Home on the Range

A few weeks ago, we had a kids "clothing swap" at our church.  You bring in however many items you want to swap, you get a ticket for each item and then you come back later to "shop" with your tickets.  Really - a fantastic idea.

So I took the three youngest kids with me to drop off our stuff one Friday morning.  While I was putting our stuff on the assigned tables, Grant and Riley were shopping the toy selection...  I never really went over and supervised them, I just told them not to make a mess. 

After we left and for the rest of the day, Grant asked me if he could use one of the tickets to get the "cow-in-the-box".  "I really want to get the cow in the box.  Please, Mom?  Please?"  I was vague and unpromising - "yeah, we'll see."  (And I was sort of curious what he was talking about.)

It turns out this was actually a "Horse-In-The-Box" (this ones for you, Em!) and was straight from The Land of the Misfit Toys. I let him get it and it was worth it because every time "Home on the Range" finished playing and the horse popped out, Grant's giggle was hysterical - over and over and over and over again...  :)

"Twin" Day

The kids think its fun to match so one Sunday they were all "twins".  :)

Reagan's last night of AWANA

Reagan has been going to AWANA on Wednesdays this year.   This is a video from their awards' night.  Reagan is in the middle with the khaki capris and her friend Sofie is to the right of Reagan (there's one blonde girl between them. :)  I love this program because Reagan has learned a lot of scripture and a lot about God.

One day she told me, "Mom, I know the Holy Spirit lives in me."  I said, "Really? Tell me about that." She said she was reading at night before she went to sleep and we had told her she could read two chapters and then turn off the light.  When she finished her two chapters she really wanted to read more.  She said she debated with herself - "I knew it would be wrong to disobey you, but I really, really wanted to read one more chapter. So I laid there and thought about it and the Holy Spirit was telling me to obey my parents, but I really wanted to read more.  I fell asleep while I was thinking about it and that's how I know the Holy Spirit lives in me - He was helping me."  :)