Garren was harder to catch on camera due to his amazing speed down the stairs.

We didn't get a lot of snow for sledding, so one afternoon the kids made the best of it. It's hard to believe their dad was actually okay with this activity.

Chef Lauren Marie

At the age of eight years old, Lauren gets in and gets the job done. She loves to bake and cook. The project you see before you is something she set out to do all on her own one Sunday after church. We are so darn lucky to have such a little lady in our lives. She has even taken breakfast in bed to her sick brother before. So far he doesn't seem to realize how lucky and spoiled he is because of her.

Scientific Research Project!

For Garren's school science project he decided to see which type of pop would have the biggest spray after shaking each can 20 times. I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, Garren or Mark.

The Bird Saviors.

While waiting to pick up Chinese take out at a drive through facing a busy street, we watched a bird get clipped by a car. Our eyes were then completely captivated by the bird now struggling around on the pavement as we cringed and made sorry sounds each time a car just missed or drove over the top of the little creature. Finally Mark (whom didn't share the same sorry and worried feelings) jumped out of the car, grabed a plastic bag and ran out into the street between passing cars and picked up the bird. He sat the bird on the lawn and came back to the car. Mark had completely won the hearts of his children and wife by his heroic act. Of course then we were worried about a cat or other animal carrying off the little bird. In a weak moment we some how talked Mark into letting us take him home and nurture it back to health. It wasn't long and that bird was flying all around our garage and instead of babying the little feathered friend, Mark was chasing it with a broom, trying to get it to fly outside and stop making all its little deposits. Oh the memories...