Mall Of America....Again

I know, I know, You are probably tired of hearing about the Mall of America.... But it seems to be the favorite destination for our visitors so we keep taking pictures and they keep ending up on our blog..... On Monday, Samantha and I loaded up the kids and ventured out to the MOA. Being a holiday, we thought it might be really crowded but it wasn't and the kids all had a great time.
Samantha even managed a little shopping and we got a Starbucks ( a big treat for me since there isn't one near our home town.)
The kids all listened so well and behaved so patient and kind. We were proud of them all and it made it fun for everyone. We were so glad we decided to go.

Otsego Park

Today we took the kids down to Otsego Park. It is right on the Mississippi River and has a great playground and walking path and lots of benches. The kids love to skip rocks into the river. We stayed for a long time and Samantha and I had lots of time to just sit and talk.... of course that was in between pushing swings and keeping little ones out of the river but we enjoyed the sun and the laughter and spurring one another on towards love and good deeds.

Friends from Washington

This week, My friend Samantha arrived from Washington. She and her 2 kids... and one more on the way, are here for 11 days. We are having a great reunion as I have not seen her for 5 years and had not met her kids yet. Of course we went to Cabela's... the kids enjoyed the animal display and the shooting gallery.
Samantha used to live down stairs from us when David and I were first married... We have been friends for 10 years but hardly see each other so this has been a real treat for us.

Daddy Does Homeschool

Twice a week, David does Science with the kids. They are working their way through the Jonathon Park Adventure Series. It is an Audio series from Vision Forum which follows the adventures of Young Jonathon Park and his Father who is a Creation Scientist. Together they discover how science matches up with the Bible. There is a study and activity guide that David prepares with every week Imagine my surprise when my husband announces that he needs to go get some Plaster of Paris and some clay to do a project with the kids. Yes!!! Daddies can do craft projects. They got all their supplies and proceeded to make Dinosaur Fossils. Here is a picture of the finished product.

As you can see, they have a great time together. Daddy gets really into it and the kids love the time with him. They get out their Bibles and read together..... The other day I over heard the kids talking to each other. They were talking about when they grow up. They decided that they were going to be "really into God, Just like Daddy."

Happy Mothers Day

As we approach this Mothers Day weekend, we want to take a moment to recognize our Mothers:

Johnda Pintor and Sadie Monroy.

They are our Mothers in the Faith as well as the body. We praise God for them and the Legacy that they are working to leave for us. They are two of the most beautiful women we know and we aspire to follow their examples in many areas of our lives. We love you Moms!!!

Happy Mothers Day

Cabela's

Yesterday we went to Cabala's...

The world famous sporting goods store.

The kids always love to look at the animal displays and Jonah likes to feed the fish. Below is a picture of David by the African Safari display. That mountain in the background is Mt. Kilimanjaro.
We had a great time in the shooting gallery. They have quite a fun set up there. We got lunch in their cafeteria and then headed home. It was a great day.