On The Road Again....

Things we have done since Tiffany's Birthday. Ronn, Jody (Operations Director, CSI) and I went to Haiti. We saw the ministries in Haiti and meet with the CSI missionaries. I can't express how awed I am by God working in peoples lives and ministries. We have had the ending of the school year. The kids had a program and refreshments. Most memorable moment is with Mom concluding the program with " that's the end of the school year for 1909!" We all rolled on the floor with laughter. Mom never disappoints us with fun and entertainment. :)

We then on May 29th headed to Florida. We meet with friends from CSI in Merritt Island. We had such a good time. Visited a church that supports Haiti. They send a lot of medical teams to Haiti. They also have teams that have helped out the North America ministries.

We then headed to our already planned vacation to Disney World on the 31st. We stayed at the Animal Kingdom, Kidani Village. Wow, this is my favorite place to stay at Disney!! Tegan loved the Zebra's. We all loved watching the animals.

Ronn's parents meet us their with Jaden our niece. Jessie flew with us to help out with the kids while in Merritt Island.

Here are the kids at the pool at the Kidani Village.

Grandma and Grandpa Oren at Thunder Mountain. It was really hard to get a picture of all of us together. We always seemed to be in different part of the parks.

Here is my favorite picture of Jessie. This is our cool waiter, we loved his glasses.:)
The Disney vacation with the whole family was over on June 5th. Ronn had more CSI work so the kids and I stayed with Ronn in Florida. We have a friend that works at Disney and she gave us a great discount to stay at the Wilderness Lodge. So later that next week we stayed at Disney again. It was a really neat lodge too. Thanks Summer!!
Starting on the Haiti trip I had started listening to the Twilight audio series. I loved it! In Haiti I listened to New Moon, I was in Merritt Island listening to Eclipse and I was over looking a Savannah while listening to Breaking Dawn.

Father's Day weekend was awesome!! The Black's came and spent the weekend with us. Aaron and Ronn played golf at Legends golf coarse. On Sat night mom and I surprised Ronn and Dad with dinner out to Famous Dave's. Then on Sunday we had lunch together and let the men play Halo all afternoon. The kids gave Ronn Mickey coffee and Disney mints and Ronn also got a new electric razor.

Life doesn't stop getting crazy there. I have been helping get VBS ready for this weekend. Ronn and I also leave for Oklahoma this weekend, CSI work.

I think that catches us up from Tiffany's Birthday party.:) I'll try to blog soon.

Tiffany is 6 Years Old!!

Tiffany just turned 6 yrs old. Happy Birthday Tiffany!! May 7 2003
Here is Tiffany at school. Grandma made her a special Birthday crown. It was the most beautiful classroom crown I had ever seen. Absolutely fitting for my princess.

We had her friend and family Birthday together. This also is fitting for Tiffany. The more people the better! Tiffany's theme this year was Hawaiian Luau. It has been raining a lot and very windy. So our Luau was inside.

Tiffany received so many beautiful gifts. We put a Birthday box together at Imagination Station. So she received a lot of gifts that she had picked out. I can't even begin to tell you how generous everyone was.

Here is the cake I made Tiffany. She wanted a beach theme. She picked out the people she wanted on her cake. It turned out really cute. I didn't know how it would turn out so I ordered a cake too. We had so many people that two cakes turned out being perfect.

Daddy served drinks from our Tiki Bar.:) He named the drinks Lilos Lava Flow and Stitches Serf Splash. They were fashioned with am umbrella. The kids loved it!
Grandma and Grandpa Oren with the kids.

Aunt Janet was a good sport too!

Thanks for coming to the party guys! Can't wait for Disney!

Quick Update

Tristan is doing really well since he had his tonsils taken out. Last night was the first night he went with no medicine during the night. It has been a long and hard road of recovery, but he is finally feeling better.
Ronn is returning tonight from Jamaica. The kids have missed him a lot. Mostly Tegan, where's my daddy? I wanna go.
Jessie is helping us out with the kids. She has been a God send. This is the first time in a long time that I feel like I might be able to tackle my to do lists and still have the kids and house get the attention they deserve. Yeah!!!
Homeschooling is going really well. Grandma is teaching and doing an awesome job!! It is amazing how much the kids are soaking up. She teaches them in such a way that they actually get it. Tristan has had off while he has been sick.
I think that is a quick update. Next on our list is getting everything ready for Tiffany's Birthday party. She is turning 6 yrs old. She has a friend over right now. I am getting ready to take them to the park. Never a dull moment around here.

Tristan's Getting His Tonsils Out!

Tristan is scheduled for surgery tomorrow to have his tonsils removed in the morning. (Tuesday) He is very afraid. He is mostly afraid of not knowing what to expect and worried about the pain. Please for the next couple of weeks lift him up in prayer.
Thanks everyone!!

Kids In Jamaica

I wanted to share some more photo's from Jamaica. I put some photo's together of the kids who where together in Jamaica.
It was raining the day we went to the beach. It didn't seem to affect the kids. We had a good time bonding as a group.

Here the kids are washing their feet before lunch. They had been playing in the grass and had to wash up before they went inside. Pinto came out and dried the kids feet. That really touched me, how she went out of her way to take care of the kids.
Tristan and Sam had become good buddies.

Here Tiffany is having the best day of her life. We are shopping at the open market. Tiffany had a great time having every one's attention on her and all the jewelry. Oh,all the jewelry. Tiffany and I could have spent all day here. ;)
This is the day we traveled home. Breakfast went a little long for them. All the kids where excellent! They helped make this a great trip!

Happy Easter

The kids made us this Easter card for Ronn and I. When we came down stairs to go to church the kids were their to greet us. This was made possable because of Jaden. She is very creative and thoughtful! The kids love her. In fact as I am writing this Tegan is saying "I want Jaden" over and over.

Here the kids are in their new Easter outfits. Tiffany has a tirra on her head and a very shiny diamond necklace on from Jamaica. I can't tell if Tristan likes getting his picture taken.:) Thanks Jaden for taking a family picture for us!
This one is on here for Kris. Mom finally made a great meal from start to finish. She cooked roast, carrots, and potatoes. For dessert she made this Easter egg cake. Ronn asked dad what he rated the dessert because Ronn wasn't going to have any. Dad said he would give it a "9"! We all laughed. So with that Ronn had to try it. You won't believe it Ronn gave the dessert a 9 also. I have to say mom did a good job! You would be so proud of her. :)

Easter Carnival

Today was our Easter Carnival at church. I was in charge of the event. So this past week I had put in a lot of time getting all the finishing touches ready for the carnival. Thank you to my family for helping me out this past week. I couldn't of done it with out you! Here are a few of my favorite pictures and pictures of what took place at the carnival. Dad was the speaker for our children's moment. He did a great job! Thanks dad!! The kids all hunted eggs and then off to the carnival area. Here Tegan is squirting out sin. The kids soak a candle to get the flame to go out.
Jaden is here for the weekend. She has been a great help around here!

Here Tiffany is with some of her friends. They are working on their craft which is a Easter bunny frame. We had taken each child's picture and they could put it in their frame that they finished.

This is Tegan getting his hand painted. He thought his hand being painted would be better than his face.:)
Here is Tristan with one of the puppies. The animals where a big hit with all ages.

The kids had a good time and had a lot of favorites. Tiffany loved the face painting and the bounce house. Tristan loved the bounce house and the toss game. He was really good at the toss game and won a lot of prizes.:) Tegan loved the bunnies. He wanted to spend all his time outside with the animals.