Because He lives

I can face tomorrow!
Happy Easter!

high five friday

1) Enjoying the spring everyday this week here in Knoxville! Its so beautiful.

2) Seeing the Lorax with these silly kiddos was a blast!! We did a whole unit on the Lorax and learned a lot. Can't wait to get this on dvd! So funny:)

3) We got a opprtunity to go behind the penguin encloser at the zoo! It was the most amazing thing we have ever done!!! The kids were so surprised and Mason jumped up in my arms and told me I was the best momma ever!!!!!!

This is Gpsy and Aubree!!

All the kids :) and Jello, the African penguin!!!

Moose and Jello!!! He loved it!! He really wanted to feed her fish, but Jello did not want anything to do with it:(

If we could I would have bought the kids a penguin for a pet!!! What an HIGH FIVE day this was:)!!!!

4)This week was Ericks bday celebration !!!! Yummu gfree brownies

5) Aubree LOVES her daddy so much and just can not get enough of him when he is home!!! He has been gone these past two weeks. It has been hard on her and there has been lots of crying. You can see the pure joy on her face being held in between daddys arms!!

High Five for Friday

1) this week we started soccer!! Best part is that it's Aubree's first season!!! How cute is she! She is so excited and she has some crazy skills. She tested as the top player for her age out of the whole league! WOW. Having two brothers who LOVE soccer have taught her a whole lot!

2) this week we learned about birds, so now these two are determined to catch one for a pet! They tried for hours. It was really funny to watch!!!!

3) this is Erick for those of you who have not met him. He is Aubree penguin and we DO NOT leave the house without him. EVER. Aubree is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo in love with penguins and this week at church she told her teacher that I was the best mom in the world and I was going to buy her a real life penguin. I think she has seen Mr. Popper's penguins way to may times. Her teacher was so sweet and said to her it might be better to put some money in a wishing well instead, so guess where she wants to go??? The mall! She knows that there is wishing fountain there! Oh how I love this girl. If I could I would try to find a way to get her a real life penguin!!!

4) Erick's birthday is, according to Aubree, March 21 and he would really like his Happy Feet Two movie, a Mobile, a new crib, and a new robe. SO we settled for pile night we would get Happy Feet Two. The whole time all three kids kept "talking to Erick" telling him to watch himself in the movie. They also all taught him to dance the happy feet way!!!CUTE CUTE CUTE!

5) Spending Friday with my three ring circus at the zoo. It was a beautiful day!!! We had so much fun looking at the red pandas! They are super cool and really snuggle soft. Mason got to brush some of the animals hair! He was cloud NINE. I am so calling it now that this little boy will be a vet when he grows up!!We had a ton of laughs and started out the weekend full of Fun.
High Five!!!! Happy Friday!

Birthday Tea

Tea Party for the girls! Happy Birthday Avery Kate!
Every princess needs a pretty hat!

Friendship Tea!! Yummy:)!

These are some sweet girls!

Every Saturday should be a tea date with my Belle! We had such a fun girlie time!!

oh the things they say

So last week on super Tuesday we went to the little country church to go vote. Aubree has never been to a graveyard and where you park is 2feet from the first row of graves. She got out of the truck looked up saw the graves. Her face had the look of complete fear on it. She looked up at me and ask, with all seriousness, "Mom are we here to die"! I tried to keep my self together and not burst out in laughter. I said to her "No Belle we are here to vote"!!! She then pointed at the graves and said "Well then what are THOSE??" I said " Those are headstones". Now she quickly looked at me, her eyes were bigger than her head and she said to me, "They are going to cut off our heads and bury them!!!!!!" OMGoodness!!! That this point I could no longer control myself and I lost it and laughed so hard I was cried. She was so glad we quickly voted and left the church! Not sure Ill take her back with me when I go vote for a new President!!!

High Five for Friday!

OK so this is really the highest of high fives here!!! Matt helped me this past weekend rearranging the house so that I could move our school room from the kitchen to the loft! It was the best idea I have EVER had. This school week was so much more organized, my feet were no hurting (teaching on tile for 4-5 hours barefoot hurts), and it was sooooo nice to enjoy another part of the house. (side note being next to the food supply all day long is not good for any dieting efforts!!) The kids LOVE it and they are so excited to "go to school"!!!! So here is a BIG thank you to my Big D!

I feel so professional now! HA

Aubree and I get to attend our first offical tea party at a real tea room! We have our dresses and gloves ready to go for the morning!

This is a AWESOME consignment sale that my sweet neighbor puts on twice a year! I was super blessed to have a pre sale wrist band and I got to go shopping before it was open to the public!! I scored big time with some A BEKA visual aids and Aubree is now SET for spring and summer!!!!

This week I am finishing the last chapter of James, by Beth Moore!! I am forever changed by mercy and compassion!

Since Matt keeps moving us to places where there are no Jamba's I crave them like crazy. But now our super Target carries these smoothie packs! I am in Fruit heaven!
Can I get a double high five Please!!!!

high five friday

1) Matt got to see the kids game every weekend, for the first ever! Love him being off on the weekends!!

2) watching Masons face light up for the whole time we were at the dinos expo was the best memory EVER!

3) All the tents we made this week because it rained so much!

4) Watching Mason loose his first tooth and declaring that he was now officially a big boy!!!

5) THANK YOU LORD, that with all the tornadoes and storms this week our street remains safe and sound!

Dino Expo Live

We went to see the Dinosaurs at the convention center. It was a 2 hour process just to get in because there were SO MANY PEOPLE. It was crazy out of control and Matt held it together with out a complete break down or with out getting thrown in jail!! HAHA Matt and I don't think we have ever seen Mason Spazz out as much as he did when we showed up and told him why we were there! Mason Matthew absolutely LOVES him some Dinosaurs. I would almost go as far to say he might like them more than cookies. SO seeing his face light up the whole time was worth all the craziness of getting in! Oh no scare me!!!!!

These kids LOVED roaring back at the Dino's and making their scared faces!

I am pretty sure he was trying to play how we could take a Dino home with us!!!

Mason kept asking me to take a picture of him with every dinosaur!!! "Hey MOM ,MOM, MOM take, take a a a a picture of me"!!!!!! Mason Had the BEST day of his life that day for sure!!!

Aubree got so bored at the Dino movie she fell asleep!!

upward

Upward basketball was amazing!!! Hudson had a great season they were 9-1!! Their team name was the Titian's and when he ran through the tunnel he had the announcer call out his name like this... Hudson "Super Monkey" Frame every game!! Hudson won best defense and Leadership award. He also was given the Christ likeness stars! Matt and I are so proud of him this is the teams praying before the last game

This is my Glitter Girl!!! Aubree LOVES to cheer, however in her opinion "It just takes too long"!!!! LOL!!
She is excited to have her very own metal and she says she might want to one day to it again:)!!

She LOVES to cheer for her favorite player! Go #4!!!!

Moose is the greatest side line coach :)! He liked to tell Hudson your doing great, as he played cars and Dino's in the corner! Mason can not wait till next year to play! He is READY!