Beetles and Alien Pigs

At about 3:45pm today I heard a knock at the door. I stepped out of the bathroom where Corrie was having a bath with her new swimming whale shark toy. "Hi Mitzi!," I called to the little girl who lives across the street as she waited at our front door.

"Is Corrie ready?," Mitzi asked. 

Oh man! I forgot again! I signed Corrie up for a special clay/art class with the C'ville Parks and Rec Dept., and she is supposed to get a ride with Mitzi to class every Tuesday at 4pm. So far there have been three classes, and so far I have thought about her class every day of the week...except for Tuesday. On Tuesdays I forget.  

I will tell you one thing though, Corrie is so excited about that class that whether she has to scramble out of a bath tub, be woken up from a dead sleep, or whatever we may be in the middle of next week when hear Mitzi knock at the door, she is ready and out the door in 2-3 minutes flat. 

Corrie's latest clay creation: the alien pig

After Corrie went to class, Mac and I went outside together while Davey napped. I planned on reading a book while Mac rode his bike, but we ended up collecting tiny beetles instead.

At one point, Mac felt a beetle tickling his foot, and he was surprised to find a beetle in his shoe. "Mommy!," he said. "I will use my shoe to attract more beetles!," reasoning that the beetle must have liked his shoe and crawled into it. He took off his shoe to make a stinky feet beetle trap. Such a creative and funny little mind he has.

A little later we went back inside, and Mac said, "Mom, I have a good plan. How about you read one of the stories about the boys and I eat a snack while I listen!"  

I have been reading to him and Corrie from a book called Ten Boys who Changed the World. There are ten chapters in the book, and each one has a different biography of a Christian missionary. We have really been enjoying them. 

Later in the evening when I was tucking Mac into bed, he said "Mom, I really liked our time today so much." I smiled and said,"Yes Mac, it was a nice little date today!," and he said, "I think I will plan another one!" 

Sounds great to me!

Easter 2015

Easter weekend started off pretty sweet for us. We got to visit our friends in Front Royal for an egg hunt (crafts and farm animals included), and it felt as if we had never left! The kids had a blast.

I love this picture of Corrie and Mac. It shows the mountains and river in the background that you can see from almost anywhere in Front Royal. What a special place. I am really thankful to have had the chance to live there. 

the kids learning about resurrection eggs:

egg hunting!

This one of Davey is my favorite!

I decided to surprise the kids with a special lunch at the "blue roof" (as they call it). It was always our favorite place to eat in Front Royal!

On Sunday we got dressed up in our Easter clothes before heading off to church. I thought the kids looked pretty cute, and I wanted to get a nice video of them saying "Happy Easter." Oh well.

We did have a very fun morning though! Our church had rented two bouncy houses and one donut food truck for everyone to enjoy together before the service. After the service, we headed up to Northern VA to see Grandpa and Grandma Belding and Aunt Rachel. 

I tried to get more pictures of the kids and a family picture. 

Mac and Corrie even managed to squeeze in a little bit of fishing. Grandpa Dean surprised them with their own tackle boxes filled with lures. Really sweet!