Bike Ride

We took the girls biking tonight. It was officially Jocelyn's first bike ride. Nate pulled her in the trailer. He said that she talked a good portion of the ride. Natalie rode her tag-a-long bike behind me. It was a new experience for me since I did not ride most of last year. I thought it would be easier with a child that could help me pedal. It felt like I was biking for the first time because it seemed like we were off-balance. Thankfully, Natalie and I didn't crash. It was fun to get back out on the bike again. I am looking forward to getting out again soon.

Weekend of Fun

We had a wonderful family weekend! It started off with a fun birthday party on Friday evening for our good friend Amber. Saturday, we took a friend to the zoo and enjoyed a gorgeous afternoon. On Sunday, it was too beautiful to stay indoors so we called some friends, and after church we went geocaching for the first time. What a great way to have fun outdoors.

School assignment

I am amazed, humbled and yet proud of Natalie. She had an optional writing assignment for Lutheran Schools week based on 1 Corinthians 12:5. The topic was "In His Service". This is what she came up with. I love her very much and she's reading this post as I type. :)



She started with this outline that she developed herself. This was a huge surprise to us, and she layed it out better than I used to for even my college papers. :)





This was the initial sentences she created based off of her outline.

Here is the final product after a re-write. She corrected some of her own spelling mistakes. I did not proofread at all, instead focusing on the importance of this coming from her heart rather than the technical perfections.