Thursday, April 22, 2010

Braces No More

Today was the day that Rachel and I had long been waiting for. Today was the day her braces came off. She looks great!!! It was a long wait but it was worth the wait and just in time for Prom and Senior pictures!! She was so excited to go to play practice tonight and tell her director that he wouldn't have an old lady with braces for this play!

The spring play is tomorrow night and Saturday night at 7:00 for anyone in the area. She'd love to see you there!

The pictures are the before the braces came off, the process and the after pictures. Isn't my daughter beautiful?! If you have never met her, you would realize that she is beautiful not just on the outside but even more so on the inside.










Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Spring Break

We had a great week off of school last week! We didn't go anywhere but the weather was beautiful here so we didn't really need to go somewhere else. Here's a recap of what we did last week:

cleaned all the closets, cupboards, drawers, carpets and windows inside and out;


hung out with friends and picked out bridesmaids'dresses for a summer wedding




had a playdate with aunt Jill and cousins Izzy and Jack;




painted sets for the spring play April 23rd and 24th;

played at School Park twice;


sliding




swinging




playing in the sand

went for a couple of walks;


played with our friend and neighbor Carter;




ate supper at grandpa and grandma's house;




read books with cousin Delaney and grandma T.;


built block towers with grandma D.;








colored Easter eggs;






looked for Easter eggs; and

celebrated the wonderful death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!!

My Thankful List

  • salvation through Jesus Christ
  • my beautiful daughter who is beautiful from the inside out
  • a referral of an adorable little boy named Levi
  • a letter of intent before the September 1st deadline
  • God spared my daughter from serious injury when hit by a car in Colorado
  • a wonderful year with my "exchange daughter" from Estonia - Mari-Liis
  • my faithful companion for the past 6 years - Millie - my springer spaniel
  • the peace and joy that comes with surrendering everything to the Lord
  • safety through all the storms that have passed our way
  • my supportive family
  • my incredible church family
  • a sump pump that continued to work for 10 weeks of water and sand seepage
  • birds singing and bugs chirping
  • neighbors and friends who lend a hand in your time of need
  • being able to sleep withe the windows open
  • a new deck to enjoy summer when it stops storming so much
  • the sound of children playing outside on a warm summer night
  • heat when its cold and air conditioning when its hot
  • the blessing of a great job
  • church picnics
  • chocolate
  • beautiful sunsets over Lake Michigan
  • summer vacation
  • beautiful blue skies and warm (not hot) summer days