Wilderness Lodge

We took a little mini-break to Wilderness Lodge. It is a pretty cool resort hotel that sports indoor and outdoor waterparks. We couldn't have picked a better time to be there! I do have to admit that the guest occupancy was so low, that for a split second, I felt like I was in that movie The Shining. But, it was awesome to be able to ride the waterslides over and over with no wait! All my water babies had a blast! And, yes, I was there.......I did go down waterslides, ride the wave pool and expose my paleness to the world........I also took all the pictures!

Brady was just over 42 inches and got to ride all but 1 of the slides. He was in HEAVEN! The kid had a blast! Karson missed the mark by a couple of inches, but had a great time anyway! She is a hardcore dare-devil but never shed a tear when she wasn't able to ride.

All work and no play......

Preschool is tough. All that pasting, finger painting, hula hooping and silly song singing is rough on a little person. But, it seems that even when we are at home......we still can't manage to take it easy. There is always something to be done.

Like.....

.......saving the world and bringing Spring to the mainland.

..........running a daycare

........having to coordinate and dress yourself and your many babies for family pictures

Nope, the work never ends!

Thank goodness it is Spring Break. Maybe we can just chillax for once ;)

Spring has Sprung!

Last Friday, we had one of the most perfect days EVER!!! So, the Oz Family headed to one of our favorite parks to play!...and ride our bikes!Then, we headed over to walk by the river where the daffodils were in full bloom!

Then, we dropped off our little friends and had a date night! Now, that is my kind of day!

Aunt Nise's Farm

Last Saturday, we spent the day at Daddy Oz's Aunt Denise's farm. The pictures are worth 1,000 words!

"He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will carry the lambs in his arms,
holding them close to his heart.
He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young."
Isaiah 40:11

Rejoice and be glad! We have a Good Shepherd who loves us!

How Beautiful

I am blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of Bible Study Fellowship. This year, we are studying Isaiah. I am falling IN LOVE with the Old Testament like never before. The prophecy found in Isaiah is A-MA-ZING!!! Last week, we studied Isaiah 52 and it includes one of my favorite verses. How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion,“Your God reigns!” Isaiah 52:7

It reminded me of the song that was sung at my wedding, "How Beautiful" by Twila Paris. I found this incredibly moving video. Please pause my music and watch.

Here She is.......Miss America!

While shopping at the mall the other afternoon, we came upon a Prom Expo/Beauty Pageant. Karson was over-the-moon excited! She loved checking out the "big girls" in their fancy dresses. She told me that she wanted to be in a beauty pageant. However, since I am not into that sort of thing, I told her we would do one at home. She was cool with that. So, here she is.....Miss America!

Oh, I forgot to mention that I had to be in the pageant too. She needed some competition.

The judges came up with some good questions for us. They asked us our ages, our fav. color, our address, etc..........it was tough!

We both sang and danced for our talent. She sang "King Jesus," and so did I. We also showed the judges our best moves.......which we have on video.

These were our judges. They look like they know what they are doing.....right? They decided that Karson was the winner. Brady said, "Mommy, we were gonna give you 2nd place, but we decided to give you last place instead!" Thanks a lot guys!

Grrrr.....

My beautiful, sweet princess decided to take a break from playing beauty pageant and wedding and wanted to play the part of a "scary guy."

Folks this is as scary as it gets.......

Be very afraid!

She might smother you with kisses or make you play dress-up against your will......like she did to this poor guy: But, as long as he can play his Leapster.....he doesn't seem to mind too much.