Easter

Well, I forgot my camera so I had to use Jessica's iphone to take pictures. This seems to be a trend, I forgot to charge my cameras and video camera this past Christmas! Look they are just the two most important days of the year to take pictures, no biggie!

Here are my girls. Hanna had a little friend with her this year. 

 This is Raya. Don't worry Dixie was close by and not forgotten. 

 The best part of Easter was having Dewayne
 back at home safe and sound.
 The 6 days he just spent in the hospital were a nightmare
 but thankfully the nightmare is over!
Thank you Jehovah Rapha!
(Exodus 15:22-26; Romans 7:21-24)

Psalms 30:2 
 "Oh Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.”

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Easter Egg Hunt

  This year all the older kids went on a scavenger hunt.
 Here they are waiting on their first clue. 

 Kenna and Jessica were a team. 

 Emmaline and Samantha were a team. 

The winning verse:

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: 

The old has gone, the new is here!

2 Corinthians 5:17

After the scavenger hunt 

they all went back to the fellowship hall to play games. 

 There must have been a big prize for Jess and Sam to get this close to one another and not fight. 

3rd Broken Arm

Samantha had an accident on her bike and landed on her wrist. I knew right away it was broken. She wouldn't let me touch it, it swelled and it looked broken. Since we've had lots of experience with her breaking her arm we immediately put it in a brace and called Dr. Moore.
Dr. Moore asked her if she has something against her left arm because it's the third time she has broken it. He told us he'd never seen a break like it before.  As you can see in the picture he had to mold the cast with his fingers on the top of her arm to make sure the bone stayed in place. We go back in a week to make sure it hasn't shifted. 

Here she is, the day after, getting some R&R at Subie's house. 

 Here she is a couple of days later back to
 her old self but not yet good as new!

Doctor says it will take about 9 weeks to be good as new...

to be continued.

Westville Field Trip

We had a very mild winter except for the day we went to Westville, even though it was really spring it was the coldest day of the year! No one was prepared because we were expecting to be hot as usual! Then the big disappointment came, they did not get our biscuit order and could not serve us biscuits! Well, that's why we were there, right! Just when we thought the day was a total bust we realized we were there on a very special day! Westville was full of people in period costumes demonstrating life in the 1850's!

 It was FANTASTIC!

This lady is showing us how she makes candles for lights and you can't see it but right beside her someone was showing us how to wash clothes. I am so sorry for complaining about my laundry!

We missed taking a picture of the best exhibit, the blacksmith making iron into hooks. I guess I was so interested I forgot to take a picture!

Kenna and Samantha are playing with toys for the period. 

It's no iPad but they loved it. 

Three Legged Relay Race!

Order in the court!

They are listening to the defendant's testimony. 

They were quick to judge. He did it! Guilty!

Making new friends...

They rode around the village behind this fella, yes the horse took frequent restroom breaks.
A free ride and lovely smells along the way.
Wish I'd lived back then! 

Sam plowing a garden...

Dinner time!

Well, all good things must come to an end and it was time to go! 

A few of the buildings were particularly interesting to me: 

http://www.westville.org/academy.html

The Masonic lodge upstairs above the Academy freaked me out!

The Academy,

upstairs in the lodge.

I was loving the little village with no cars or TV's 

until I saw the well in front of the town square!

 No showers! That's a deal breaker!

http://www.westville.org/courthouse.html

 This house has a shedroom for travelers. Because there were no hotels, homes had shedrooms for strangers to stay in overnight while they were passing through. They didn't even have to ask the people who lived  there and the home owner kept the rooms ready for guest at all times. 

Now that's hospitality! (And a little scary!)

Sock Hop

Wesleigh, Aubreigh, and Samantha at the Hop.

 About to start the talent show. 

 Leah, Callie, Kenna, Lilly and Emmaline performing their dance. 

Molly, Libby, Jessica, Galyne, and Maddie competing in
 the talent portion of the evening performing
 "When I'm Gone" from Pitch Perfect. 

Crazy Musical Chairs. 

Simon Says.

Macarena.

Cha Cha Slide.

 Booyah!

Sela's 10th Birthday

And the winner of this year's Next Top Model is...

Sela Kale Balkcom.

Besties

 Mustache you take a picture?

MUAH, CIAO BELLA!