September...

Terpstra Family on Vacation in Pismo...I don't know about you and your family, but it seems I am always trying to get our family to sit for two seconds to take a family picture. We took a moment to take family pictures right before we left to come home...I think the kids knew and were a bit antsy to leave. I also struggle with children wanting to make silly faces and not look directly into the camera. There are great pictures of Lance and I, or great pictures of Josiah, or Hudson, or Katrina, but somehow trying to get us to all look or best in one photo seems impossible...If you have any secrets to obtaining the "perfect family picture" please let me know :) Otherwise I think I'll take a class in PhotoShop to learn how to switch people in and out of photos and then I can put all of our best pictures into one :)

This is Josiah's preschool class...only 9 students and Ms. Corie his teacher :) I was the co-op parent in his class on Monday and snapped a few photos...it will be neat in June to look back and see how much the children have grown and changed over the year. Josiah and Katrina enjoy school, and we couldn't ask for a better preschool than Shining Light!!!



Little man Hudson is growing like a weed (he weighs around 32 lbs. and is only 18 months...he also wears 2T-3T clothes!) He keeps us on our toes... He loves everything his big brother and sister love... Star Wars, Bob the Builder, books, animals, and to Dad's chagrin princesses, and dress-up (especially the shoes!). He also loves water...any kind of water...bath, sprinklers, pool, and yes, even the toilet. He has his Dad's loud voice, and isn't afraid to use it.













I recently got back from the MOPS (Mother's of Pre-Schoolers) Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. I had the privledge of going with three wonderful sisters in Christ. Erin, Cathy (our Mentor Mom) and Sheree... The silly picture on the right also includes Elisa Morgan (President and CEO of MOPS International, and Carol Kuykendall (director of strategic projects at MOPS International, both are authors of several books including the main book for this MOPS year called "What Every Mom Needs".) We had a nice time on our trip...A few of my highlights were seeing Nicole Nordeman and Mark Shultz in concert (get their CD's if you don't already have them!) as well as speakers Ken Davis (he looks like an older Tom Arnold, but sounds and delivers his jokes like Bill Cosby...very funny to see), Donald Miller (author of Blue like Jazz), Prisilla Shirer (author and speaker...is part of LifeWay Ministries like Beth Moore), and Tina Zahn (author of Why I Jumped).