threesixfive, week 29

our week flew by before i even knew what happened!

allen left this morning for youth mission trip to sugar hill, GA, so the kids and i are going to see my parents for a few days.

here are our pictures this week.

sunday

epic fail. no picture.

monday

i bought this bag cheap at ross last week. I've had the same messenger style purse for about a year and a half, and its a clearance rack target bag, so at this point its definitely seen better days.

i like having the option of wearing my bag/purse on my body, especially when I'm on a day trip with the kids or someone. this is a backpack purse, and after about a week of carrying, I'm sold. its fabulous. i don't know that i'll ever carry a "normal" purse again, unless I'm getting fancy for something. this had been a great 'everyday' bag.

tuesday
we went to sea world with some friends. their older daughter is one of mollys best friends. we were there all day. we had a great time, though. it was a lot of fun being there with another family.

wednesday
so....the mushrooms aren't doing so well. its taken 2 weeks (we were supposed to have significant, enough to eat growth in about ten days) and this is all we've gotten; one sad pitiful little floret. is that the right word??
I'm going to send an email and a picture to the company, and cross my fingers that they'll send us another box. after what we spent on this thing, i want some mushrooms, dang it.

thursday
mardel had 20% off all their education stuff, so i went and loaded up. having to get stuff for both kids this year (mollys starting kindergarten) about put me over the edge. i survived though, and made it out with just about everything i need without putting us in the poor house. barely.

friday
then i spent the better part of the day friday working on getting my lesson plans written up and the first month of worksheets, projects, coloring pages, etc, filed away so they're ready when we need them.

saturday
we took colby to have him evaluated for swim team. he graduated from the swim school in may, but they haven't participated in anything this summer because we've been gone so much. not 100% sure yet if he'll swim in the fall. team is a whole other ball game than just going once a week for school. but we did what we needed to do to get him evaluated and see where he'll be should we decide to commit.

heading north for a few days. have a blessed week!!!

threesixfive, week 28

hi everyone!

sorry I'm getting this up a bit later than usual. our cable and internet has been out since last night and just came back up this afternoon.

its rained here pretty much every day this week, which made it interesting for kids camp, where colby was from monday thru thursday from 830 to 330. they managed though; just had to take cover a few times. molly and i took advantage of colbys absence and had lots of girly playmates.

allens birthday was saturday, but we had a birthday party for a little boy and i had a wedding shower, so it was really just kind of an average saturday. 

it was a good week to be around here without a lot of stuff pressing for our time.

we have another low-key week this week, and allen leaves next sunday for mission trip to georgia. i think the kids and i may go up and see my parents for a few days that week. its still to be determined.

time for pictures...

sunday

colby was called up to help with the music in kids252.

monday
a very windy storm blew thru monday evening. we got out to run an errand after dinner and saw this as we got into the car to leave. one of allens friends came later to help him get it back down, but they ended having to wait till the next day when he could get a little more man power. not sure the trampoline is usable anymore. we haven't had a chance to try it yet because of the weather.

tuesday
this greenbelt is out next to our house (one house over, actually), and is usually bone dry. this is what its looked like most of the week.



















wednesday
mollys friend avery came over for the afternoon. they asked if they could have a tea party, but neither of them like tea, so it was actually a water party.


















thursday
a friend of ours was cleaning out a closet and found this picture in one of her books. i guess one of us had borrowed it and used the picture for a bookmark. i put it on the fridge. i love that little face.

friday
the kids and i went to REI to get allens birthday gift; a pair of sanook flip flops. theres a cool little play area the kids hang out in whenever i go in there to get anything.























saturday
my parents were in town and took us to breakfast for allens birthday. my mom showed colby and molly how to leg wrestle.





















its still raining here, even as i type this. its supposed to rain thru tuesday. not that I'm complaining. we certainly need it!!
have a great week, and if you're a local, try to stay dry!!!

threesixfive, week 27

back to camp for a week. this time with allen being the camp pastor, 

and we had the kiddos in tow. ryan, allens youth intern, went with us 

so he could shadow allen and help out during the week.

sunday

we left for camp zephyr as soon as church was over and we

grabbed some lunch.i was trying to get a picture of the three of 

them working on their respective projects, but molly caught me 

and decided to....pose.

monday

the sign of a true PK; they can keep themselves entertained 

waiting for a service to start. leapfrog anyone?

tuesday

we found this little guy near our room and kept an eye on 

him all week. by the time we left, he had formed a chrysalis. 

i would've loved to see what kind of butterfly he becomes.

wednesday

4th of July late night event! i let the kids stay up for this one. 

there was a bubble machine, lots of different games, roasted 

corn, and of course fireworks.

thursday

the kids were absolutely zapped after a week of hot days and 

late nights. i couldn't resist capturing this moment. let be noted 

that when they're trying to fall asleep, molly alerts me if colbys 

even remotely close to touching her.

friday

another sleeping picture; this one on the way home.

i told you they were exhausted.

saturday

we went to our city's "market day" and picked up some 

goodies. fresh basil, tomatoes, and a 'grow your own 

mushroom' kit. 

its so good to be home. colby has kids kamp starting 

monday--his first year to go!

molly and i will take advantage of the girl time while he's 

gone during the day. 

other than that we have a pretty mellow week ahead.

be blessed!!

threesixfive, week 26

allen, zach, and myself left for camp sunday after church. the students and other sponsors came down monday morning.

we brought a group of about 80, and the camp was at full capacity with 600 people. lives were changed. the worship was great; the pastor was awesome, and hundreds of kids and adults saw Jesus work in their lives. it was an incredible week. i was the "dorm mom" for our group of 20 seventh and eighth grade girls. they called me "momma a" all week. i loved getting to spend time with them, as well as the rest of our students.

here are some of the pictures from the week.

sunday

welcome to camp zephyr!

monday
after check-in, the campers had the opportunity to go swim either at the pool, or the pond (where the blob is located). due to their insurance, sponsors are not allowed on the blob, but its one of my favorite things to watch during free time.

tuesday
the late night event tuesday was a block party and firework show. some of our girls went back to the cabin, put-on their pi's, and watched the display from our "yard".

wednesday

late night event was a concert by trip lee; a christian rapper. he was SO GOOD!! i wish his show had been longer than just an hour!

thursday

we had whats called extended worship, where after the worship service, students are directed outside to area where they can participate in other worship experiences. theres are seven different  stations offering activities such as foot washing, journaling, prayer, drawing, etc.

friday
we got home from camp friday afternoon, and this represents what i did the rest of the day, followed by an early bedtime.

saturday

we got the kids back from mimi, and colbys hair had grown another couple of inches while he was there. ok, not really, but he was pretty shaggy, so allen trimmed his hair so he won't melt at camp this week!

tomorrow we leave to go back down to zephyr. alleys the camp pastor this week--a new experience for him, so we're super excited. the kids are going with us, too.
pray for safe travels and a fun week!!

threesixfive, week 25

our last week of nothing before another three weeks of stuff!!

well, we didn't do 'nothing', but there wasn't anything we had to do, you know? 

my parents got moved into their new house up in rowlett last weekend, so the kids and i went up for a few days at the beginning of the week to see it and hang out with them. the rest of the week we just took it easy.

sunday

i can't believe i didn't get a good fathers day picture!!! i didn't take one of allen and the kids OR me with my dad. grrrr. this picture is not from sunday, i confess, but i started reading the harry potter books to colby this week, so i thought it was an appropriate picture to share. we've just started the second book, and he loves it! i read them all a few years ago, and he's been asking for several months if he's old enough yet. we may have to take a break when we get to book 4, but so far so good. :-)

monday
we got to my parents house sunday evening (its super cute!). my dad took monday off and we all went to a pool/water park-ish place there in town called wet zone. i have a couple pictures from this day because i couldn't pick between these two. the first is colby with my dad, taking a break, and the second is molly laying under one of the water sprinklers.

tuesday

my parents have two min-pins that molly adores. we can't have animals (with hair) because colbys allergic, so anytime molly gets to love on a dog or cat, she eats it up. mollys hugging nellie right before bedtime--you have to look close; she's the same color as the couch.

wednesday
on the way home i drove through quite a storm in waco. it doesn't look as ominous in the picture, but it was pretty nasty.

thursday
allen and i got to go on a double date with some of our best friends, andy and lauren. we had dinner, and followed it up with fro-yo.

friday
allen called the kids and i to come up to the church and help him with a video he was making for youth camp next week. he got to smash that tv with the sledgehammer.

saturday
and the packing begins.....youth camp with our group starting tomorrow (monday), but allen and i and zach (our friend who does all the videoing) are going down there this afternoon.

and that wraps up our week.
like i said, we leave today for youth camp. the group actually leaves tomorrow.
we'll get back friday, get the kids back from my in-laws saturday, then load back up and go back down to the same camp next week where allen is the camp pastor for another group of students that will come thru.
the week after that is kids camp, where our only involvement is that colbys going each day, but i'll have to pack a lunch and have him up to the church each morning by 8:00.....or maybe its 8:30. i should check on that.
then we're done!! DONE!

threesixfive, week 24

we had a great, much-needed, low-key week.

not a whole lot to lay out for you, so i'll get right to the pictures.

sunday

I've been making a lot of smoothies. i was tired of our fruit going bad before i had a chance to eat all of it, so i started freezing what i thought would freeze well. i've been using it for smoothies. pretty yummy.  

this one is mango banana with coconut milk.

monday
we still aren't all caught up on our late nights from vbs last week, so we slept in, and had kind of pajama morning. we got out in the backyard and played in the sprinkler in our pjs.

tuesday

we met some friends at the pool. molly was laying out to dry off before we went home. i snuck a picture when i saw her being such a little diva.

wedensday
we met my mom in waco and she took us to lunch and the children's museum. when she pulled this out to pay for our meal, colby couldn't  believe it (they don't use credit cards much, so she always keeps cash on her. we put everything on our card to get air miles). you won't see anything this big coming out of my wallet.

thursday
our friend ryan has been living with us for a couple weeks while he's between living arrangements. he's a graduate of culinary school, and although we didnt have a chance for him to cook for us, he did lend me some of his favorite books. I've even tried some new recipes out of this one already.

friday
ryan and his girlfriend katie (she lived with us, too back in the spring) watched the kids friday evening for a couple hours. this is how i found them when i got home. pay no attention to molly picking her nose. just pretend you don't see it. the picture will be much cuter that way. :-/

saturday
my 3 favorite people.

the kids and i leave this afternoon to drive up to my parents for a few days. they moved into their new house yesterday, so we get to go see it and be their first guests!! mom said we may be sleeping on the floor in a room full of boxes, but i assured her we don't mind a bit.

have a great week!!!

threesixfive, week 23

we had VBS this week, so we left every day at 4:45 to go eat dinner up at church, then VBS was from 5:45 to 8:30. the kids usually go to bed at 8:00, but this week it was almost 9:30 every single night. bless their hearts, they are absolutely wiped, and molly was in trouble pretty much all day today, because her attitude was the pits. i know its because she's exhausted, but there are still consequences for a sass mouth, miss thang.

VBS was a success, though, and everyone involved seemed to have a really good time.

unfortunately my pictures are overall lacking in zeal and excitement this week. 

i have been super low on energy and fighting a losing battle with a head and neck ache for about two weeks. i finally went to the dr. on friday because i was just fed up with it. the headache was diagnosed as tension, and they're doing blood work to check my thyroid, electrolytes, etc. on one hand i hope i come out of it and get my pep back in my step, but on the other hand theres a small part of me that hopes they find something that explains why I'm so darn pooped all the time. i know being a mother is hard work, but seriously. my kids aren't that bad. ;-) 

sunday

colby and molly got to go onstage and dance in the blacklight (you can't tell as much 'cause i had to use my flash) with a group of other kiddos to promote VBS.

monday
my mom came into town to celebrate her birthday and fathers day early. we met my grandparents for lunch. this is my pawpaw. he's a sweet, sweet man.

tuesday
ok, i didn't take a picture tuesday, so this one is from monday, too.
the library and a local toy store sponsored a free kids' concert in the city hall plaza to kick off their summer reading program.

wednesday
I'm trying to eat less meat and less processed foods, so i've been making my own dinners to take up to church each night. yes, thats a big block of tofu. and i ate it. it won't be something i do again anytime soon.

thursday
this is our DVR list, or lack thereof. i honestly don't know that this has ever happened. we're caught up!

friday
this is my group of 3rd grade girls i herded around for VBS (and a few parents; friday was family night).

saturday
this is literally one of those 'i need a picture for today!' pictures. dinner at chili's.
cut me some slack, people.

we have two weeks of glorious nothing!!! we will be going to the pool, hanging out with friends, and doing whatever we want to during the days! hooray!

have a blessed week!