Children's Choir

Brandon is part of our church's children's choir, the Lord's Lambs, and they had their end of the year choir performance the other night. Brandon loves music, listening and singing, and has the natural ability to hear pitch and tones, etc. He also has this inner competitive nature that comes out sometimes. Well, part of children's choir is hymn memorization and reciting a verse or chorus to the teacher. If you recite at least 15 (we thought it was 20) hymns during the year, you receive your own hymnal. You get a certificate if you do up to 14. Now, Brandon wanted to do more than anyone else, and by golly he DID it!!! He received a hymnal with his name on it for reciting 21 hymns!!! He was so proud and we are so proud of him!! Way to go Brandon-man!!

Awana

It is that time of year when activities come to an end for the summer. The kids are involved in Awana at our church and it finished up a couple weeks ago. Anna finished her first year in Cubbies and Brandon is now done with his first year as a Sparks. They both did a great job with scripture memorization and Brandon got awarded clubber of the month and finished his first book. Anna finished her first book as well (they don't do clubber of the month in Cubbies). We know the kids are "hiding God's word in their hearts" !!!

Happy Mother's Day

"God chose you to be the mother of your children." I heard this from a sermon at church and it touched me so that I remind myself of this often. Wow, what an awesome responsibility God has given me! I am so blessed with two wonderful kids and have the best job of being able to raise them. I had a great Mother's Day with Matt and the kids. Thank you to my friend, Ryan, who took our picture that morning at church.

4 Already?

Saturday was Anna's 4th birthday. So, after the run/walk in the morning, we had some family over in the afternoon to help her celebrate. It is hard to believe how fast she has grown. She brings so much joy and happiness to our lives and we pray that God blesses her with many more wonderful years! We had a fun time with presents, cupcakes, and a pinata. Thanks to all who helped her celebrate!

Karen 4 A Kause

On Saturday, we participated in the annual Karen 4 A Kause run/walk. It is a cancer fundraiser for St. Charles County that we have been a part of since Sue, my mother-in-law, was diagnosed with breast cancer. This year we missed Jim and GrandMary who weren't able to make it, but were joined by Grandma Schneider. It is always inspiring to see the survivors in their pink bandanas, the kids love to do the fun run, and it is just great to support this event.