Lanie's Birthday
When the Girl of the Year is named Lanie, you just have to order one for your own Lanie!
North Conway
March and April 2010 has been remarkably warm. We have sure enjoyed the early spring this year. The ice on our little lake went out a full month early, and now, the week that it usually goes out, there are daffodils and crocus in full bloom. My azalea burst forth yesterday. We are planning to put in the garden this weekend, which is waaaay early. April brought Easter, and we actually had an egg hunt OUTSIDE! This has NEVER happened in my memory of my whole entire childhood, or in my children's childhood. There is usually still snow on the ground, or at the very least, MUD! It was so nice to NOT have to shop for sweaters to cover bare arms. Easter dresses are quite often sleeveless, for some reason, making it difficult for us Mainers. The girls loved that!
We went to North Conway, NH this year for spring break for the simple reason that there was a conference there that Terry was asked to speak at. We were excited to be able to go, as we are not always able. We planned to go a day early and got a hotel that not only had an indoor pool, but waterslides! My kids were in Heaven! We also hit the outlets later in the day, and attended First Baptist's Bible study and prayer service. The next morning we had more time for the slides and then headed off to conference in the afternoon.
Back in Maine, we celebrated Lanie's tenth birthday. We didn't throw her a party except to have cake and share gifts as a family this year. The reason? Well, American Girl dolls are quite pricey, that's why. The doll of the year this year was named Lanie. What else were we to do? Lanie didn't mind the trade-off, as you can see from the huge smile. I remember getting a Jennie doll when I was her age. I played with that one more that any others, and I had quite a few dolls. It must be all the special clothes that are just for her. My mom and my friends mom sewed a bunch of little dresses and things for our dolls. American Girl has books to go with their dolls, which is another great thing!
This week, we are back to reality. School as usual, but this weekend my two older kids are headed to a music camp put on my Lee Baptist Church. They have the kids prepare ahead of time to preform a sacred piece on their instrument of choice, and then they work with them on singing in a choir. The kids had a blast at the last one. Of course, there is lots of food, fun, and Bible, too.
Pictures will have to come a little later. Firefox won't let me upload, so I have to figure that out. If I have too, I will go under Explorer to do it.
We went to North Conway, NH this year for spring break for the simple reason that there was a conference there that Terry was asked to speak at. We were excited to be able to go, as we are not always able. We planned to go a day early and got a hotel that not only had an indoor pool, but waterslides! My kids were in Heaven! We also hit the outlets later in the day, and attended First Baptist's Bible study and prayer service. The next morning we had more time for the slides and then headed off to conference in the afternoon.
Back in Maine, we celebrated Lanie's tenth birthday. We didn't throw her a party except to have cake and share gifts as a family this year. The reason? Well, American Girl dolls are quite pricey, that's why. The doll of the year this year was named Lanie. What else were we to do? Lanie didn't mind the trade-off, as you can see from the huge smile. I remember getting a Jennie doll when I was her age. I played with that one more that any others, and I had quite a few dolls. It must be all the special clothes that are just for her. My mom and my friends mom sewed a bunch of little dresses and things for our dolls. American Girl has books to go with their dolls, which is another great thing!
This week, we are back to reality. School as usual, but this weekend my two older kids are headed to a music camp put on my Lee Baptist Church. They have the kids prepare ahead of time to preform a sacred piece on their instrument of choice, and then they work with them on singing in a choir. The kids had a blast at the last one. Of course, there is lots of food, fun, and Bible, too.
Pictures will have to come a little later. Firefox won't let me upload, so I have to figure that out. If I have too, I will go under Explorer to do it.
Lanie was too fearful to try the big slides. We finally got her to go down this little one. That's where she stayed.
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