Awana

The kids have now been to Awana 3 times and have learned their mottos and verses, and thus received their vests for their respective clubs they're in. A Sparks vest for Ariel, and the Cubbies vest for Nathaniel. They are so proud of themselves that they had to wear to them to school on Friday to show them to their teachers and friends. I promptly took them back home with me though so they wouldn't get ruined at school. Now they want to wear the vests all the time, so we had to implement a new rule; Only wear the vests at Awana. Good grief. They were terribly disappointed, but it does give them more to anticipate every Thursday. Now since we started late in the school year, the kids must learn 2 lessons every week until Christmas. But they like learning their verses and stories so far, so hopefully it will continue to be a fun and educational activity for them.

2 thumbs up for my babies at doing so well at memorizing! I am so proud of them, but I think they are even prouder of themselves, which is a marvelous lesson to learn.

OK, so I am being artsy farsty. But, I thought that it looked cool. This photo captured a sweet mother-daughter moment. I love it.

Rainy Day

The kids were trapped indoors today due to weather and parents' laziness. So, eventually we participated in every indoor activity possible today, including photo opps. Here above was one worth framing.

Nathaniel

This is the way Nathaniel dreams... notice the saliva bubbles? He must be dreaming of food. Mmmm... cheese...

Mr. Rutz & Ginger

Does anyone know who Mr. Rutz is? He must be some exciting person in the imagination of my children, because I certainly never heard of him until Sunday night. Now Nathaniel is very happy to be Mr. Rutz himself, and take orders from Ginger, who is really his bossy sister, Ariel.

Well, the character Ginger you see, is a bossy Brit herself, but is well organized and can think on her feet. She is a chicken. On a movie. Chicken Run, to be exact. But, Mr. Rutz? We have yet to figure that one out. Maybe it will always be a mystery to us. But it is amusing to hear Nathaniel refer to himself as Mr. Rutz, and respond to that name as well, and even more funny to watch Ariel pretending to be Ginger and ride her imaginary pony, Pinto, at the same time. Like chickens would ride a pony. Funny indeed.