I have been terrible about uploading pictures I have taken. Until tonight. I had 180 on this card and I am sure I have that many on a few other cards but I am going to share some of my favorites from the last few months. I am sorry there seem to be so many but I had a hard time narrowing it down to these few. Ethan has three things he likes to sleep with. His blanket, a boy baby doll, and his tiger. I had to take a picture of my sweetness. I have many pictures of Ethan sleeping because he is a sound sleeper. I can do whatever I please while he sleeps and he will never wake. I have NO pictures of Alicia sleeping as I can just touch the door to her room and she wakes.

The preschool and kindergartners from the Christian School took a field trip to our towns fire department. They are a good group of kids. And yes there are two sets of twins in the picture.

I like to take a picture on Easter in front of the same spot every year. !
This year a daffodil had fallen off nearby so they were playing around with it. Looking at this picture I am faced with the fact that my children are getting older. WAAAA!!!!

Alicia's birthday fell at a rather bad time this year. We had a lot going on the weeks around it. So a few weeks later during spring break I had a few of her church girlfriends over for her first sleepover. We invited 3 but only 2 made it. It is fun to look at this picture. The three have very different looks but they sure do act alike. Like little 7 year old girls giggling and having a great time. Alicia really had more of a birthday month and I think she loved this!

Ethan does not like the dentist. Alicia loves the whole idea but Ethan not so much. This picture makes me laugh. He did not want to have any xrays taken. We ended up only get one side done and he started to cry and wouldn't do the other side. We will be going to a children's dentist next time.

At the Christian School every Wednesday they have chapel. Last Wednesday Alicia's class was in charge of it. They did some fun songs and a little play. It was cute. I think we will be sending Alicia to public school next year but I will miss these times where they learn more about God, and are encouraged to talk about Him in front of others.


I guess I will stop for now. But these photos give you a bit of an idea of what us Wilson's have been up to the last few months.

So this weekend I got away from the kids and life with my husband. We went to a marriage retreat that our church does every year. Most years we are not able to go as it falls in tax season but this year it fell later! It was in Bend at the Riverhouse. The last few years I guess they have been at really great resorts so some were let down with this hotel. The rooms were old but the conference center was gorgeous. Very nice.
Our speakers, Eddie and Esther Shigley, were good. I think there heart is more for parenting though. They have great insights into children and ways to help your kids expereince God NOW.
It was a fun time. I really enjoyed just getting away with Ben.

On another note, if you, or someone you know, is thinking of putting in an air conditioner or heat pump I have friend, who put in ours a few years back, who is looking for work. It is pretty slow this year and I thought I would give him a plug. He owns Focus Heating & Construction.

So we went down to my old stomping grounds. First I hadn't been down there since the holidays and some big things had happened since then. The city decided to put sidewalks in and so they tore down 4 HUGE trees in front of my parents house. They have left a mess and haven't started the sidewalks yet so it is very strange to drive up to my old home and see. After the initial shock the boys took off to the ice cream parlor before heading to the golf store. Us girls headed to the ballet. I have been to my fair share of ballets, most at the Hult, but this one was special. And it did not let me down. But here I must say I let you all down. I forgot my camera back at my moms house. So no pictures. Okay, that aside, I loved the way they did Peter Pan! I even found myself crying a few times. It was beautiful. The costumes were awesome, the ballerinas were superb, but it was more then that.

Two of the ballerinas spoke before the ballet started. The first young lady spoke of how the are arts suffering across the US. When people don't have money going to a ballet is a luxury. Then the young man spoke of seeing Peter Pan when he was 4 and wanting to be the crocodile as a child, that night he was playing the crocodile. Hearing all this I could not help but crying when watching my daughter captivated when Tinkerbell opened the armoire and came out, or when the crocidile started to tick tock. Or when the kids around us would ask to take ballet lessons or ask if the crocodile was real! I do not want children to lose chances to see ballets, plays, operas. It is sad really.

Anyway, I loved this ballet. It is my favorite I have seen to date. I could have gone and seen it again. Tinkerbell was really good at letting us know exactly what she was feeling with her facials and body movements. One part I loved was when Tinkerbell was ratting out Wendy to Captain Hook and they used shadows on a large backdrop. It was really really beautiful.

The weird thing was they used music that was a bit strange. Not music I would have chosen but it worked. It was kind of alienish/new age/lullabyish. I don't know what it was but my mom and Alicia really enjoyed the music an I felt it made the ballet more modern.

After the ballet we went back to my parents for dinner and an Easter egg hunt. It was a really nice day.

When I was about Alicia's age my great aunt, hmmm or maybe my grandma I cannot remember, bought tickets for us to go see Peter Pan at the Hult Center. I LOVED it. At least I think I did. I really can't remember much except what mom has told me. But I know I must have because I loved going to the Hult, even as a child. I love watching ballets. They are beautiful. I am not artistic AT ALL so to see these people create such magic with their bodies just moves me.

So, as you can imagine, I am really looking forward to taking my daughter back to the Hult to watch Peter Pan tomorrow! Last year my mom told me they were coming and I decided to forgo The Nutcracker, which I hope will become our annual or biannual Christmas tradition, and she bought tickets for this instead. For months Alicia has looked forward to this. Hopefully tomorrow night I will have some pictures from our afternoon out.

Then my parents are having us over for an Easter egg hunt and dinner! Should be a great day.

And by the way, if you have never been to the Hult Center you should GO. Eugene is known for their artsy people and some of the best have come through the Hult Center. No need to always go to Portland.

O, and I should add that the boys are going to a really really great golf shop down there when we go. Ben got money there for Christmas and he has some things he needs to get. So they will have some male sport bonding while Alicia and I are off doing female ballet bonding. :)

Good come-on line

I heard a great "line" today on a rerun of West Wing. One of the men, Sam Seaborne, saw one of his co-workers in a beautiful dress and he said, "you could make a good dog break his leash." I love that line. LOVE IT!

I don't beleive in coincidences

So I went grocery shopping on Monday, my shopping day for the week. I spent my budget for the week and then realized I needed laundry soap that evening. I thought about going out and getting it today but I am really really trying to stay on budget. (I am not very good at it and I am trying to get better) I told myself I would go tomorrow. Just wondering how long I could put it off. When I got home from picking up Ethan from school I had a box on my doorstep. It was from *********, a site I am a member of. ********is a site that lets me occasionally try out a new product and then tell them what I think of it. Well I got detergent! It made me laugh! I know God probably was getting a giggle out of it too. My God is BIG, he is so BIG he decided to give me a laugh and let me have some detergent for free and therefore stay on budget. He cares about the little things in our lives.

He is my Jehovah-Jireh, my provider. (Genesis 22:14)

Happy Birthday

Donna's 29!
What a great year. The last in your 20's, the last where you can feel somewhat young. :)

Hope you have a great day and you can feel a bit like a princess.

I LOVE YOU my sister in law!