Family Fun

Keith and I took the kids to see the Soap Box Derby competition. The kids got a kick out of watching the silly and creative cars going down the race course and various obstacles. They even got to climb in the cars after each one's competition.

Sweet Madison was SO tired that day. Keith and I were cracking up at her sleeping like this and it made her wake up just enough to take a tiny bite of banana with her eyes closed just before conking back out.

We oftentimes rotate taking the kids to various events and activities in an effort to not always have to buy five tickets everywhere we go, to help improve our experiences (less kids=less fighting) and, most importantly, to ensure we get one-on-one time with the kids. This time I took Payson to see the Cirque Du Soleil show called Kooza.

Several of his cousins were there too. Not surprisingly, he loved the show!

Rain! In Dallas! The kids wanted to know why it was so dark during the day and where the sun was! Poor things forgot about cloud cover after not having seen it for so long.

On the way home that evening we spotted this beautiful rainbow and, despite how very big it was, we could see its beginning and end - we just couldn't fit it all in our camera frame! Here is Madison admiring God's promise.

 On the flip side, Payson was taking his own pictures.

My sweet friend Melissa accompanied me to the Metro Cooking and Entertaining Show where Paula Deen was making an appearance and doing a cooking demo. She was a hoot!

After the show Melissa and I were ready to go home and try out Paula's chicken and dumplings recipe!

This week in chapel at school Hayden and Madison went up on stage to recite the bible verse of the week.

Madison and her friend Ryann received the Fruit of the Spirit chapel award for Love. Way to go girls!