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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Horseshoe Lake

In the middle of Ashlyn and Trevor's field day at school Corbin and I made our way to the little lake by our house. We met up with friends and fed the ducks and played on the play ground.

Field Day

Trevor and Ashlyn had their annual field day at school. It was so much fun. Corbin came along and participated in most of the activities. I can't believe he will be at the same school next year.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Book of the Week

BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER
(May 21, 2012)

I liked this book. It was very controversial when it first came out and because of that I always have wanted to read it. It is interesting to see the difference between Chinese parenting and western parenting (as she calls it in the book). I think her methods are harsh but at the same time her children are amazingly talented geniuses. :)

Piano Recital

Trevor had his Summer piano recital. He played the theme song from Harry Potter.

Since every participant selected one song from a movie Lisa brought popcorn containers filled with movie candy for refreshments and treats. Really cute.

Girl Scout award cerimony

We had our very last girl scout meeting on May 1st. The girls received awards and then played on the playground.

May 30, 2012

Ashlyn has been looking so much older to me lately! Every time I see her now I think she looks like a girl and not a little girl (if that makes sense). Yesterday I told her that she looked so grown up and she said, "Really?! Does that mean I can be a mom now!!" Ummm...no. But she really is THAT excited to be a mom some day. I love that.

Saying goodbye

Did I mention I love these sisters? I do! We had to have them over one last time before Sister Bills left. They showed our kids a couple of really cool object lessons on trust in the Lord. One was a memory game and the other involved burning a tea bag on your hand. We almost started my house on fire, seriously. :) It worked while Trevor was holding it. Sister Bills lit the top of the tea bag and by the time it got to the palm of your hand it floated into the air and the flame extinguished. It was a great object lesson. We miss Sister Bills!

NUMBER ONE SPEECH

"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

"There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.

"Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

"Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization - an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win - to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is.

"It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there - to compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules - but to win.

"And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat.

"I don't say these things because I believe in the 'brute' nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear - is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he's exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."

--Vince Lombardi

In the Faith of Christ