Family Fun

This past weekend was my extended family's Wall Family Round Up!!
We had such a relaxing time getting away and here is Layne proving just how wonderful it was:

Darlin giving a massage in the middle of the yard!

Layne riding Farmer Wes' horse, Bud!

Maisen having her hand at horse riding... it wasn't her favorite.

Jeff and I took Lexi to breakfast Sunday morning and she ordered the biggest iced coffee that I have ever seen... this could put some big wig coffee shops out of business. It was seriously good for not a lot of money!

Layne was in the water from 10:00 am till 4:00 pm when we had to drag her from the lake. Her lips were starting to turn blue... not good!

Maisen taking a rest time in Darlin's lap... she loves just to hang out!

Darlin and Layne warming up in the sun!

We had a great time seeing family that we have not seen in forever and came back home Monday, so that Jeff could make it to work on Tuesday!

God is so faithful to provide for us each and every day!

Our adventures

This week the girls have been at VBS .... and wow are they having the best time. The program is called Power Lab. The curriculum incorporates science experiment and great Bible stories that have made a lasting impression in my kids lives... and they will also tell you that the snack are pretty good too.

This afternoon we all went to our local Children's Museum. It is so much funner when we get to drag daddy along with us. The ratio of 1/1 is very nice... no whining " when can I go and do ( fill in the blank)" Just 2 really happy girls getting to spend the afternoon with both mom and dad!

Tomorrow after VBS we are leaving to go and visit my family in Post Falls, ID. 5 hours of driving lies before us filled with listening to books on cd, eating fruit snacks and hopefully napping... not the driver of course!

We are filling up our days all the while relying on our Heavenly Father to be our supplier and provider!

on a heavier note

Jeff went into work this morning and found out that he was laid off due to lack of business. Please pray that we would wait patiently for the Lord to answer us, that we would hear His voice and follow after Him and that through this tough situation God would be glorified and that others would come to know the Awesomeness and the Greatness of our great God and Savior placing all their hope and faith in Him.... for in Him we live, move and have our being!

In the mean time we had a nice and quiet afternoon together as a family. The girls have VBS at the church around the corner this week, so Jeff plans to spend the mornings job hunting, then we as a family have decided to go on all sorts of adventures... so stay tuned!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the suffering of Christ flows into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5

po-d

Layne has spelled her first word phonetically other than mom and dad! Drum roll please..... and that word would be.... po d.
Can you figure out what she was spelling?! It took me a minute too, but I got it!
She keeps me on my toes at all times!
We have the Family Carnival at church tonight. The kids have been earning tickets in Sunday school to spend at the carnival. We have spent the majority of the day discussing the it and planning our attack strategy and the girls feel as though their hard earned tickets should first go to face painting and then to get a snow cone, then we will just feel out rest!
So, we are ready to go party!

Breaking my silence

I am finally going to break my silence! Life has been super busy, yet fun filled everyday!
The girls are loving the summer sun and playing in their pool. I have enjoyed carting them off to all their play dates and visiting with all our friends!
What have we done so far this summer:
took a bus ride to Forest Park
visits to the Children's Museum
Farmers Market
Grandmother and Jesper came for a visit
play at the park
play in the backyard
eat Popsicles by the boxes
use tons of sun screen
enjoyed many wonderful BBQ's with all our terrific friends
play lots of softball
picked 15lb of strawberry's
made 10 , 16 oz containers of strawberry freezer jam
Enjoy the wonder and beauty of the Pacific Northwest

We have been truly blessed and just wanted to take a moment, count our blessings, giving all praise, glory and honor back to our wonderful Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, through whom we live and move and have our being!

Sorry

Sorry about the lack of blogging... we have been seriously busy these past few weeks! Jeff's mom, Rhonda, and friend Jesper are staying with this week.
So be patient and I will eventually get around to updating our latest and greatest adventures!