"Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are."
This is one quote that I say to my family all the time. It is important to remember who you are and not let someone change that. Surround yourself with others who are good to you. The Golden Rule: Treat others as you want to be treated. We are getting to practice this a lot on each other this week. Our children have been told to stay indoors. We're on "lock-down" at home :o)
But first...Last week my friend came to visit with her family. She and I have been friends since first grade. Amazing. We had a great day together. Steak on the grill for dinner and ice cream from The Chocolate Shop for dessert. Yum! We stayed outside all evening with our new fire pit. (A gift from them - so sneaky.) We made s'mores and played Bags. Good time.
Our garden is growing! We picked some "monster" zucchinis yesterday. Our oldest son found a recipe and made zucchini bread. It was really good! I don't think I have ever had zucchini bread before. Even our picky eaters liked it. I think having a garden will help our children to want to try different vegetables. It is exciting to go into the backyard and see veggies growing where there once was nothing.
So back to spending time together this week. We have had a lot of home and family time. 6 of our 7 children are sick. Our oldest is fine and so are me and my husband. But the others have a fever, sore throat, headache, rash. Jacob is covered head to toe with red spots. I decided to take him to the doctor yesterday. I figured if I found out what he has - I'll know what everyone has. The verdict: Hand Foot and Mouth disease. Ugh. Thankfully it only requires time and TLC.
I usually have great quotes from our son Noah, but this time I have one from our daughter Leah. The other night, Leah and I went outside and we were looking up at the sky. She said "There's the first star," as she pointed up. "He's first. He gets to park wherever he wants."
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Family Vacation
"Families are Forever"
I can't believe we're halfway through July already.
Brandon and Ethan had a wonderful time at camp. Brandon was home for one full day before leaving for our Church's Youth Ministry Mission Trip. He went to Michigan and helped clean up a Community Center and Garden. I was told that Brandon was awesome! He was caring and a very hard worker. I am very proud of him.
Our family went on vacation last week. It was great! We go to Wisconsin with my side of the family every year. This was Jacob's first time, so the one difference this year - we couldn't all fit into one vehicle. Ethan rode with my sister's family.
I love spending time with my siblings and parents and watching my nieces and nephews grow up :o) Most of them are taller than me now.
Our kids love hanging out with their cousins. We had a great week with great weather. The first day was the 4th of July. We watched an amazing fireworks show over the lake. The rest of the week was spent swimming, boating (along with "tubing" - Fun! - even Leah and Sarah did it), golfing (Tom took Brandon this year - he really liked it), making s'mores, playing tennis, walking, picture taking, bedazzling (I think Rachel would bedazzle everything if I'd let her), shopping, playing cards & dominoes...Very full fun days.
One highlight was the Family Tennis Challenge. One loss and you were out. Noah is 8 years old and has never played tennis. He really wanted to play, so we let him "sign up" last minute. Well, who knew? Noah won against 2 of his aunts and 1 of his uncles. Ha! It was fabulous! He made it to the final 3 before being taken out by his cousin.
Noah was an early riser on vacation. He would walk over to the "main" kitchen to see who was there for breakfast. One morning he went on a nature walk with a few of the adults. They ended up going canoeing. My sister said that Noah saw a spider on the water. He said "Look at that spider! He is walking on water! He is walking on water...just like God." Noah has a great mind :o)
The end of our vacation always ends the same way. At the Candy Shop. Leah and Sarah's faces were priceless. We handed each child their own basket and told them they could each get some candy. This place has everything!
Now we are home and still trying to get things put away. Noah is in "summer school"- a little extra help in reading and writing. The rest are trying to get back into the habit of doing their chores again.
I can't believe we're halfway through July already.
Brandon and Ethan had a wonderful time at camp. Brandon was home for one full day before leaving for our Church's Youth Ministry Mission Trip. He went to Michigan and helped clean up a Community Center and Garden. I was told that Brandon was awesome! He was caring and a very hard worker. I am very proud of him.
Our family went on vacation last week. It was great! We go to Wisconsin with my side of the family every year. This was Jacob's first time, so the one difference this year - we couldn't all fit into one vehicle. Ethan rode with my sister's family.
I love spending time with my siblings and parents and watching my nieces and nephews grow up :o) Most of them are taller than me now.
Our kids love hanging out with their cousins. We had a great week with great weather. The first day was the 4th of July. We watched an amazing fireworks show over the lake. The rest of the week was spent swimming, boating (along with "tubing" - Fun! - even Leah and Sarah did it), golfing (Tom took Brandon this year - he really liked it), making s'mores, playing tennis, walking, picture taking, bedazzling (I think Rachel would bedazzle everything if I'd let her), shopping, playing cards & dominoes...Very full fun days.
One highlight was the Family Tennis Challenge. One loss and you were out. Noah is 8 years old and has never played tennis. He really wanted to play, so we let him "sign up" last minute. Well, who knew? Noah won against 2 of his aunts and 1 of his uncles. Ha! It was fabulous! He made it to the final 3 before being taken out by his cousin.
Noah was an early riser on vacation. He would walk over to the "main" kitchen to see who was there for breakfast. One morning he went on a nature walk with a few of the adults. They ended up going canoeing. My sister said that Noah saw a spider on the water. He said "Look at that spider! He is walking on water! He is walking on water...just like God." Noah has a great mind :o)
The end of our vacation always ends the same way. At the Candy Shop. Leah and Sarah's faces were priceless. We handed each child their own basket and told them they could each get some candy. This place has everything!
Now we are home and still trying to get things put away. Noah is in "summer school"- a little extra help in reading and writing. The rest are trying to get back into the habit of doing their chores again.
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