Natosha's Birthday

Birthdays are officially over. Yesterday Natosha turned 14 and she is eager to go and take her driver's test to get her permit. I am sure when she gets it she will want to drive everywhere.

Her birthday started off with a surprise right away. I went and picked up her friend Rachel. She was just waking up when we got home and was really happy to see Rachel there. She wasn't really all that surprised. On Sunday I had received two phone calls and didn't tell her who called so she concluded that Rachel was coming over. Well, she was half right. The calls weren't from Mrs. Grady but from Mrs. Cabell. So Natosha was surprised when we pulled up at the Pizza Machine and Sara joined our group for a couple of hours. We had alot of fun at the Pizza Machine. We had never been there before so we enjoyed the variety of games and rides. We could have stayed there for alot longer if the playcard had lasted longer or if Scott had not had to got o work.

We took Scott to work and then Natosha enjoyed playing for several more hours with Rachel, until it was time to pick Scott up again. Mrs Grady met us at the airport to take Rachel home.

When we got home we opened presents, ate homemade ice cream and cake and concluded the day by watching a movie. It was a good birthday for Natosha. Thank You Rachel and Sara for helping to make the day special for her.

Happy Birthday, Natosha. Our family is so blessed to have you in it. I would not trade you for anything. May God bless you in the coming year and may you grow strong in your walk with Him.

Busy Weekend

This has been a busy weekend for our family. Thursday was Michaela's birthday. She turned 15.....scary to think that next summer she might be taking driver's ed. We asked her what she would like to do and she really wanted to go shopping and not have to rush. So we went to the mall and surprised her by meeting up with her freind Alyssa Zimmerman from church. They had a great time. When we picked them up we picked up dinner...Papa Murphy's by request. Then came home opened up presents and ate dinner with cheescake for dessert....yummy!!

On Friday I had another ssurpise for her. She came with Scott to Hobby Lobby and we met Anna Nelson there who came to our house and taught us how to make cards. It was a fun afternoon of laughter and creativity, I even tried my hand at a couple of cards and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.

Then came the last and biggest surprise of all. Alatheia Larson came over to spend the weekend with us. The girls were very surprised which in turn suprised me as I thought I had totally given it away that she was coming over. They had a fun weekend just hangin out.

On Sunday, my parents came over and we were finally able to share our Japan vacation pictures with them.

Michaela, I hope that your birthday was special and memorable. I trust you enjoyed all the surprises we had for you. My pray for you is that God would truly bless you in the coming year and that you would continue to be faithful in your walk with Him.

Today is Natosha's birthday...she is turning 14 and is eager to go in and take her driver's test tomorrow for her permit. We have a few fun things planned for her as well. Those details coming later....

First Timer

Well, I am going to attempt to join the blogging community. I have been enjoying reading other blogs and thought that I would like to start my own. But, as some of you know I am not a computer savvy person in the least. So, this may be a interesting endeavour:-) My good friend Alatheia is here helping me get started. Wish me luck and maybe this will last more than three days.