Camping at Sylvan Lake

We had a great time with Rob and Mel in town and began our visit with a trip to Sylvan Lake. We had two nights scheduled, but the ladies of the house have become a little too high maintenance and headed home early with 5 little duckings in tow. The guys stayed the extra night and had a good "guys night out" while we enjoyed the warmth and comfort of our own bed and shower. Ahhh, the blessings in life. Anywho, we had a great time watching the kiddos fish, hike, eat smores, and survive on little sleep. The week ended with a trip to Water World in Denver. Needless to say, we all spent the next week playing catch up with laundry and sleep. We had a Blast! And can't wait to do it all again!

....as a side note, we had a funny moment at the bowling alley when a lady asked me if all five kiddos were mine. I said "no, just three." She replied saying, "and one on the way?" I laughed and said "no, just full from dinner." She wasn't even embarrassed, and I couldn't care less. It was funny and topped of the week :-)

Day 95

Well, its a whoppin' 67 degrees, beautiful for building a home today. A ton has changed! Windows are in, fascia is going up, decks are being built, plumbing is being set and the Lord is moving mountains! We are so excited and really loving this adventure. Things are going really well. Our current home is on the market now and we are praying for God's perfect timing. The girls are getting more and more excited about a "new room" and "secret hideout." All is well on this home front, hope the same is for you.

Love,

mama j

Nearly 2 Months Later, and about 5 to go!

So here we stand! The first two pics are of a nearly disastrous occurrence - the fork lift got stuck and nearly went over backwards into our basement...not good. However, they were able to tow it out without any lawsuit to follow :-) Daddy O was happily taking pictures of the whole thing, just in case. The next pic is looking out our basement window from the media/game/ family room. The last is the side view of our garage. We're moving right along and should be done framing by the end of next week!

Happy Birthday A

Our tea party was just swell! We had a great time and A couldn't get enough of drinking pink lemonade out of a REAL teacup and using a REAL teapot! The company was marvelous and the food was delightful! What a wonderful afternoon.

I had a great time making the teapot cake and the girls loved that they could actually eat it. B wasn't phased at all, by the fact that he was out numbered - thankfully Poppy and Daddy stopped in for some man relief.

A's one and only promise throughout the past year and a half was to like eating ALL fruits and vegetables when she was 5! This was totally her idea and she stuck to it every evening for dinner. Well, needless to say, it didn't happen over night. She is still putting up a little fight to finish the last veggie, but she is getting better :-)

5 years! As every parent knows....WOW, how fast that went! What a blessing little A is!

Just a thought

Let His Glory be in His Sovereignty
Not my Peace be in my Pride,
For His Glory is above my position
And my Peace is in His presence.

Happy Birthday Mr. B

Finally, we have pics of B's B-Day! It was so fun. B had a great time digging into his Car Cake and receiving a his first new car to drive. This last year flew by and we are so thankful for his growth and love that B shares with us. He is just about to walk (furniture surfing) and loves to play with his sisters. His favorite thing to do is play with their toys in the basement and go outside to swing. However, his newest love is to take all the pillows off the couch and climb all over them.

SuperA

It takes "SuperMom" to home school "SuperA," or so I'm told. I think this "SuperMom" has flown into a few buildings lately:-)

Making Way

We are super excited! God is good and has allowed us to dig a whole! Praise be to Him and to Him be all Glory...every step of the way!

Breaking Ground, through life

WOW! Months pass and the blog stands still! This fam is ready to get back to normal. We have had so much going on over the past few weeks that time has just flown by. Hubs has been busy breaking ground on our new home, while the kiddos have been enjoying the sunshine in the backyard. A's first year of home school is coming to a close and J is FINALLY breaking into potty training and a "big" bed. B is pulling up and has taken the gold in furniture surfing!

Even through the craziness of life, we continue to have the Lord's Peace beyond understanding! He is good.

Happy and Healthy

So, I can't really figure out why I stopped my blogging binge, but for no other reason than my time in the evenings has been turned over to reading more. I just finished 90 Minutes in Heaven and The Shack and am now starting The Last Jihad. JiJo and I just got back from AZ where we attended a pastoral retreat with our church and were able to hear Joel Rosenberg speak, the author the The Last Jihad and Epicenter (a book JiJo just finished). Anyway, I'm looking forward to the read. All said, my time on the computer has been a little slow....sorry to those family members that check often for new pics. Well, I hope to keep up a little better, but for now, here are a few pics from Valentines Day.

All is well here. We just past our final review on our home and hope to break ground next month. The kiddos are FINALLY well and are anxiously awaiting the snow to melt at the park.

We miss you all and will fill you in with a little more to come!