Happy Birthday Tim

Saturday was Tim's birthday.  Since we had gotten a babysitter for a dinner out for my birthday we decided to do dinner out with the whole family for Tim's.  He chose Crust54 which is a fairly new pizza place downtown.



Upon arriving we found out that their deep dish pizza takes 45 minutes to make so that was out, but let me tell you we saw one and it was DEEP dish.



We got a thin crust instead so we could eat before the kids bed time.  Cheese for the kids and ham, bacon, pineapple for us - wow were the toppings amazingly delicious!!!

Then off to ice cream at our favorite spot down town.  The kids got theirs and headed outside where we usually eat only to start shaking and shivering and quickly agreed to come inside to eat when I offered.

Wacky Hair Day

Wacky Wednesdays are back this January at school, and last week was Wacky Hair day.  This year Jon got to participate also.  He was very excited until the minute I sat down to mousse his hair when he freaked out.  I had him blow some bubbles for Becca and that distracted him enough.  He was very proud of his "spikey fish hair."  (Think fish character in the old Mario World games with spikes all over him.)

Grandpa's Blocks

Over the past few years my dad has made a couple of sets of blocks for my kids.  We got them out the other day and built a castle together.  And what could be better that adding Cars to the creation?

What's On the Fridge

No, that is not a misprint - I didn't mean what's IN the fridge.  One true mark of a household with young kids is the what is ON the fridge.  And I have artwork from all three of my kiddos.

Michael's flower painting from school:


Jon's watercolor from preschool:


And Becca's sticker paper - one of her new favorite activities at home.


Also on my fridge are Michael's spelling words.  Check out the challenge words this week.

Bible Reading

Our church is doing a 30 day read through of key chapters in the Bible that help you see the whole story line that weaves through.  The idea is to read the assigned 1-3 chapters a day and then get together with a partner to talk about what you read and to hold each other accountable.  It is called the Story Arc.



Michael and Tim decided to be partners.  Michael is excited to get out his new Bible (NIrV that he got for Christmas) and to read each day.  I'm hoping the excitement lasts.

Pattern Blocks

One of Jon's presents this Christmas was pattern blocks.  He and Becca have been loving them.


After following a couple of the pattern drawings, Jon asked if he could do his own.  He flipped the paper over and started to create.  His favorite thing to make right now:  A bus with wings.

Time to share more scrapbooking layouts

Here are some of my most recent scrapbooking pages:


Credits: Count Your Blessings by Juno Designs, template by Cluster Queen Creations.


Credits: The Little Things by WM[squared], font is Noteworthy


Credits: Big Ideas by One Little Bird, font is Apple Symbols

And here are some layouts I have done recently with old pictures:

Credits: These Moments bundle and Be Inspired - Em template by WM[squared], fonts are Sanvito Pro and Catflish Script Pro.


Credits: Tell Your Story by Juno Designs, font is Marker Felt


Credits: Christmas Countdown by KristinCB and Zoe Pearn, template by Janet Phillips, Title template by Cindy Schneider, font is Caflisch Script