Spring Showers...Bring May Weddings!

We kept busy this spring celebrating Josie's upcoming wedding.

Pictures from Josie's Church Shower

Pictures from the Pampered Chef Shower we threw Josie. (Its becoming a family tradition)

 Faith & Joy (matching "yellow" hair :)

 The future Aunt Wesley and Aunt Erin

 All the "Holst" Ladies

i sorry mama

During Spring Break we were in charge of a play group cooking event in our church's kitchen. (See Spring Break post) It was pure craziness to be sure! When we were finished the minister's wife in me made sure the kitchen was pristine. (People can get all whipped up about things out of place in the church kitchen...if you know what I mean) We took out the trash, took home the dishtowels to wash, and did a wonderful job if I do say so myself. But it wouldn't be worthy of a blog post if that was the end of the story, right?

That next Wednesday we headed to church for dinner & Family Quest. As we were waiting in line I heard all the ladies on the cooking team a buzz with chatter and laughter. Then I saw them showing people a sign in the oven. Then I started to hear pieces of the story that was making them laugh. Someone had left a bunch of plastic lids in the convection oven...

I knew in my heart immediately that my son was the culprit. The picture of him stuffing things in the oven and pretending to cook during play group quickly flashed in my mind. Oh, no!! It was time to come clean. I confessed our sins and made Titus apologize tot he ladies who helped clean up the oven. He said to each one, "I sorry mama." Its one of my favorite phrases of his. He says it with a little southern drawl and its how he apologizes to most everyone. (He gets a lot of practice saying sorry to me apparently :)

In his defense this oven is right at his level and the doors open like a cupboard. Later that week he pointed at our oven and said "HOT!" Then he pointed at the cupboard next to it and said, "Hot mama?" I'm not sure he knew it was an oven......

Definitely ended up being one of the more memorable moments from Spring Break...I'm just thankful we didn't damage the oven or burn down the church.

Family Quest Top Ten

Family Quest is our Wednesday night program at our church. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Here are the top ten reasons I love Family Quest.

10. I don't have to cook on Wednesday nights. (shallow but true)

9.  I get to remember what its like to write a lesson plan. ( I serve on the team that writes our own curriculum- challenging & fun)

8. We get to know families in our church with similar aged children.

7. Opening- Mrs. Michelle is so creative and great with doing visual object lessons and music.

6. The Cooking & Craft Rotations (my favorites)

5. We share our highs and lows from the week as a family & pray together.

4. We can bring Grace's friend Ruthie so she learns about the Bible too.

3. We make new friends- like our adopted Grandma Mrs. Ardella.

2. We memorize Scripture.

1. We learn the truth of God's word as a family in a fun memorable way that is impacting my children.

Opening Time in our Children's Worship Room

Doing an activity as a family.

Each poster represents a Scripture passage the kids are challenged to learn and then they get to sign their name.

For this activity we were learning about The Last Supper. We reenacted Davinci's painting of the last supper and took a picture. (Our youth group came by to help out)

I'm so thankful for this ministry. It helps me to be intentional about making sure my kids are spending time learning and memorizing Scripture, serving others, praying, and associating church with a fun place to be.