Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Today is a day set aside to remember all that this great man did for America. We had a short day of school so we could watch a couple videos about Martin Luther King Jr. then we had a chance to write our own I have a dream speech. Megan did really well and once I explained it more to Cody's level, he did well too. Below are their speeches...

"I Have a Dream Too" by Megan

I have a dream that one day this nation will believe in Jesus Christ

I have a dream that one day we will all be raised to love the Lord.

I have a dream that one day all boys and girls will be thankful for what we have

I have a dream that everybody will give and not want.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that we all will love and not steal

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day we will not worship different gods.

This is my hope and faith. With this faith we will be able to love the Lord our God

in all different ways.

This will be the day when we all get along.

"I Have a Dream Too" by Cody

I have a dream that one day this nation will not hurt each other

I have a dream that one day nobody will get sick

I have a dream that nobody will pray to other gods.

This is my hope and faith. With this faith we will be able to be safe.

Megan's blew me away, I was so proud of her dreams! Cody did his best and did come up with some great ideas as well. Anyway, enjoy your day off if you don't have to work but take time to remember the man who helped make America better!

4th of July

I hope you all had a good holiday. We had a busy and fun 4th. Scott and I went to Holland to see the kids in a bike parade at the campground. After that we went on the boat with his family and spent the day on the water and at the beach. After we got back to the campgound, we cleaned up and went to my aunt's house for dinner followed by the Kentwood Fireworks. We watched them with friends and my family. The kids had a blast and slept in until 9 this morning! Today we went to the movie theater to see Kit and Wall-e. Megan and I saw Kit and Cody and Scott saw Wall-e. The girls loved their movie but the boys weren't thrilled! The pictures are of the 2 kids in the shirts we gave them before going to the movies. They loved them though Cody still can't tell you who's on his shirt! When we were done with the movie, we saw the one room school house on Canal in Grandville. The kids thought it was pretty interesting! ****I updated the pictures to include fireworks. You can click on the slide show and see all the pictures that way also!****

Summer

Where did June go? It seems like school just ended for Megan. Normally by this point the kids are bored and so am I. We have not had to even think about being bored yet! We've had playdates almost every day, VBS at Grandma and Grandpa Tietz's church and lots of other things to do so far! It's been a great summer and not to hot. Tonight the kids go camping with Grandma and Grandpa Van Eerden for 3 days and Scott and I are looking forward to some peace and quiet by ourselves. We will go to Holland on the 4th to get them and boat there before going to Kentwood for fireworks! Hope you all have a great 4th of July!