Thank you Grammy & Papa

Grammy and Papa bought the boys Nintendo DS. Kai thinks he is so cool using the stylus and Luke has wanted one of these since before Christmas. They have been carrying them around like a little briefcase or something. Thank you so very much!

Luke's Staples

Last week Claire called me up to say that Luke got hurt and she thought I needed to take him to be seen. This is only the 2nd time in over 5 years that she has called me so I figured she must on to something! Luke had been jumping on a bed and fell and hit his head on the corner of a dresser. Bill was able to get to him first and took him to Kaiser urgent care. They took him right back and had a doctor take a look. A few seconds later he had 2 staples in his head! I think Bill was just as upset about it as Luke had been. I guess the doctor had not given either of them a warning as to what was to come for fear of making it all worse. They went out to lunch shortly there after. Later that night he was bummed he could only sleep on his stomach due to his head hurting. I'll keep you posted on the taking out of them in the next week or so!

Random events over the last week or so.....

Visiting Daddy at work

 Kai loves to chew on the embroidery part of his blanket. Too funny.

 I have tons of pictures in my house and this has occurred more often than not due to flying balls and little boys.

 When I went to make the bed I found these under Bill's pillow! Kai had been reading them with me the night before. What I find the most humorous is that Bill didn't even notice!

 Kai has given up the smaller two wheeler with training wheels and has moved up to the next hand me down! He looks so big here!

 So I know this is random, but I can't seem to let it go! A person on a street near us just put in this new planter. I think it looks like a grave site! Seriously. There are roses all around this stone in the center of the circle with a light that illuminates it at night. Creepy.

Friends Forever

The other day we ran back up the hill to go to Matthew's T-ball game. The all ran around like crazy and of course ate hot dogs and snacks. I just love seeing the friendship grow between these boys that have spent so much time together since birth!

This is Bill's brother Libor. I think Kai looks so much like him! Kai's cousin Matty actually saw a picture of this at Grandma Lupe's house and kept saying Kai Kai, Kai Kai. Too funny. I can't believe that I never put two and two together before!

Uncle Scott

 Uncle Scott stopped by Luke's game this past weekend. The boys really enjoy spending time with him! He's like a big kid himself with them! Thank you for coming!

Angels Game

Last weekend our neighbor graciously gave us 4 great tickets and a parking pass to the Angels Game. We lasted until the 7th inning stretch, with a hole in our pocketbook if you know what I mean! I can't imagine if we had had to pay for the tickets too! It was really fun spending time together.

LOVE Speaks

These past few weeks we have been in a series at church titled: Learn 2 Love. On the very first week we were to give ourselves our own grade on how we are at loving others: family, children, spouse, coworkers, etc. Honestly, only 1 person in my life came into my mind as someone that I would like to work more at loving. Ironically, as we travel through the series I seem to keep having people added to my list! And unfortunately, they aren’t added until some version of conflict has arose. Which brings me back to my own self reflection that there is a common denominator in all of that and it is ME!


Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace (favor or good things that we don’t deserve) to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:29 – 4:32

Our words reveal our heart.

The idea of understanding we did wrong isn’t about us saying to ourselves, “I wasn’t careful with my words.” That’s not an excuse for the behavior; it is the problem in and of itself.

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow in anger. James 1:19

I need to LISTEN MORE and NOT TALK so much.

Our sermon gave this advice:

Before you speak, will your loving words 1) give grace, 2) build up, and 3) fit the occasion?

TONE and TIMING are everything.

In the future I need to check with my heart before I speak and ask myself, “What is the benefit of speaking and what will the outcome of me speaking be?”

I’m a work in progress…….

Luke Lost His 1st Tooth!

On Wednesday night, April 27th Luke lost his 1st tooth. It all started about 5 months ago when Luke came to me and told me his tooth was loose. I thought it was odd because most kiddos don't start loosing their teeth until they are in kinder. We pretty much have left it alone. Then earlier this week it appeared to be really loose. When I got home last night I asked him about it and it pretty much laid itself down flat. I decided it was time to pull it out. I got out the camera and Bill got out his iPhone to record the event. Kai, on the other hand, sat in the bathtub behind us, witnessing the event and reminding me over and over that he too had a loose tooth that was going to need to come out! First, Luke tried. No luck. Then Bill offered, Luke declined. Finally, I offered. With just my fingers it didn't work, but with a small piece of toilet paper (hey, we were right there) it came right out. Immediately. No biggie. Not like the days when my dad used to pull out my teeth with a pair of pliers! True story. So......the tooth is out and now I need to beg Bill for some cash, I call my niece Claire who happens to be at Target to grab some glitter, and I head to the computer to google Tooth Fairy. Believe it or not, for a cost of course, you can print a personalized certificate. Done. He quickly fell asleep, I set the scene, and the morning came. Too be honest he came into our room not too impressed. He showed us what he got and said that she must have come through the window because there was dust there. That was pretty much it. He wanted to put his money away in his wallet and get ready for school. Today, 12 hours after he lost his tooth, he has Spring Pictures!