Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Jon and Kate - from the TLC reality show Jon and Kate Plus 8

Yes, Jon and Kate Gosselin (the parents of 2 sets of multiples - 7 year old twins and 3 year old sextuplets) are coming...March 7th and 8th, 2009...to First Christian Church. We are very excited and hope that this will not only be a really cool event, but also a way to reach out to families in our area and even in surrounding states. The Gosselins share their story and their faith in churches all over the country and this will be their first speaking engagement in the state of KY so we are hoping for a great turnout. If you're not familiar with this family you can check them out at www.sixgosselins.com or http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/jon-and-kate.html.



Cool Jake

Short-lived Snowman


Addi, Hillary, and Mallory built a great snowman and put it right out the kitchen window so Jake could look at it while he eats breakfast, but unfortunately it was a little top-heavy and it didn't make it until then. Oh well...it's the thought that counts!

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Snow, snow, and more snow...

Well the warm weather didn't last for long, but it's been pretty cool to get one last (hopefully) really good snow...it's about a foot or more at our house so it's a really big snow for us. Grammy called all over town yesterday looking for a sled (Addi has outgrown her little red one and passed in on to Jake) but no luck...they are sold out everywhere! If only we had a truck full of them...I could sit out in Kroger parking lot and sell them all day long... Anyway, with no sled she and Mallory just played outside in it for a while yesterday and then made snowcones (which were really good). Then this morning Granddad called and we went out to their house for a fun afternoon out in the snow. He pulled all the kids on an inner tube tied to the back of his 4 wheeler and everyone had a ball (well most everyone had a ball - Aunt Cyndi got a little bit run over by the 4 wheeler when Granddad was trying to get unstuck and didn't see her behind him - oops, but she's okay thankfully :) )

Here's the photo shoot from the day...

Jake (aka Randy from "A Christmas Story" - I'm sure you can see the resemblance)...at least he could put his arms down... :)
James and Jake and Addi on Granddad's snow tubing contraption...in case you were wondering, the plywood apparently acts a shield to protect the riders from flying snow... (like that's your worst danger when you're out on that thing! :)
Granddad gearing up to take the girls for a ride...watch out Aunt Cyndi! :)
Addison Kate...our little snow angel...

Granddad, Bama, Addi, and Jake...

Earlier in the week when the weather was nice and warm...

Jake had a great time playing baseball and throwing rocks from our landscaping into the flower pots (whatever keeps him occupied) and Addi was so glad to be able to get out and ride her bike again.

Birthday Party at the Gym

Addi and Presley the birthday girl...

















Addi on the balance beam...she's a little better at it now than she was back when she was 2 and taking gymnastics!

March of Dimes Kickoff Photos



Addi drawing the names for the door prizes...














Jake and James following my speech (and after the little ice choking incident). As you can see Jake was unaffected... :)