Speech Easy Revisited

Earlier this year Erica graduated out of Speech. Both girls had been in speech since preschool. Well, now it's Lexi's turn! I had a meeting with the speech therapist at the girls school today, and Lexi is now graduating out of speech as well! She is so excited to finally be done with it. It's hard to always be pulled out of class. It's really helped though, and was so worth it, but it's good to finally be done.

Good Job Lexi! You Rock!

This was the girls around the first time they were tested in their speech!
They are in 5th grade now, and finally done!
They deserve two thumbs up!!

A Double Easter Blessing

Yesterday was an Amazing day at Mesa First! We had over 850 people at Church, which is our largest number ever, I think. And God really moved in people's lives! It's just amazing to think about all He's done for us . . . and all He continues to do!

Then we actually got to take my Mom home from the hospital! She's been in for 23 days, and needless to say, has been ready to go home! She had some complications from her lung surgery. But the good news is they did get all the cancer, and it was NOT in the lymph nodes, which means she does not have to have Chemo. Yeah! Thank you to all my Blogosphere friends who prayed for her.

All around it was good day!

Me with my Mom (and Dad) a few years ago.

Forbis Family Fun Night, Easter Egg Style

Every year we color Easter Eggs together, it's probably something we will do no matter how old the kids get! (like the pictures with Santa for Christmas!) It's fun and funny at times. Here are some pic.'s of our eggcellent master pieces!

Here's John with his creations!

Color is the key!

Zach, aka: Ninja

Eggtastic Erica

Lexi showing us her stuff!

And of course Kyle had to do an Egg for the Oakland A's!

Happy Easter!

"Why do you look for the living among the dead?
He is not here; He has risen!"
(Luke 24:5-6)

And He did it all for me . . . and for you.

Farewell Boys Of Summer! (Or Spring, in this case)

Well, yesterday was opening day in the MLB! Which means of course Spring training is over. We're sad to see them go. Kyle had a great time working with the Oakland A's! He's saving the money he earned to put toward buying a car. I finally had the day off and was able to go to the very last game of Spring training. It was fun.

Here we are! Go A's!

Olivia went with us (You can see John talking to Kyle in the background)

The team was good to Kyle. I love sports, but, I'm not a big follower of Baseball. Until now, that is. My new favorite player is Matt Holiday (because he gave Kyle a big tip, at least I have my priorities straight, right?!) He also got signed bats from Jason Giambi, and other team paraphernalia.

This is Kyle on Sunday, wearing an A's tie to Church! ;)

The A's opening game was on T.V. yesterday, so Kyle ran upstairs and came down wearing their jersey and cap to watch the game in. He said it's strange to see the guys he was hanging out with every day on T.V. now. Here's hoping for a good season!

Employee of the Month = Me!

Yes it's true, I've been employed by Shade Clothing for One whole month now, and guess what? I'm Employee of the Month! How funny is that?! (It's because my manager got married and was gone for two weeks, and I had to keep things running!) I even get a prize! Man, I love my job!!

April's Fool

Yesterday was April Fool's Day, and Erica got this idea from The Disney Channel on how to turn the boys beds into a "little pocket." (I didn't tell her it was called "Short Sheeting" a bed, and that it's been around for years!) She was so excited to try it out, and pull one over on her Big brothers, literally!

So after she got home from school, without the boys around, she got to work. . . I called home to talk to the girls, and Erica said to me "Phase One is Complete!" I guess that was secret code for she did it! It was so cute. And she really did do it.

Good for her. Keeping those older brothers in their place!