He's Growing Up!

Hard to believe this little guy....

Is this little guy....

Slip 'N Slidin' Fun

A couple weeks ago Kyler called to see if he could bring over his Slip 'n Slide to play with Uncle Daniel.  (I had told Daniel how excited Daniel got when he saw one for sale, so she and Ky were happy to share his Diego slide.)  We had lots of fun and ended up with plenty of grass cuts from sliding off  into the grass!

I hope to have some video up soon.  Soo much better than the pictures!

Of course, as much fun as this was, we had to get one where we could race!  The next weekend Daniel bought a 3-person Slip 'n Slide complete with flags to grab at the end.  This time Katie and Josh joined in the fun. :)

We Are the Champions

I'm sure the neighbors could hear all the yelling from our house last night as we (well, Daniel) celebrated the Lakers winning the playoffs.  When he called Steven to celebrate I could hear the yelling through the phone across the room.  As you probably noticed in our family pics , we are a Lakers house.  Daniel was born and spent the first 9 years of his life in L.A.  So, yes, we both had our jerseys on last night like good fans. :)

Daniel and Ky getting ready to watch game 5 :)  (phone picture quality, of course!)

My Cool Parents

Mom and Dad just returned from their vacation in Destin, FL with some great family friends of ours.  Of course, they had a blast and are now trying to adjust to "everyday life" again.  So glad you enjoyed yourselves, Mom and Dad!  You deserve it! :)

Here's to great fun and great friends!!

Hope

I don't want to take too much from this video to preface it.  I will let you know it's 27 minutes long, but I definitely encourage you to take time to watch it when you can.  I was reminded of so much.  We serve a God of hope - when all seems hopeless.  We never drift toward anything good.  Grace, true grace, can only be shown to others through the power of Christ.  Wherever you are in life today, take hold - OUR HOPE IS IN THE LORD!



FYI: I found this through Justin and Trish's blog called Refine Us.

Thankful

Dear Jesus,

Thank you.  For teaching me (continually and still) that I can't control anyone but myself.  For providing for our needs daily.  For giving me a husband who loves me AND tells me.  For your Word that directs, comforts, and gives us all we need.  For the Holy Spirit that convicts us and leads us to repentance.  For the example of true love that you showed us through dying on the cross for our dreadful sins.  That depiction of love is what drives us daily.  Your example reminds us that love is not easy.  But it is deep.  It is real.  It is a choice, a commitment.  It's staying when running seems like an option.  Love is sacrificial.  It calls us to put others first.  Lord, thank you for the fun, the laughter, the memories (and the ones to come!).

Thank you that today, because of YOU, Daniel and I are celebrating our marriage of five years!  We love YOU so much and give YOU all the glory!