MOPS Convention Nashville 2011 - Part 3

Friday we missed morning devotions, we were just too sleepy to get earlier then we needed to. General Session opened their doors at 9:30 so that's when we got there. General Session was great with Lisa Harper as a guest Speaker, she is very funny. And Travis Cottrell did the music, amazing.
   After that was a fast lunch break then off the workshops. I had Living with Less so Your Family Has More, with Jill and Mark Savage. Erica and I had this one together. I bought there book and am excited to read it. This workshop was 1-2:30 then next one was at 3 so really there wasn't alot of time in between to do much but get to the next thing. I took the MOMSNext workshop and sadly didn't get too much out of that one. But someday there might be one in our area and I'll know a little about it. That one was over at 4:30 and the doors opened at 5 for the next General Session with Mandisa. Everyone was getting there early for that one.

Pictures aren't that great but man doing Zumba with Mandisa was a blast!! Also we laughed at and with John Branyan, who was very funny. It was a great session and a great day. We had dinner at a Mexican place in the hotel. Then bed so we could do it all again the next day.

A few fun pics while we waited for our dinner.

Love This Book

This is my new favorite kid's book. I love the message it tells, God as a special purpose for everyone. :)

7 Kids 1 Hill

I had Erica's kids yesterday evening. After the little ones played in the water and sand, and the big ones started watching a movie. I decided to take everyone for a walk. I put the 3 little ones in the bike stroller and off we went. We cut through "the woods" and ended up at the steps where the hill is fun to roll down. The kids had so much fun. I even rolled down a few times, but got very dizzy and had to stop. We found an apple tree and had a snack. The big kids found a jump that was left there and used it as a sled. It was the best babysitting I've done in awhile. I felt like a kid, it was awesome. :)

Super Papa's Boat

Yesterday we went to Pend Orielle Lake to hang out on my dad's new boat. I guess this use to be the boat my grandparents (his parents) used back in the day. The boat is beautiful! We took a little tour, stopped to let the kids swim, had lunch on the boat, it was all very cool. He shares the boat with some of his siblings, (he has alot of them). He gets it every 5 weeks, it's an interesting deal. But it works for them. It was a full boat with Dad, Leanne, the 5 Oakes, Brandon and Neavaeh. So much fun! :)

Fire and Rescue Truck

This is the cool fire truck we got from the Carlsons. Grandma D bought it for Chad and now that he is bigger we get it. The boys love it, as do the neighbors. :) They fight over it, so we might have to get something else, one for each. But how cool is this thing!?!  I love hand me downs! :)

MOPS Convention Nashville 2011 - Part 2

Thursday we had alittle time to kill before me could get our MOPS goodies and be to our first workshop. Which we didn't know we had till right before. Anyway in the morning we walked across the street to see what we could see. It wasn't a whole lot. It was HOT out. I thought my flip flops were going to melt. We did find a few places to check out. A Cracker Barrel, a cake and candy place (Erica was in heaven there), and a gift shop.

We walked back "home" and as soon as we enter the building you could feel the buzz. MOPS mom have arrived!! They were everywhere. You could feel them. We got so excited and went to the Convention Center part to check in.  Our first workshop was at 3 (mine was Martha Doesn't Live Here and That's Okay with Kacey Johnson) then to Storyboard at 6 where Kathi Lipp, Max Lucado talked and Sara Groves lead us in worship. It was great!. After we got to check out the Resource Fair and all the awesome booths. By the time it closed we were worn out, so off to bed to dream about Friday.

Can't Believe I Have a 7 Year Old!!

I'm too young to have a 7 year old!! Well I guess not but it does blow my mind. It goes by way too fast. Her birthday was short and sweet with just family over, some pizza and cake, and of course lots of gifts. :)