Eight is Great!

Wow! Eight years old. Calah had the best birthday ever! (Her words.) I asked her what made it the best and here are her reasons. Her second grade class went on a field trip to the Museum of Flight, and Matt was a chaperone. He named his group "team strike force". They all thought it was the coolest thing ever. After school we ( just momma and Calah) went to build a bear where Calah made a bunny, dressed it in a pink and glittery silver outfit that says 'Girls Rule', and named her Pola. Later we made a birthday dessert from her kids cook book and opened presents. Dinner of her choice was cheesy pizza. Good thing she had softball practice to run all her sugar energy out!

Calahs first softball game

It was such a nice and sunny day for the first game. Calah was so excited and nervous. Here are some pictures in action and Ellie and Charis were into it too!

Ellie turns 5!!!!!!

Wow! Where did those five years go!!! They flashed by in a blink of an eye. Today Ellie went to Build-A-Bear to create her own stuffed animal. She chose a bunny and named her Snow White. Later we celebrated her birthday with dinner of her choice-Hot dogs and strawberry cake:)

My top Five ?????

1. 5 things I couldn't live without under $5.
coffee
mascara
lipgloss(since its a $5 dollar limit I guess wet and wild will do)
dessert!!!
sunshine



2. 5 favorite movies
A Lot Like Love
Star Wars ( the originals)
Emma
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (they are essentially one story)
Anne of Green Gables




3. Baby name you love but won't use.
Josiah
Avery
Elijah
Josephine
Isabelle



4. 5 songs you could listen to over and over again.
Barney theme song
Fruit Salad (Yummy,yummy)
HSM2
The Sound of Silence (litraly,it's a rare commodity in my house!)
(I'm just kidding, I don't really have a bunch of favorite songs that I could listen to over
and over again)!

5. People who influenced your life in a positive way.
Jesus
Matt
Chris Muller (teaching pastor at the church I first became a Christian at)
Tierre Pieper (mentor in high school)
Chris Kopp (mentor in college)


6. 5 things that stay in your purse at all times.
lipgloss
Kleneex
cell phone
library card (I'm an under cover nerd)
tampon (a girl must always be prepared for the worst!)


7. 5 moments that you knew would change your life forever.
Becoming a christian
Going to the UW for college
Getting married
Becoming a mom
Matt accepting a pastors position at Grace


8. Obsessions you have right now
Researching LASIK eye correction
Gardening ( more like weed patrol)
House ( our new favorite TV series)
My new book called ' With All Their Heart'
My new computer!!!!



9. 5 places you would like to go.
Any tropical beach
Disenyland with the kids
Europe-Austria especially!!!
New Zealand to walk the long, dark path of Mordor
Lake Chelan (I've never been!)




10. 5 people I would like to see their top 5
Beth
Matt
Pam
Cory
Wheezie

A day at the zoo

Grandma and Grandpa came for an overnight visit and started our spring break with a bang. It was a sunny day and the zoo was not as crowded as I had expected it to be. The bears was by far the best exhibit! They were swimming in the water and wrestling each other. Charis was mezmorized and Ellie made a new friend!