK has ended. The school is so hands on, creative and small. One of the things that attracted me to it over 4 years ago was that it was a mix between Montessori and traditional. I also loved the options for days because so many of the other preschools you had to go 3-4 days.  We were able to ease into school and even do K part-time.
Tanner will be going to Westminster Academy next fall. 1st grade is 1/2 days so I feel so blessed to have one more year a theme with him!

1st Day of EUMK...the 2's

Today was Sam's last day ever at Special Kids and Families. I am so very sad not only is he going to be in Pre-K next year but he will no longer be next door to me on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at work. I have been very spoiled the last 2 years being able to read to him, eat lunch with him and give kisses anytime!

Last day at Special Kids Play, Do, Learn preschool.

That's his..."I graduated and I'm going to EUMK"...thumbs up! He is so exciting to be going to Tanner's school.

1st day of Special Kids Play, Do, Learn...16months

hello busy life

HELLO busy life...that happens too quickly

My laptop had a nervous breakdown so I have been laptop less for the last 2 weeks while I was waiting on the new one. For some reason our desktop does not like for me to blog so I have lots of pictures to blog about.

This sweet boy does not prefer to have his picture taken so he is always hiding from me.  The other night in the car I managed to snap this precious smile in the midst of him not letting me take pictures. I can not believe this bundle of joy will be a 1st grader...tear!

We had another exciting Taekwondo tournament this past weekend. Tanner won 3rd place in sparring...he was really excited! If you have a boy, I highly recommend Taekwondo. We go to Midtown Taekwondo and really love the teachers. They really focus on self-control, respect and responsibility...all things we think are pretty important.

Breaking news...Tanner taught himself to tie his shoe this morning! Just in the nick of time...you it used to be a K skill on the report card...not anymore:)

The boys never made their "SUPER HERO" capes from Sam's birthday party so when Chris was in class the other night...we crafted! Sam added Uncle Wes, Virgina and John to his while Tanner added lots of the lighting bolts and "T's".  They spent the rest of the night pretending to be "SUPER HEROS"...I had to hide the "bad guys" for them to find and capture.

In this Memphis heat, we have already spent lots of time at the swimming pool.  The boys will take swimming lessons in June and I'm thinking about signing T up for the swim team at the Y?

Sam and I have have been spending our mornings doing "preschool" at home.  This week we talked about the letter "D".  He made a "D" donut (pink icing and sprinkles), we read "If You Give  a Dog a Donut", made play dough donuts and made donuts for Daddy from biscuits.

Sam has spent the last week in some sort of "SUPER HERO" cape. He got a few hoots and hollers as we rode our bike through the neighborhood! He's a mess but he really makes me laugh.

So excited for SUMMER to have both boys home! We are working on our summer TO DO list now.  I will post it soon. So far Tanner has lots of science experiments and Sam has lots of SUPER HERO ideas.

happy mother's day

It is such a privilege to be their mom!

Was that sermon written for me???

JOY and COMPLAINING are not COMPATIBLE...ouch...those were the words I heard and they hit me pretty hard.

I can not tell you how often I pray for a joyful heart not just for me but for one of my boys as well.  I pray that God will let me see the good not the bad.  I don't however ask God to stop my 

complaining heart

so 

last Sunday when Dr. Strickland said

joy and complaining are not compatible I was CONVICTED...big time. 

This sermon was for me:)  

How could God possibly answer my prayers for a joyful heart when I do complain so often?

Dr. Strickland called it

"RISE AND WHINE"

hum...yes some days I do just rise and whine...i didn't get to run, the boys are making me crazy, often i find myself feeling like other people have an easier life or i feel sorry for myself and want someone to appreciate me...i know PITY PARTY.

Philippians 2:14 says 

"Do everything without grumbling or complaining". Another translation says "do everything readily and cheerfully".  I do grumble and I do complain so this week my prayer has changed not just God give me a JOYFUL heart but cease my awful complaining.  

"ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE"

Another point made was to 

"See God at work in all things"...not sure that I really do that

so I am praying to learn how to better...

"fix our(my) attention , not on the things that are seen, but on the things that are unseen. What is seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen last forever." 2 Corinthians 4:17b-18

I clearly need to change HOW I look at things because this is how my attitude is determined.

So from this I take: (all Dr. Stricklands' words)

I CANT CONTROL THE CIRCUMSTANCES BUT I CAN CONTROL MY ATTITUDE.

CHALLENGE:

FIND THE GOOD IN THE HERE AND NOW!