AWANA Awards

Last Wednesday marked the end of the AWANA year for our church family. And so, we were able to celebrate all the AWANA kids’ accomplishments.


Caleb (top row, second from the left) finished his book requirements for Cubbies this year. He’ll have one more year left of Cubbies. His class recited their entire book (24+ verses) in front of the parents that night. But even though Caleb knows all of those verses, he just stood there and made silly faces. Stinker.


And here he is (middle) checking out his prize loot.


Gracie (far right) finished her Sparks Book 1 mid-way through the year, reviewed the entire book, and finished her extra credit book. She worked very hard this year, and we’re so proud of her!


And here are Grace and Caleb with their awards.


Last one – just for fun – I thought you might like to see Caleb and his friend Tayler making scary monster faces. :-)

We’re proud of our kiddos for hiding God’s word in their hearts!

Happy Mother’s Day!

We love you, mommy / Lacey! You are the best mommy in the world. Thank you for all the sacrifices you make for the sake of the family.

Grace says: You are awesome with the food. You read us the Bible very good.

Caleb says: mbtxcyhguyrczqtnugf6jiyhgb (my favorite letters).

Ava says: I love you. I want to give you a treat.

Jaden says: the same as Caleb, and that he loves you.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A silly dinner conversation…

Caleb (to Luke): “I want to play golf like your job.” (Obviously Steelcase has too many fun activities.)

Grace: “You have to learn to skate on ice to play golf.”

Caleb: “Not THAT kind of golf!”

A Lost Tooth!


A couple of weeks ago, one of Grace’s bottom teeth moved so it was pretty crooked. Luke and I bemoaned the very real possibility that someday our children might need braces. (I had them for about a year and a half in junior high. Luke’s teeth are just naturally straight. Lucky.)

And then her tooth got really wiggly. And we realized why it was crooked. Duh. Another tooth was pushing it from below.

And – TA-DA! Now our firstborn has one less tooth than before.

Not to get all sentimental on you, but goodness, it seems like just yesterday she got her first tooth! How’d we get to this stage already?

Summer’s a-Comin’!