A Lesson About Sacrifice

Yesterday was Gabe's first primary program at our church.  He had a little part to say and had been looking forward to it for weeks.  On Saturday they had a dress rehearsal and afterwards had earned ice cream sundaes.  Of course Gabe got chocolate all over his white shirt and tie.  I had planned on washing it for Sunday but Sunday morning came around and Saturday night it had slipped my mind.  So I asked Gabe to wear another shirt that he had with his sweater vest.  He HATES the sweater vest.  I am not sure what his problem with it is but I have not been able to convince him to wear it since I bought it for him.  It came down to a battle.  I gave in and left him alone. 

Jon trying to keep the peace went in and talked to him about it.  He explained that sometimes we do things for people we love even if we don't want to and that is called a sacrifice.

This morning I was getting ready for the day and asked Gabe to have Daddy go down and get him a bowl of cereal for breakfast.  Jon was in bed and didn't really want to get up.  Gabe proceeded to tell Jon all about sacrifice.

I guess now we know that he is listening to us...at least some of the time.

First Day of Preschool 2011

Gabe's first day of Preschool!

Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic

The begining of September/end of August Boise has the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic. The event lasts for about a week and every morning they launch Hot Air Balloons from Ann Morrison Park downtown. I had never been before and I thought it would be a lot of fun to see and show the kids. We woke up bright and early and drove downtown. It was amazing to see so many balloons go up at once. Lydia even got to "hold" onto one of the ropes as the balloon was inflated. It was so much fun and a good time was had by all. Next year however, I will have both kids wear their rainboots as the grass was extremely wet. (You can see how wet the grass was by looking at their pants.) We will definitely do it again next year. Who knows maybe Jon will even come with us next time!

MK Nature Center

Instead of looking like little owls I think it looks more like they are in the stocks!

Anniversary

9-23-2005 to 9-23-2011= 6 Years!

Facebook

Dear Facebook,

I was introduced to you a few years ago.  You have been a good friend for quite some time.  I have loved keeping in touch with friends and family all over the globe.  I love how easy you make it to contact people and find out what is going on in their lives. 

What I don't love is how often you are changed.  I am a creature of habit.  I moved into a new house 7 months ago and am just now feeling like it is home.  I like things to stay as they are.  I am not a big fan of change.  Worse than the change, I am not super tech savvy.  Every time you change I have to relearn everything.  What is up with that? 

I think that we might have to break.  And, if we do break up I just want  you to know that it is definitely not me.  It is ALL YOU!

Sincerely,
Erin

p.s. Please tell me that I am not the only one who feels this way.

Raspberries

This morning I got my kids a yummy breakfast of raspberries and yogurt. While I was getting ready for the day Gabe came to me and said while he was in the bathroom his sister stole and ate his raspberries. This is something that I can see Lydia doing so I got him a new bowl of berries. While I was doing dishes I couldn't figure out what happened to the bowl the berries were in. Fast forward to this afternoon. I went into the bathroom and there sitting on the sink was gabe's bowl FULL of raspberries!