Cultural Fair

The fifth graders had the theme of Early Colonies. My grandson chose Colonial Christmas. They all had to write a report and come up with some type of presentation. You can see some of the homemade gift ideas the candle for in the window and also wooden shoes that were filled with candy and fruit. (most of that and the Spiced Cider had already disappeared as samples.) He also had a dish of Chocolate Moose on display. Other subjects in his room were Colonial cloths, Food, schools , George Washington and more. Very interesting and made for a interesting and educational evening !

The LCMS School where my youngest daughter teaches first grade had a Cultural Fair. Each grade presented a different theme. The first graders chose farming. Each student was assigned or chose one item to make. There was a fence, a pond, ducks, cow, horse, tractor and field, and as you can see on the picture a barn, house, farmer, farmers wife, sheep pig and more. It definitely turned out nice. The children do this at home with their parents help. What a fun family activity. We love seeing all the class rooms and their wonderful ideas and presentations.

Looks Like Spring

The spring plants are peeking their heads out and that means SPRING! These are some Daffodil's and just a little to the upper left you can see some Tulips. The Green always reminds me of Eternity and Life. The New Life that we are promised in scripture, Gods Holy Word. Lent is upon us and soon it will be Easter when we celebrate and praise God for His wonderful plan of redemption through Christ's death and Resurrection.

Every spring I use my outdoor 20 yr old bunny lawn ornament as a Easter decoration. I rake up old dead lawn grass and form it into a nest, then add colorful plastic eggs. It adds a little color to our dry early spring yard. These also are signs of life. Our Risen Lord has conquered Death. Let us all rejoyce with gladness!

The Cupcake

Our grandson turned 11 years old. The day before his birthday, a Friday, was stormy and a snow day from school. This was to be the day for him to bring treats for his class and celebrate his birthday. Since his mother was very sick for the next 4 days, I surprised our Grandson on Tuesday when school was once again in session. I baked cupcakes for the whole class but in the center was a large cupcake about twice the size of a regular cupcake. This one had 11 on it was special for him. You can tell from the picture he couldn't waite to chow down.

Geography! WHO KNOWS THEIR GEOGRAPHY???
Our grandson dose! First He won the oral Geography Bee at his school. Then he had to take a hard written test. The hard part about this test was being patient to find out how he did. Well after a long month of waiting, He received a letter yesterday telling him that he had done well enough to go to the State Geography Bee. This is very exciting news for him, his parents and us, his Grandparents. This competition is for 4Th through 8Th grades. He is only in 5Th grade. This also shows that the Lutheran Missouri Synod School that he attends is really doing a good job teaching the children. We are very proud of Him and would love to see him win the state competition and go on to Washington DC for the National competition.

SD Wildlife

On Thursday Feb 15th my husband and I went for a drive in the Black Hills of SD. only about 15 minutes outside Rapid City. We wanted to enjoy the white , crunchy, sparkly beauty of the snow covered hills and trees. It was -17 degrees that morning. We knew with the predicted warmer temps and strong wind that the snow would not last long. We were blessed by seeing some big horn sheep at the upper right and many deer. My husband took the picture of the 2 posing deer as they were on his side of the van. They stood there so beautiful while he rolled down the window and took the picture. Then another deer who had been laying to the left jumped up and they all ran gracefully away. Today our temp got up to 50 degrees so much of the snow is gone, especially the snow on the trees. The 65 mph wind gusts yesterday also made short work of the snow. Now the Northern hills around Lead and Deadwood had over a foot of snow yesterday and with the winds have quite big drifts to contend with. The snowmobilers are happy. They come from surrounding states to enjoy the beautiful trails around deadwood and Spearfish area.

SEEM'S LIKE YESTERDAY

It seems just like yesterday that I took these two pictures. Time goes so fast and children just don't stay babies very long! Our youngest grandson Wyatt turned two years old on Feb 8Th. These two pictures bring back so many memories. We have enjoyed watching him grow and learn new things. He is such a little man now. Talking up a storm, potty trained and running, jumping and climbing. We all love Wyatt very much and look forward to each new avenue of his life. The love keeps growing and growing with each new adventure as it has with all 5 of our grandchildren. What a special blessing from God our Loving Father in heaven. It is so much fun to witness their love for each other. Dad, Mother, big brother and two older sisters are there to teach, encourage, bust most important, love each other and pray together.

Gods Beautiful Art Work

The Black Hills of SD are very picturesque and what beautiful white wonderland. It is impossible to capture the beauty with a camera, however it sure is fun to try! At the upper left is a big bull pine. The frosty snow covered tree at the upper right is a big Oak tree in our yard. It's hard to believe I could reach the top of this majestic Oak 28 years ago when we first moved in. This morning it was -15 degrees and with the 5 inch's of snow we received yesterday it is absolutely beautiful outside. There was no wind so the snow mostly stayed exactly where it landed. With all the clean white snow it always reminds me of forgiveness and how God makes us white as snow, through His Son Jesus. His Blood washes away our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. There is beauty in everything He created. We just need to look for it!

Knight's and Armore

This is my oldest grandson showing off one of his treasured Christmas gifts. Both him and our seven year old grandson, along with many other boys their age, are captivated and intrigued with Knights and the protective armor they wore. When I watch them playing with these. Their parents have taught them about Christ and the full Armor of God. In Ephesians 6 it tells us about that armor so we can take a stand against the devil's schemes. They are listed as the belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and sward of the Spirit.