May Activities

 May has been incredibly full of fun events!  Here are some highlights!  

Slip-N-Sliding down our "hill".

 

Isaiah has been blessed to have a Parents as Teachers teacher come visit us each month.  

This was his last visit!  

 Raegan likes to sneak my camera and do her own shoots.  Here, she caught Isaiah snuggling. 

 We have had lots of Field Days.  The first was Sydney's.  Here she is with her good friend, Sydney! 

 She got to be a part of the relay race.  They got 4th overall.  Run, Sydney, Run! 

 A couple of days later, it was CDS's Field Day.  Here is Raegan with her class. 

 She was so determined to win first place in her race.  She took off incredibly fast.  Unfortunately, her legs got going so fast that she tripped in the grass and fell.  (We should note that she WAS in first place by quite a bit at that point.) 

 

She was brave, though, and got back up and still finished third!  We were so proud of her for finishing hard. 

 Here is Jackson doing the tug-of-war.

 Jackson with his friends.

Jackson chose to run the 200--the longest race. 

He told me before that he was going to stay in 2nd until the very end--and then win!   Here, he is just 10 yards from the finish. . .and in 2nd. 

 

But he lunged at the very end to win at the finish line!  First place!  

That same evening, the girls had their CYT showcase performance.  Raegan got to participate in a "he-haw type variety show where she did a gymnastics routine and told silly jokes behind hay bales. 

 

Sydney was chosen to be a "mom" in the skit about a family taking a road trip.  She was very convincing as an uptight mom who does not want her kids watching movies on the way! 

The month is only half over, and we have had lots of fun already!  

 

Jackson is 10!

 Early that morning, we woke up Jackson so that Chris could celebrate with him. 

 His first bat!  (I wonder if Chris was more excited than Jackson!) 

 That night, Jackson was supposed to play his first baseball game, but the fields were too muddy, so we skipped straight to cake and ice cream! 

 A few days later, Jackson invited a couple of friends over to spend the night. 

 After hamburgers and macaroni and cheese, they played outside before settling in for games downstairs. 

 I think they had an "o.k." time! :) 

Happy Birthday, Jackson!!!  I am so proud of how you are growing up into a boy who loves Jesus and who has a heart for others to know this love. 

A Day at the Farm

A couple of weeks ago, we got to go to a working dairy farm.  Raegan LOVED it--she is definitely our "animal lover".  She was quick to pet as many animals as she could! 

 

Here, she pet the bunnies. . .

 

. . .then the chicks. . . 

. . .and the goat. . .

. . .and the calf!

Isaiah finally joined in on the fun, probably because the calf was behind a fence.  :)  He really enjoyed feeding the bigger cows.  

 

We had a great time watching the pig races, riding on a hay rack ride, watching a cow get milked and playing in their play ground.

   

What a fun day at the farm!  

Spring Came Early this Year

We have had great weather, so we have been outside for months already.

   

Isaiah loves "mowing" with Daddy!  

 

Raegan has set up her "seed store"!

 

And, Isaiah still loves playing in the dirt with his trucks.  :)

Simple Joys! 

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Sun Run

One of our favorite traditions is running in the Sun Run, a run to support Youth Horizons. They are an organization that serves the fatherless in Wichita. Today, we got up bright and early, only to hear the sound of pouring rain! Fortunately, God stopped the rain just as we got out of the car and headed to the starting line. Chris and I ran the 10K. Here is the start! Because he has not been able to train as much this winter, he graciously volunteered to pace me. (Yes, because his slow is my fast!) He pushed me to keep going much faster than I probably would have gone on my own.
I was excited to finish in 48:08, about 30 seconds faster than my PR. Yay! I had wanted to break 48, but I just couldn't keep up! I placed 4th in my age. Here we are after the 10K and before the 2-mile. The kids were getting excited to get going.
They all ran personal bests! Sydney ran a 16:05, Jackson ran a 15:37, and Raegan ran a 20:45. She even won 1st place in her age division! My dad usually comes to run as well. He thought he was super slow, but he even won 1st in his age as well!
Happy Easter to everyone! We hope you have a sweet time celebrating our Savior's resurrection tomorrow.

March Madness: Go KU!

Raegan's Easter Egg Hunt--in full KU gear over the sun dress!

On Saturday, we geared up for the Final 4 Game vs. Ohio State University. Everyone had their gear on, and Raegan--our very own Martha Stewart--took it upon herself to decorate our house. She made signs--and then Jackson and Sydney added all the names of the players.

We had some friends over to watch the big game. Oops--no pics of that. We were too exhausted after watching the first half! But, I was the confident one of our little group and predicted that KU would win it in the end. How fun when my prediction proved true!

Now, we are eagerly awaiting tip-off for tonight's game.

Oh, and I have to say that I won our family's bracket contest--by picking KU to be in the final. (Yes, I did deliberate a bit but finally settled on us!) I do hope, though, that I was wrong about tonight's game! Go Hawks!