Homecoming & Such

This past week was Homecoming week at school.

  Our kids attend a Christian school - one school, three campuses.  

That means every campus

 had specially themed days for every day of the week, i.e.

 'school colors day', or 'retro day', or 'surf and ski day'... you get the picture. 

 A different level of craziness was added to our house

 as we searched out different costumes/outfits late at night, 

all in the name of school spirit.

Our week culminated with a winning Homecoming game on Friday night, 

of which I have no pictures because

 we inadvertently ended up sitting in the student section

 and were forced to watch the back sides of all the students

 because for some unknown reason,

 all of them stand for the majority of the  game. 

 I had a great view of some really blinged out jean pockets.

  Nice.

Saturday was the official Homecoming banquet 

where the kids got dressed up & headed out
 as couples or groups

 & had a nice dinner

 & then went to a fun center until the wee hours of the morning.

  

This is Mykenna & Luke. 

 They have been best friends since kindergarten

 and when Homecoming was announced,  Luke knew immediately who he would ask to be his date.

  The theme for the banquet was 'famous couples or groups' - they went as Ken and Barbie.

  They have a unique friendship,
one that we admire and approve of.
We love her
 & her sweet family

 &

 are happy that they like to spend time together as friends.

On another note, 

I went to the library the other day.

Seems like I have a little something for cookbooks.

I could sit and read through them for hours.

I think the thing I miss the most about

not being home all day, now that I am working full time,
is time in my kitchen.

Lord, I love to be in there puttering and

mixing and measuring and making dishes

that put smiles on their faces.

I have plans to put together a cookbook of my own one day.

One day...

I took the hound dog out for an early run this morning.

It was beautiful.

  

It was so very tranquil

&

just what I needed

 to clear my mind &

get myself ready for

 another

 busy

 week.

Blessings,

{K}

Weekend Bliss

May your weekend be filled with

awe & wonder,

&

 the magic of closer inspection.

May there be plenty of time for 

dew soaked tennies

&

aventure around every corner.

May you find respite from busyness,
a quiet spot where your soul can breathe deep,
&
 linger long on the important things in life.

May you fully appreciate all these things
for what they truly are -
holy, ordinary, amazing grace...

Blessings to you, sweet friends
{K}

Running the Race

I remember the days when I had toddlers

 and would naively watch those mamas with busy, older children

with schedules filled with sports and activities

and in my head I would say,

 "Never, never will I run like a crazy lady."

Oh my.

Yeah. 

Fast forward ten years and I'm eating my words.

I am quickly learning the reality of

a family with multiple children 

in various activities and sports.

Todd and I desire for each of our children

to be well rounded kids,

to find something they love and

{hopefully} excel at it.

I truly believe involved, active kids are healthy kids.

Trying to balance their 'thing'

with high academics

and enough down time to teach character and bond as a family,

gets harder with each passing year.

Luke is running cross country and is almost an Eagle Scout.

Gracie, our most natural athlete,

 plays basketball, volleyball, and rides for a mounted drill team.

{She has also told me she wants to try out for soccer and be a cheerleader.}

Oh, for goodness sake!

Daniel is also a Scout and has just started lacrosse

and really wants to play football.

I long for those days when they all came home from school,

had a snack, did a smattering of homework,

and played out in the yard.

I think that is SO important for kids.

My hope is that one day we will see all this pay off.

My hope is that they will be excellent people.

My hope is that maybe there might be a bit of a scholarship down the line.

Who knows?

There are so many ways to raise kids these days-

so many options we never had when I was growing up.

Sports have taken on a whole new competitive edge that

I truly don't like.

But what is a mama to do?

My kids will be out in the world with all these other kids

someday and they need to be able to compete - on all levels.

We do our best to take it one year at time,

see what is best for each child, and encourage them on their path.

We hope for the best for the future.

We cherish the past.

And do our best to 

enjoy

 &

 savor

 today.

Today is Your Birthday

Happy 45th birthday to you, my Cowboy!

May your year be filled with

dreams come true,

more health than illness,

more success than failures,

more love than you can hold,

more time well spent than wasted,

more joy than sorrow,

more quiet moments to sit and savor than hustle and bustle,

and more blessings than curses.

I love you more than you will ever know.

I adore you.

I cherish you.

I miss you when we are apart.

Thank you for doing all that you do for us..

you are simply the best!!

XO,

Beezy