Car-Box-Blokus

Hey Gang,

I had the second rounds of interviews for the position I was thinking about with FLVS. I should hear from Jill Monday or Tuesday. I think I would be happy either way.

My computer took a hit last weekend, so I sent it up to Orlando Tuesday night. I still have not gotten it back. I am using the old silver laptop. Tabitha has loads of the photos on here, so we need to copy them to an external or CD's and get this thing hoppin. Ok, I also have 600 songs on it for my ipod, and a good serious from T.D.Jake if you want to Amen it.

So, I took Katie to Walmart this morning. This is a tradition I have had with each of my 4 children. It allows Tab to sleep in. We look through the greeting cards. Do you know how much time you can spend reading the cards. And I don't read that slow :)

We got a two-man (but it is for Emily and Sarah) blow up boat for the beach. I also got the blow up car unit. When we were there Thursday two other girls had one. They only had one adult with them, and I think they drifted out too far, but I am going to be there with them for this.

I got Ty a car. They have two of them at the "Pump it Up" in Fort Myers. Ty loves them. This one is for inside the house right now, but I assume it will make its way outdoors. At that point, it becomes an outside toy.

We got Rain today! We needed it soo bad. It did change our plans however. We were going to weed, re-mulch, and plant tonight. We will put it on another day.

Earlier this morning, Tabitha took the two older girls to a wedding. Our assistant Pastor's daughter. They were telling me all about it. I took the two little kids to North Fort Myers. I was at the doorstep of the Lee Civic Center. There was a local graduation, but I did not get the best chance to go in. Ty was missing a nap, and it was too hot for me to stroller it around outside until I knew it would be safe to go inside. I got the Senior boy a card in Spanish. No I don't speak Spanish, No he does not speak Spanish. I just thought that would be funnier than any of the cards they had created for the Graduates. LOL

So you know how they say buy a box. The kids play with the box more than the toy that came in it. It is true. This is Katie. She is still army crawling, not normal crawls. She pulls herself up lots, and stands if you hold one of her hands. I think she will just go right to cruising and walking.

Speaking of blocks. This new game Sarah is playing is great. We four play each night that we put the two little ones down. Emily won last night :(

Love talking to you all. Give me a call when you can.

Mark

Roller Coaster Boy

Hey Gang,

Here is the photo of Ty on the roller coaster. The first time he loved it and laughed. The second time with Tab he did not want to get off. He pulled the bar back down when the ride was over. The third time with me, Ty kept his hands up for much of the ride. I am sure that soon he will ride the monster coasters I am too old for. T.Mark

Coin Slot

Don't waste your entire day, but I got 155.

Five Smiles

Tab, I will take you up on your challange. Every man will smile when he has a large screen T.V. (ask William as of last week), but the photo is here to show you the 32 mini replica NFL helments around the Kitchen shelf. I love the sacrifices my wife made to allow me my geeky decoration. It comes down in May:) Once you remove my teacher folder, you will find my second reason to smile -SLEEP. Here you can see Psalms 34:1-11. (12-22 are on the living room wall) I loved it that Tabitha wrote these out and all four of us memorized this passage of scripture. My heart smiles knowing we focused on his Word. It is not so much the wall of fame that makes me smile, but what it tells me about Tabitha and my folks. Tabitha loves our children and wants to share their beauty with others. My parents came down for 8 days. I kid you not, my father work the entire time 7am to midnight converting our old living room in to two bedrooms for Emily and Katie. My Parents will do anything for my kids:) Photo Not Missing ! That is right, YOU do not see the last thing that makes me smile! But if YOU come to my house, for a dinner or a weekend, YOU will see me smile. Mark

Happy Mother's Day

Mom, Thanks for all you do. Thanks for all you have done. We will bring the coffee cup, but not the plant. It says "I love You". Emily did that half and Sarah did the other half. Emily did the inside too, but you can not see that. Love Mark