Summer in February??

Apparently Abby thinks so!! Notice the snow in the background.



This is actually a suit she found in her drawer that is from infancy!

We were blessed with a day of sun and mild temps. I'm not sure how warm it was (I'm thinking high 50's, low 60's), but it was definately appreciated in the midst of a brutally cold winter. Todd was cleaning the garage out and Abby had been wearing the suit anyway. I couldn't find her in the house and looked in the garage to find the above. Don't worry, she wasn't out there very long and it was warm water!

Happy Birthday, Josh!

We celebrated Josh's 8th birthday on Saturday with a 2nd grade birthday party. All 8boys from his class were able to make it along with his cousins Will and Luke and his Wilmot buddies. I can't believe how busy 13 boys are! We had them make t-shirts if they wanted to when they arrived, had pizza, played 3 games, opened gifts, had cake and they still had 1/2 an hour to be rambucious. It was a fun time, though!


It was a Star Wars themed party and Todd set out his collection as decoration. He has almost all his star wars toys from his childhood!

Josh's New Glasses

Josh has officially joined the "nearsighted club" with his Nana, Mom, Aunt and cousin. Initially he was worried about having glasses because that means he's not "normal" anymore (according to him), but now he seems to be excited about it. Today will be a test as he wears them to school for the first time. I hope that he sees a big difference in how things look at school!
On a sidenote. You'll notice Josh is reading. This is the kid that really struggled last year with learning how to read and didn't understand why he needed or wanted to know how to read. He has a book open almost all the time now! Thanks to a great school and patience.

Let Me Live

I heard this song when I was a young child and it made a great impact on me. Some others may also remember it. I couldn't find any way to download it onto my blog, so you'll just have to jump over to this site. Just a warning: grab some kleenex first.

Slow Fade

I recently watched this video and thought it very moving. The Lord placed it on my heart to share. Make sure you pause my playlist before playing.

The ladies I work with

I thought you might all enjoy taking a peek at the great gals I work with. We have a meeting once/month and for our December meeting did some special Christmas things and also took a picture. We are missing two from the picture, my supervisor Sue (who was taking it) and my good friend Lori. Most of these women I have worked with for the 10+ years that I've been at the County.


Carol, Robin, Me, Cindy, Linda, Helen and Phyllis

Kuiper Family Christmas

Abby with Elaina and Evelyn just waiting...


Von and Randy with the "thankfulness" candle. We each pass around this candle and tell what we are thankful for from the previous year.



Kara and Joel



Grant





Traci, Andy and their girls opening their gifts


Look at all those gifts!



Dad and Mom Kuiper


Mike and Karen