Happy Fourth of July

Here is my mantel. We just added the W picture that I found at Kirklands. I found the candlesticks at Hobby Lobby. Those will be permanent there.
Then I saw the USA letter on a blog. I used the paper mache letters from Hobby Lobby and spray painted them Red, white and blue and then we put glitter on each one. I thought they turned out so cute.
Happy Fourth of July!

Computer crash!

I just can't catch up. So I am not apologizing anymore. My computer crashed again! I got all my pictures upload from the trip to Nashville and I was so excited to start editing and playing with them and then Lightroom failed and then the whole computer crashed and etc., etc., etc.

So I still have all my pictures, on my external hard drive but I just can't get to them yet.

We did work with microsoft to wipe my computer again and are back up and running but he has not loaded all my programs on yet. And this is the weekend that we decided to complete the office.

So my computer has been disassembled until he finishes the desk and the office is empty.

So you ask, how am I posting. Insert loving sarcasm here.... my husband has graciously allowed me to use his computer while mine is down.

But that means I have to keep all my pictures as I go and will have to reload them later when mine is up and running.

It also means that I can not print my coupons that I really need because he will not allow me to download ANYTHING on his computer.

And on top of that the entirely much too funny husband that I married keeps leaving me virtual post it notes on his computer reminding me not to download.

I love him to death and am so thankful that I have my own personal NERD squad to fix anything and everything that I need but sometimes I am very impatient.

But I have posted I think four more posts after this to catch you up on our weekend!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

I Love VBS

Last week was VBS week. I am really thinking that Crafts is the way to go! I was in charge of preschool crafts. We ended up with about 103 3's, 4's and 5's and then did some projects with the ones and two when I had supplies left over. It was the least stressful VBS I have ever done. We were so on top of the crafts, my whole team was dedicated to be ready and prepared and we went into every day ready to go and finished each day on time and prepped for the next. I very much enjoyed the week and didn't walk away feeling exhausted. Not that I wasn't ready for it to be over. One week is perfect and definitely enough.
My centurion soldier on day one.
Our love craft on day two.
Our Jesus walking on water craft on day three.
Batman's class.
My little man!
Preschool worship time.
I just love that boy. He is just so precious when he is singing his songs and doing the motions. I think this was the I Love you Mooorrrooorrrrre song.
Then they had a puppet show reviewing what they had learned each day.
The preschool stage.

My craft team. We are missing Toby, my teenager (he was probably off with his girlfriend somewhere) lol
The big kids stage.
My sweet pea singing her song.
Ladybug came home and told me her favorite part of each day was missions. Wonderful right! Well their mission project is a place here in Houston that uses basketball to bring kids in and feed them and their families. So we were bringing in food items for their organization. Our kids pastor said he would become a human hot dog if they got a certain amount of boxes of food. (Apparently last year he kissed a llama.) So since it is New York and you have lots of hot dog stands....
He actually sprayed his face red like he was being roasted and the team made him into a hot dog with ketchup and mustard and bread.
The four of us. Chris got to join us for two days this week and it was so much fun to have him there with us!

Family Project.....

Welllll, kind off. Chris picked a harder one this time. He wanted to build a $10 airplane out of foam. He was very successful. Of course, the plane cost $10 but you don't want to know how much all the parts you had to buy to go into the plane to make it run.
But the kids did enjoy watching it.
Ready to go. It was a little too windy but he tried it anyway.
He kept it up for a couple of minutes.....
Then it ended up in the tree.
In all fairness, it really was too windy.

So we got it out of the tree and it was fine. He is ready to go again and he has version two in his head already. My three kids... what am I going to do with them.

Let's Get the Party Started

I think we found the best street to live on. It was decided that we needed another Block Party so when better to do it than the fourth of July.

6pm Sunday evening. Bring enough hot dogs and buns for your family and one side dish.

Well the turnout was great. Just about everyone was there!
About 5:30 out came the signs and the cones. Honestly anyone driving down our street tonight got some pretty good stares. Two cars even backed up and didn't even try it. lol.
YUM.
Decorations.
Sweet friend down the street.
More sweet friends.
Our Master chef and neighborhood fix it man!
Tag teaming the cooking.
More decorations.
It is just getting started.
My beautiful girl with a giant hole in her mouth!
Time to eat.
Out come the gators. As you can see there are three on the street with the princess car bringing up the rear!
Little busier.
The gangs all here.

Seriously, we all had a good time. Believe it or not there were some new faces that I got to meet, the kids all had a great time and it just reinforces what a great street we live on!

4th of July Parade

I was not sure if we were going to go or not. But on Saturday morning, we woke up in time to make it so off we all went on our bikes to the neighborhood fourth of July parade.
Bikes stacked against the tree.
Family shot!
We saw our neighbors there!
Sweet pea.
Here it comes around the corner.
First off the fire truck.
When they blew the horn, Batman went running to daddy.
A water gun float.

Anyone could be in the parade so we saw tractors and go carts, bikes and strollers. We saw cars and trailers and even a zumba class zumboning along.
One float threw necklaces, another was giving away American Flags, bracelets, ice pops and of course candy.
We then biked onto Subway for breakfast and then took the long (shortcut) way home.
Oh yeah, I was there too!

Great way to start the weekend off!