"LEAP DAY" 2008

Leap Day 2008 - A day I think we will always remember! We had several exciting things going on this year - Jacob and I went to Tysons Corner to participate in a lego building event, a bulldozer showed up at 8 a.m. to start digging a hole for our pool, and it was Uncle Chris's (my brother-in-law) 40th birthday! We tease him that since his birthday is February 29th, and this is only the tenth time he has had an actual birthday, he is really only ten years old! Happy Birthday Chris! Wish we could be in Minnesota with you to help you celebrate!

This is Jacob at the lego event at Tysons Mall. There was a master builder who traveled here and Jacob got to be a part of building an 8-foot R2D2!! Jacob has been a lego fan since he first learned how to put two bricks together, and through the years he has accumulated quite a collection of legos. Jacob, I think YOU are a "master builder!"

This is the very beginnings of the R2D2 - we got to chat with one of the builders - what an amazing job traveling around and getting paid to build with Legos!! He said he loved it. We are hoping to go back tomorrow to see the finished product and maybe help some more.

Jacob and I traveled down together, went to the lego event, shopped for some shoes, and then ate lunch at the mall. Of course, I got lost on the way back, going south on 495 just before rush hour and had to call Danny, but it was a wonderful time - I really enjoy when I get to have a special time alone with one of my kids; they are the moments that bind together in my heart to create a most beautiful tapestry of sweet memories. I need to make more of these kind of moments...

Being a mom is such a gift from the Lord - I can't believe I get to do what I most love, and that it is the very thing that glorifies and honors God! I am grateful beyond any words I could express that I get to be home with my kids and homeschool them. It allows me to really cherish each and every moment with them and to grab every opportunity to train, guide, teach and love them in a way I couldn't if I had to work or they were at school. I am so blessed that these are the "boundary lines" the Lord has given me - they have indeed fallen in pleasant places and I strive never to take it for granted.

This was the first swipe of the bulldozer - hard to see it tear up the yard, but when summer comes and we can jump in the sweet coolness of the water, it will all be worth it!