Look closely at the picture above. Last night Ben was dancing around in the living room and whacked his nose on the back of the red chair. It looks like he may have broken it. He says that it doesn't really hurt, unless he touches it. I thought he might wake up this morning with a couple of good shiners. We'll see if it continues to swell. I hope not.
Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
Creation in Minnesota was certainly groaning today. I don't think that it snowed on the last day of March before Adam and Eve sinned. We were all outside this past weekend. The boys were riding their bikes; Amanda went for a couple of good walks. I don't know what happened. It's just another way for us to recognize that this is not the way that it was supposed to be. So if you happen to live somewhere like Florida (or if you are just visiting there for a week) be thankful.
My first bike was a blue banana seat number that we bought from Timmy Neldred who lived a few streets over. I think I may have even gotten it after Joe was done with it. I remember crying over it for some reason. I played the "Why do I always get handy-me-downs?" card a lot growing up. I am hoping that Caleb and Matt do not have similar issues, but if they do I think I will have a similar response to my parents. "Zip it! There are a number of kids in the world that would love to have that ___________!"
All that to lead into our purchase last weekend of Ben's new bike. The bike that he had before was given to us by Ben Arendt. Towards the end of last summer and especially this spring when Ben road that bike he looked like a clown at the circus. So I went to the bike store and got him a new one. It was fun to see his face yesterday when I pulled tarp off of his new bike and he said, "Blue is my favorite color!" The bike is a little big, but I think that it will be perfect for him by mid-summer.
Happy Easter! We had a great day yesterday which capped off a great week. We talked all about the story with the boys and it seemed like they were getting it. Our hymn for the week was "Up From the Grave He Arose". You can see a pretty sweet rendition below. Our church service was great and the fam did a great job. Molly is learning to clap, so she really liked when everyone was doing that. The boys are really learning to behave so well at church. It is a huge blessing to us and we tell them about how proud we are as often as we can. Dinner at Shube's house was very good--Cornish game hens! You can see all of our pictures here.
I hope that all of you were able to be with family and worhship our risen Lord. The Lord is risen. The Lord is risen, indeed!
This Thursday, March 20, would have been Mr. Rogers' 80th birthday. In his honor, Mr. McFeely wants everyone to wear their favorite sweater. Check out the video below and join our whole family in honoring our favorite neighbor by wearing your sweaters.
We celebrated St. Patrick's Day yesterday with these really fun cookies from Grandma's Bakery. I think it will be a regular stop on odd holidays like St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day, Flag Day, etc. Then this morning, we woke up to another 2-3 inches of snow. They said on the radio that today is supposed to be 40 degrees and so is tomorrow. Maybe we'll lose all of this snow quickly. I did read an article a few weeks ago about the water level in the great lakes rebounding though. I guess that is what the snow is supposed to be for.
Look closely at the picture above. Last night Ben was dancing around in the living room and whacked his nose on the back of the red chair. It looks like he may have broken it. He says that it doesn't really hurt, unless he touches it. I thought he might wake up this morning with a couple of good shiners. We'll see if it continues to swell. I hope not.
My first bike was a blue banana seat number that we bought from Timmy Neldred who lived a few streets over. I think I may have even gotten it after Joe was done with it. I remember crying over it for some reason. I played the "Why do I always get handy-me-downs?" card a lot growing up. I am hoping that Caleb and Matt do not have similar issues, but if they do I think I will have a similar response to my parents. "Zip it! There are a number of kids in the world that would love to have that ___________!"
We celebrated St. Patrick's Day yesterday with these really fun cookies from Grandma's Bakery. I think it will be a regular stop on odd holidays like St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day, Flag Day, etc.
Then this morning, we woke up to another 2-3 inches of snow. They said on the radio that today is supposed to be 40 degrees and so is tomorrow. Maybe we'll lose all of this snow quickly. I did read an article a few weeks ago about the water level in the great lakes rebounding though. I guess that is what the snow is supposed to be for.