The Motyl’sA look inside…

A new family favorite. We will be going again. If you go, go early so you can make sure the animals are hungry enough to eat your food in the petting zoo area. Yes those are pictures of me being eaten by goats. The one pic of Emily crying is right after the mini-goats were tugging at her skirt… lol. Shortly after the ostrich picture was taken Graysen learned to listen to mommy and daddy when they told him that animals bite. Safari was awesome – you travel in a bus with the roof cut off and the animals come right up to the bus and stick their heads in your face for some food. Very cool. Kids LOVED it, and the best part… where can you take a family of four, spend less than $18 and get a whole day of entertainment, learning and hands-on experiences for the kids… not many places.

Old school SUBLIME…gotta love it!  But seriously, I think summer might actually be here…FINALLY.  Looking forward to going to the “beach” tomorrow. David and I have been doing “Fat Flush” again, but I have been having trouble with cravings and being hungry.  I guess cuz I am nursing Em still?  Hopefully it will get better with phase 2, which starts in a week.  The books says I should have started at phase 2 or 3, but I was being stubborn and decided to do phase 1…silly me.  I may switch to phase 2 if I can find sprouted grain bread that doesnt cost a fortune.

David and Graysen fell asleep yesterday afternoon for a late nap so Em and I went shopping…for groceries.  We went to Heritage and got some fresh veggies that were on sale.  Green beans (.89/lb), celery, carrots(2lbs/$1) and a couple nectarines…total $4.57.  Then went to giant and got some stuff we needed and the fresh produce that was on sale there.  I saved $9.70 bring in the total to $28.xx.  I thought that was decent for not usung ANY coupons.  Then went to Aldi’s which was CLOSED…bummer.  So the kids and I went this morning.  The highlights: strawberries $0.99 for the normally $2.50 container, blueberries $0.99 for a pint, 3 garlic bulbs for $0.69.  THen leaving after I got the kids in the car and cart returned for my $0.25 back, i looked at my receipt and the list to make sure I didn’t miss anything or need to go anywhere else and there is an accident beside me.  Two cars decided to back out at the same time, so nothing major, but that could very well have been me if it hadnt taken me so long to get situated.

Went to Knoebels on half-price day to let the kids have their first amusement park experience. Needless to say when we left the park they were asleep in less than 9 minutes on the road.

Great Grandma and Great Grandpa came to PA to visit with us and the kids. Everyone had a blast.

Fun at the lake at Tuscarora.

Yes… I’m behind on pictures. If you join facebook you can be updated all the time. If you work in my office… you’ll have to wait until you go home.

Online anyways… I know I’ve neglected the blog a bit but here’s the deal. My priorities in life in order of importance…. God, Family, Work… Everything else.

The reason for the silence, apart from my normal “stuff” is that God has laid on my heart to put in motion the start of something big in the Greater Hazleton Area… UNDERGROUND. We’ve started off with a Small group… that we’ll form a core from and eventually break off into other groups. Last night was the kick off and it was very encouraging to me. God is all over it.

Pray for us as we venture into UNDERGROUND and pray for the people that God will rise up through this movement.

Headed to camp to spend time with the Melissa’s side of the family. Leaving out today by 4… we’ll be tweeting our progress which gets update on our facebook page, and of course the funny things that happen when you camp with a 1 and 2 year old.

Love y’all – Happy Memorial Day!

It’s been a busy day!  I would like to thank everyone for the birthday wishes.   It started off with a yummy breakfast, then some tandy kake (not sure how it’s spelled but it is cake, peanut butter and chocolate goodness), then a delicious dinner of chicken fingers, au gratin potatoes, green beans and a special cake.  Thanks to all who made my birthday special!