Sharing the Fish Museum with our Friends

We had the fun pleasure of being able to take our little neighbor friends Kara & Adam to the fish museum. Our girls love that place but what they love more is being able to take other people there. I guess for them it's like sharing one of their prized possessions, they want everyone to enjoy it.

Kara & Adam enjoyed this place as much as our girls do each week. They all had such a wonderful time watching the fish and exploring the museum.

Of course they were as amazed by the sharks as we are every time we come.

They really thought this old Ozark story teller was a pretty neat guy.

Good times, as usual, at the fish museum!

Valentines Day (Love Day) 2007

My girls couldn't wait for the big day any longer..... on the night before Valentines Day Kristy, Molly & Neleha all ganged up on me with their beautiful "puppy dog eye's" and I gave in. I showered my girls with Love Day gifts which filled their faces full of smiles. I sure loved watching them go through their gifts and laughing and getting excited over their new treasures.

The girls made me a very happy camper as well with A&W Root Beer wear (hat and shirt) and lots of yummy chocolate covered cherries. They sure know how to take care of me.

From PJ's to candy the girls had lots of goodies, but I think Kristy was the most excited of them.

Molly & Neleha helped me pick out the perfect gift for Kristy, a pearl wish necklace, but this was no ordinary pearl necklace.... the pearl was still in the oyster. That's right, the shell was still whole and it came with instructions on how to open it and harvest the pearl and then how to place it in the necklace.

Kristy really worked for this necklace.....

Step by step she pryed the shell open....

And then !POP! the shell gave up it's treasure!

We all made out very well, for sure!

The next day (Valentines Day) we had the wonderful privilege of spending the holiday with our Molly in her classroom. What fun we had with all the activities and snacks....

It was so fun watching Molly and her peers exchange cards and play together.

We had so much fun watching Molly read all of her Valentine wishes!

She has gained a wonderful new friend by the name of Aliea who happens to be the daughter of one of my classmates and who just moved into our student housing apartment complex. What was even more ironic is that out of the three other classes Aiea was placed in Molly's Kindergarten class. They have been instant friends ever since. We all had such a great time.

We finished the holiday off right with a very nice family dinner. We had a spread of our favorite foods and enjoyed each other and the wonderful cuisine. Another awesome Love Day with the girls I love with all my heart!

FHE: Building a Pizza

The girls are always trying to help us in the kitchen which sometimes works out well and sometimes not. So we decided that for one of FHE nights we would let them do most of the cooking. We figured pizza would be the best dish and so with a little help from the build-your own pizza section at the grocery store we were all set. Molly took care of the sauce and Neleha spread out the cheese.

Kristy did help with chopping the onions but the girls got to also spread those out along with the mushrooms. Our pizza was finished and ready for the oven.

The results were delicious.........

Another Zoo Class for Neleha

Our investment in Neleha's zoo classes is certainly been returned at least two-fold. She enjoys these classes so much and they make her feel so special, such benefits are priceless. On top of all that these classes provide Kristy a wonderful opportunity to spend a morning with our littlest angel. They have such an awesome time together.

This particular class was about insects and was topped off by Neleha's favorite activity, painting! She looks so cute in her little apron and painting that fresh piece of paper with more confidence than might be expected from a 3-year old. These classes make for much fun and joy for my Sweetheart and our Neleha.

Superbowl XLI Party

Kristy and I have never been real big football fans. Now don't get me wrong, we do love attending college football games but actually being worried about who is leading in the polls is just not us. So it may come to some surprise that we do like following the American tradition of having a Super Bowl party when the occasion arises. We haven't actually done this for many years but this year we were determined. We ran the idea by our awesome friends here in Springfield, the Raymonds and they were "game".

So we joined forces and laid out a spread of food and then watched as the Colts and the Bears battled out the biggest game of the year. The funny thing about this is that Kristy and I had no idea who was even playing in the game until we purchased the big decorated cookie a couple of days prior to the game which bore the helmets of the teams. Like I said it really isn't about the game as much as it is about enjoying an American tradition. We did get to enjoy the big first kick off return touch down by the bears which will probably go down in history as a jinx since they lost, but it was cool all the same. We enjoyed the game and especially enjoyed our friends...good times!