Ardyn turned 7 yesterday. Her Dad took her to breakfast before we all cheered her on at her basketball game. I took her shopping following the game, and James took her to dinner later that evening. She gobbled up all the quality time. As we were shopping, I offered to buy her a birthday gift. She explained, "You COULD buy me something, but it wouldn't really be a GIFT, it would be sort of a GETTING SOMETHING TOGETHER THING." Okie dokie. She is so funny. I bought her something while Philip and I were out. She loved it.
Philip and I were able to sneak away to the Louisiana Boardwalk for a beautiful afternoon. We did a lot of walking, shopping and dreaming through ChevyLand, SuperTarget, The Children's Place, and Bass Pro Shop. We had fun just being together. It was breezy and sunny....perfect "walking hand-in-hand" weather!
Today was busy at church. I taught in the two-year-old class, then MP3 sang in the 11:00 service. The girls and I cuddled and napped this afternoon then we went up to the church house again for rehearsal. We were back in time for the guys to watch the superbowl. Mari and I strolled a quick mile, then I was in the kitchen for a couple hours making healthful superbowl snacks. (Pizza is so much easier) Philip and the kids LOVED the food I made. We had a veggie tray with homemade low-fat dip, turkey/spinach wrap-ups, and venison queso (made with V-8 shhhh!) After everyone had finished, I cleaned up my huge mess and graded papers during the final two minutes of the game.
Don't forget to rent "Becoming Jane" when it comes out this month.
AND NOW FOR THE EXCITING NEWS:
Josh and Kathy had their handsome baby boy last night. Johnathan Ward. I am so thrilled for them. We get to go down in a couple months and BABY-sit for a week while she finishes up her school year. When the kids heard the news of the birth, they thought we were packing our bags today. Ashlin said, "Let's go watch over him right now!" Congratulations Josh and Kathy! Happy Birthday Johnathan!
