Guitar Heroes!

Daniel got a guitar for Christmas and has worked diligently each night at playing scales, learning new chords, and just general tinkering around to learn songs. I am so proud of his effort to learn to play! Abby has renewed her interest as well and now attends the Daddy Guitar School. It is fun to watch them plucking together! She's a regular Hannah Montana and he's a natural George Strait!

Thought Bubbles

Last night I walked out of the bathroom to find Abby staring intently into the mirror in my bedroom. She would furrow her eyebrows then look in the mirror above her head. I asked her, "What are you doing Angel?" She said, "Why don't I have a thought bubble? I'm thinking really hard and I don't see a thought bubble." I explained that they use those in books so we can see what the character is thinking. She stared back in the mirror. I'm not sure I convinced her.
Tee hee hee. I love 5 year olds!

There's nothing sweeter than a sleeping child!

Recently Abby and Boo were sleeping on the couch. They were both snuggled up under the blanket and both snoring soundly and happily. So sweet! I couldn't resist!

Skiing at Ski Beech

Dan and I went skiing with the Hartselle youth group over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. We had so much fun but it was soooooo cold!! We had to have every inch of our bodies covered. Lots of hats, masks, socks, gloves, goggles, etc. I loved the long slopes and all of the beautiful snow! I didn't get beat up too awfully bad! Dan and I ski very opposite from each other. I tend to start slowly and go from side to side to keep as much control as possible. Daniel takes off like a banshee and doesn't stop until he reaches bottom. The snow is often melted in a trail behind him from the extreme speed.

I am including a little video of Daniel skiing. It was not easy to take pics/video with the gloves on so I had to take them off and my fingers froze!!!

Snowball fight at school

We had a snowball fight in kindergarten recently when I had both classes in my room. We wadded up pieces of white craft tissue paper and put them in a basket and had a snowball fight! Well, eventually they turned on me. You can see the mischevious grin on Abby's face! :) I am so blessed to be able to be so close to her everyday and even have her in my room sometimes. I look forward to being able to stay home one day and be a full time mom. Wahoo!

New house and lots of changes

We have had a great 5 years in Hartselle! We have made many wonderful friends and had a lot of happy times. We are now accepting a job with the Pleasant Valley church of Christ in Centre Star, AL. (near Florence) We are very excited about so many opportunities there. Abby will be able to attend Mars Hill Bible School and hopefully God will bless us with a new addition to our family. Daniel will be preaching full time. We will be living in a church owned home again and we have already checked it out. It is so cute and cozy. I'm excited about returning to a simpler lifestyle. I feel like I've been in a marathon for 5 years. My legs are tired.

Abby was thrilled to find that there is a storm shelter outside. I think she is already beginning to pray for bad weather daily so she can go to the "secret hideout!" She is very excited about the move as well. She will miss her friends, church, and school, but she has a wonderful attitude about the entire move. We allowed her to choose her room first. (There are 2 bedrooms and they are approximately the same size) She chose well. She has lots of windows letting in the sunshine as bright as she is. We are blessed with a wonderful little girl!