We remember...

This young man and his family attend our church. A week ago, Wesley made the ultimate sacrifice for his country while serving in the Army in Iraq and was called to his home in heaven with Jesus.

This week is filled with a memorial service, funeral and full military-style committal for this brave young man. Our hearts are full...we are thankful for this young man's sacrifice.

And we are comforted in knowing that he knew Jesus Christ as his savior. Even though we mourn here on earth, we rejoice that he is in heaven.

Green smoothie challenge...

My friend Kim is always involved in the most interesting stuff. Recently, she's become more and more involved in healthful and organic eating, and she inspired me to try the Green Smoothie Challenge ...

We're not doing the smoothies EVERY day, but we've tried a few. This morning, hubby and I both enjoyed a smoothie full of pears, banana, spinach and a few leftover strawberries and grapes. It was surprisingly good and and so good for you!

Yummy dinner...

I made tortilla soup in the crockpot tonight...mmm, getting to be that time of year again...in the fall and winter, I do a soup, stew or other crockpot meal at least once per week! I love it!

Overheard...

I never want to forget the cute little conversations E has with herself with she first wakes up in the morning...so cute!

Overheard...

..."But Mommy, where's the ten?"...after counting her nine colored pencils and putting them back in their zippered bag. We must be missing one...

..."Oh Mommy, Elmo is just so cute!"...after seeing fuzzy, red Elmo slippers at W*lMart today...

..."Oh Mommy, did I tell you Elmo is so cute?"...after seeing a big, fuzzy red Elmo chair at W*lmart today...

Busy, fun holiday weekend...

What a busy and fun holiday weekend!!!

...Aunt Lucy visited for a few days...E helped her check her email...

...we had a fun girlie day shopping on Saturday...

....with lunch at a yummie place...

can you guess where based on this dessert?

...then Sunday night, cousins came over to play,

and we had a fun dinner...

...then Monday, E helped Daddy fix the toilet in her bathroom.

A weekend full of fun, food and a few chores...so nice!