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here's a few things from this week

aj just had his baskteball draft. there were about 45 kids in the 3rd and 4th grade who were a part of it. they had an hour long try out then the coaches got together. the guy who had the first pick asked if he was able to pick a 3rd grader. he wanted to pick aj!! they said he had to pick a 4th grader first. but it ended up that the guy who wanted aj actually had the first pick when it came to the 3rd graders, so he was picked then. would you want this dude on your team?!?!


oh, and by the way, he sneaker is a size 5 1/2!! he is EIGHT people!!

let's see. what else.
i don't think this is really blog-worthy, but i made the boys pancakes yesterday that looked like this



they thought it was the coolest thing ever.

then tonight, we ended a four day super-charged conference at church. it was a great night, and the message was from my dad


and it was so encouraging and challenging. based on deuteronomy 6. i need to make my relationship with God my personal decision. i need my kids to see that my relationship with God is for real. it's not burdesome and it's not sigh, going to church argh, because we have to! it's because i want to grow and i love going to church! (i really do too!) if i make good choices now, i will receive blessing for that, that will be passed on for generations. (it was a lot better than how i just wrote it, sorry dad.)
this is what ry was doing during the service

(it's a little blurry, but i had to turn the flash off since i was in church!)
he's so sweet and is very obedient and knows how to sit still in church.

aj was doing this

he has such a sweet and sensitive heart and i love it. he loves taking notes in church!

then we came home and aj and adam spent the next half hour looking at their fantasy basketball! me and ry played cards.



i was snuggling with ry and i said "this is delicious". he said "i don't think it really tastes good. (pause) but it is awesome!"

i guess that'll do it for now. enough is enough, right? read deuteronomy 6. like right now. seriously, do it. it's so good. :)
God'd Word is AMAZING!