Zion and his class

Zion's class was invited to sing at a special Martin Luther King Jr. program today.  

He had a speaking part that said,

"Martin Luther King Jr. changed my life, because without him, I wouldn't have a cool teacher like Mrs. Simpson, or my two brothers, Michael and Isaac" 

Mike was invited to the event, I tagged along behind the bus. 

Before the kids sang, Dr. King's speech was played. 
I wanted to cheer and clap and shout "AMEN" along with all the people in the crowd back in 1963. 

And I found myself thinking how his dream has come true,

and how proud he would be if he could see how far we have come since his death in 1968. 

I am thankful that our boys are growing up in the
"Big Navy Melting Pot"

I am thankful that they have friends based on character and common interest, not skin color. 

I am thankful for those that made that possible,

by having a dream,

and not only standing up for it,

but dying for it. 

New Wii game - Dance Off II

Creation poster

Zion had to make a creation poster for AWANA.

He takes his art work very seriously.

(I remember when Michael and Isaac had to do this section in 3rd grade,
they really didn't care about it as much as Zion did).

But.........Zion does have Mike's art gene!



Mike and I LOVE Adam and Eve!

Thanksgiving 2010

Zion was the only one up when I was getting the turkey ready for Thanksgiving day.
(well, Mike was up - but he was gone to play football in the church TURKEY BOWL)

So...........here is a little video of Zion's first TURKEY cooking lesson. 

ENJOY!

Happy 9th Birthday Zion!

Ellie and Zion

Zion spent his 9th birthday at the "BEACH HOUSE" in Guam and we had our good friends,

the Gillam family down for some ocean time,

lunch, and of course,

CAKE!  

 

My friend Sam and I

love,

love,

love

how well our kids get along. 

They were playmates when

Ellie and Zion were only 2

and Isaac and Maddy were 4

but at 8 and 10 -


we are so happy that  they all still have a great time together!

Zion is a superstar!!!!!

Zion was selected as a SUPERSTAR at his school, The Language Academy, for academic excellence and model citizenship.  This is what his teacher, Senor Mullin said about Zion:

Zion has lots of energy.  He's pretty much ready to go the minute he steps in the classroom.  He is a quick study and is always ready for bigger and better challenges.  When he has a thought to add to discussions you can be sure that he will be right on target.  Thank you Zion for all that you add to our class every day!

We are proud of you Zion!  Love, Daddy and Mommy

Just follow the road!

My mom and step-dad, Gwen are here visiting from Alabama. 

They drove, so they have their own car and a GPS. 
Honestly, I think San Diego traffic scares them.
(I remember those days)

ANYWAY,  my mom had promised the boys a trip to the book store, so they loaded up. 

My mom was trying to type in the address to the GPS and the boys were not impressed with the wait time.

Finally, Zion enquired as to why they were still parked on the curb in front of the house.

My step-dad replied, "We are trying to figure out which way to go"

to which Zion replied, "Just follow the road PawPaw!"