Oh my gosh!
Mommy actually made homemade ice cream today! And it was strawberry flavored with strawberry slices in it, and chocolate and whipped cream and... oh, man! What a way to celebrate National Ice Cream Day! We had gotten home from church, and later in the afternoon, Madison and Daddy were playing their Marvel Superhero Squad, and heard Mommy's voice calling out from the kitchen. The two of us turned slowly, and looked towards the kitchen and saw...
It was as good as it looks!
As we write this, once again it's raining. Yep, another thunderstorm coming through. But most of the day it was sunny and hot, and perfect for ice cream. We weren't quite ready to go outside and run around though, as we were pretty wiped out in the early afternoon. In fact, even Madison took a long nap with Daddy.
There were a few reasons for the fatigue. First of all, Sundays are traditionally quite a bit of work in the morning. We did a very fun service about "releasing the inner wolf," which is all based on the Tribe of Benjamin. The kids really enjoyed it - lots of humor, and learning. Meanwhile Madison was in KidPak Jr., where Madison was learning her memory verse, and getting into worship as well.
Here's a photo of Madison during the service - Mommy dressed her up very nicely this morning. She learned a bit about the David and Goliath story, how greater is He that is in you. She also learned her memory verse and has it memorized completely. We filmed her this afternoon saying, "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in peace - Psalm 133:1." She doesn't even pause, or struggle to remember anything. Of all the memory verses, this one seems to be the best memorized. This may be because this series has been two months long.
Tonight, after playing a lot of Super Hero Squad, we all watched a movie together: "Toy Story." It has been a long time since we've seen it, but the basic idea is to watch all three movies over the next few days. It all started with the building of the Pizza Planet truck - Madison brought the truck down to "watch" the movie, sitting it next to Woody and Jessie, and Buzz Lightyear next to them in his own chair. We all shared popcorn, and relived this amazing movie - setting ourselves up for a good marathon over the next few nights. Tomorrow night, we'll get to hear "Woody's Roundup" again, which is tied to something else coming up in November that Daddy and Mommy are pretty excited about. We just bought tickets to see Riders in the Sky, a western quartet that sings "Woody's Roundup," and a whole lot of other songs of the west. What's great about this concert upcoming is that we'll be taking Madison too - and it'll be a Christmas-themed one!
Tonight before bed, we continued reading through the Bible, which Madison is quite insistent that we do. She actually reminded Daddy tonight that it is something we have to do, and he was of course happy to do it.
We are so blessed - every day is full of life and filled with family fun.
Mommy actually made homemade ice cream today! And it was strawberry flavored with strawberry slices in it, and chocolate and whipped cream and... oh, man! What a way to celebrate National Ice Cream Day! We had gotten home from church, and later in the afternoon, Madison and Daddy were playing their Marvel Superhero Squad, and heard Mommy's voice calling out from the kitchen. The two of us turned slowly, and looked towards the kitchen and saw...
It was as good as it looks!
As we write this, once again it's raining. Yep, another thunderstorm coming through. But most of the day it was sunny and hot, and perfect for ice cream. We weren't quite ready to go outside and run around though, as we were pretty wiped out in the early afternoon. In fact, even Madison took a long nap with Daddy.
There were a few reasons for the fatigue. First of all, Sundays are traditionally quite a bit of work in the morning. We did a very fun service about "releasing the inner wolf," which is all based on the Tribe of Benjamin. The kids really enjoyed it - lots of humor, and learning. Meanwhile Madison was in KidPak Jr., where Madison was learning her memory verse, and getting into worship as well.
Here's a photo of Madison during the service - Mommy dressed her up very nicely this morning. She learned a bit about the David and Goliath story, how greater is He that is in you. She also learned her memory verse and has it memorized completely. We filmed her this afternoon saying, "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in peace - Psalm 133:1." She doesn't even pause, or struggle to remember anything. Of all the memory verses, this one seems to be the best memorized. This may be because this series has been two months long.
Tonight, after playing a lot of Super Hero Squad, we all watched a movie together: "Toy Story." It has been a long time since we've seen it, but the basic idea is to watch all three movies over the next few days. It all started with the building of the Pizza Planet truck - Madison brought the truck down to "watch" the movie, sitting it next to Woody and Jessie, and Buzz Lightyear next to them in his own chair. We all shared popcorn, and relived this amazing movie - setting ourselves up for a good marathon over the next few nights. Tomorrow night, we'll get to hear "Woody's Roundup" again, which is tied to something else coming up in November that Daddy and Mommy are pretty excited about. We just bought tickets to see Riders in the Sky, a western quartet that sings "Woody's Roundup," and a whole lot of other songs of the west. What's great about this concert upcoming is that we'll be taking Madison too - and it'll be a Christmas-themed one!
Tonight before bed, we continued reading through the Bible, which Madison is quite insistent that we do. She actually reminded Daddy tonight that it is something we have to do, and he was of course happy to do it.
We are so blessed - every day is full of life and filled with family fun.
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