Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Spring Break Week of Awesomeness: Day 3
This morning started off perfectly, gathering with the Body.
I taught Lana's Sunday School class (loved it, I miss the classroom!).
She joined us for corporate worship for the first time (she'll be there with us from now on).
I have to record here that she did so well in worship, singing along with the songs as best she could, reading her Bible for a time, and coloring quietly. When we talked about it later, she said "It was a little fun, Mom." This underscores the exact reason why we want her to join us - I got to talk to her for a while about how corporate worship/gathering is not designed to be fun....it's designed for us to gather together and worship God. That we have to resist the temptation to make it about us and our enjoyment. We are reluctant to let her wait until she's in middle school to join us for corporate worship - by then, her expectation to be entertained in church will be deeply engrained. Our prayer for her is that she will come to deeply love God's people, and be grateful for the opportunity to join together with her church Body is worshipping God!
After church, we ate lunch with one of our wonderful adult Sunday School classes - they are always so dear to invite them for their fellowships. At home, we all enjoyed some rest time.
Dan went to work for the afternoon,
so the kids and I made our own fun.
First, some power ranger demonstrations by Tucker. Demo #2
Then a quick batch of homemade sidewalk paint.
....so the Spring Break week of awesomeness continued with frozen yogurt for dinner!
Our tummies weren't quite full after polishing off our bowls, so we headed next door to Target for dessert: popcorn and lemonade!
They finished that entire bag between them, I got to wander around Target easily, and they thought I was the coolest mom ever. A win for all involved, I would say!
I taught Lana's Sunday School class (loved it, I miss the classroom!).
She joined us for corporate worship for the first time (she'll be there with us from now on).
I have to record here that she did so well in worship, singing along with the songs as best she could, reading her Bible for a time, and coloring quietly. When we talked about it later, she said "It was a little fun, Mom." This underscores the exact reason why we want her to join us - I got to talk to her for a while about how corporate worship/gathering is not designed to be fun....it's designed for us to gather together and worship God. That we have to resist the temptation to make it about us and our enjoyment. We are reluctant to let her wait until she's in middle school to join us for corporate worship - by then, her expectation to be entertained in church will be deeply engrained. Our prayer for her is that she will come to deeply love God's people, and be grateful for the opportunity to join together with her church Body is worshipping God!
After church, we ate lunch with one of our wonderful adult Sunday School classes - they are always so dear to invite them for their fellowships. At home, we all enjoyed some rest time.
Dan went to work for the afternoon,
so the kids and I made our own fun.
First, some power ranger demonstrations by Tucker. Demo #2
Then a quick batch of homemade sidewalk paint.
It's easy peasy to make (equal parts cornstarch and water, with a few drops of food coloring), and clean up is a breeze. We love how it dries!
my favorite
my favorite
After all our paint was gone, we were all hungry for some dinner.
....so the Spring Break week of awesomeness continued with frozen yogurt for dinner!
Our tummies weren't quite full after polishing off our bowls, so we headed next door to Target for dessert: popcorn and lemonade!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Spring Break Week of Awesomeness: Day 2
Day 2 of Spring Break started off with Lana's very first soccer game.
Then Daddy went to work.
Isn't he lucky that "work" looks like this sometimes?
Our awesomeness continued with Cousin Time:
Since Lana has started school,
we haven't gotten to spend as much time with the cousins as we would like.
Yay for Spring Break!
Then Daddy went to work.
Isn't he lucky that "work" looks like this sometimes?
Our awesomeness continued with Cousin Time:
These 2 cuties were born 7 weeks apart - they are so sweet to each other.
And the award for the funniest thing to happen all day goes to Fifi:
Since Lana has started school,
we haven't gotten to spend as much time with the cousins as we would like.
Yay for Spring Break!
Lana's 2012 Spring Soccer season: first practice and game
Lana is playing soccer!
We had an opportunity to come up for her to play with Pensacola Futbol Club on a team coached by a member of our church, and several of her friends from school are on the same team - so fun!
Thursday was her first practice and this morning was her first game.
Here are some of the precious pictures:
PRACTICE:
We got to the field a little early so Dan could play with her for a bit:
Coach Brad is wonderful. Patient, soft-spoken, but pushes them.
We watched him take the time to coach each of them on something particular - love that!
Lana says "Coach Brad is awesome!" High praise coming from her!
this is what little brother was doing:
Coach Brad sat down with them at the end of practice and asked them what they had learned. Lana said "I learned it's important to be able to control the ball."
We asked her on the way home what she thought,
and she declared that she loves soccer.
GAME:
Our first game was this morning at 8:30, and the fog was so thick you could hardly see through it.
Have you ever seen anything so cute in your life as these 6?!
Lana's best school buddy Zach is on her team, too - love these 2!
This is both of their first time playing, and they both played so hard.
This snaggle toothed soccer player captures my heart!
I will follow her to any field she ever plays on.
#50
I am here to tell you that if you've never watched a bunch of 5 and 6 year olds run up and down a soccer field for the first time, you've missed out.
My little competitor was not happy when the other team scored a goal.
Their buddy Preston from their class scored the first goal - love this team celebrating! This is part of the reason I love team sports so much (and hope she does, too).
My sweet love got control of that ball and took off....she just happened to be heading in the wrong direction. :)
Good game!
Postgame snacks - arguably the most favored part for the U6 league.
Dan hung out near the bench with the players who weren't on the field. I spent the game cheering and laughing and taking pictures and hanging out with this cute pie:
We lost the game 2-6.
Funny story: no one told the kids what the score was.
They kept track and told the coaches.
Even though we didn't win, I was so proud of my girl,
and here's why:
She played hard.
Every time she was on the field, she was hustling - those braids were just a flyin'!
Dan & I went back and forth about whether to start organized sports with her -
we both agree that we made the right choice!
Our whole family loved being at the soccer field this morning!
We think Lana is going to learn a lot, and have a lot of fun this season.
Our first game was this morning at 8:30, and the fog was so thick you could hardly see through it.
Have you ever seen anything so cute in your life as these 6?!
Lana's best school buddy Zach is on her team, too - love these 2!
This is both of their first time playing, and they both played so hard.
This snaggle toothed soccer player captures my heart!
I will follow her to any field she ever plays on.
Lana loves her some Coach Brad.
Dan offered to help him if he needed it, and Lana is thrilled about that, too.
Their buddy Preston from their class scored the first goal - love this team celebrating! This is part of the reason I love team sports so much (and hope she does, too).
We lost the game 2-6.
Funny story: no one told the kids what the score was.
They kept track and told the coaches.
Even though we didn't win, I was so proud of my girl,
and here's why:
She played hard.
Every time she was on the field, she was hustling - those braids were just a flyin'!
Dan & I went back and forth about whether to start organized sports with her -
we both agree that we made the right choice!
Our whole family loved being at the soccer field this morning!
We think Lana is going to learn a lot, and have a lot of fun this season.
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