The Bostrom Family

What can I say, we were all getting a little board and it was still a couple of hours before nap time. They sure had fun and it helped me get a head start on mopping the floor!

We had a fun time celebrating the 4th at a festival at our church. There were lots of games with prizes, face painting, food, music, and of course fireworks. The band played some "ska" kind of music which Jeff explained as jazz combined with crazy fun music..well maybe that was my interpretation. Anyway, the boys loved the loud horns and the fun beat. Another cute moment was Max sharing his icee with brother. I just love love it when the boys like each other. We met a great family that I met through my playgroup. They are brand new to the area and are already plugging right into the community. They have a daughter Cooper's age and she was so cute! She really loved Jeff especially his lap...hehe. Jeff ate it up! (I know I'm rambling, but I am trying to entertain 2 boys and cook dinner at the same time...hang in with me, just a few more thoughts.) When the big time came for the fireworks, Max was so excited. He ran to all these strangers and told them, ...

Just look at these gorgeous roses Jeff sent me last Friday. He is always up to surprises! I love you too Jeffrey!

I Took His Hand and Followed Mrs. Roy L. Peifer My dishes went unwashed today, I didn't make the bed, I took his hand and followed Where his eager footsteps led. Oh yes, we went adventuring, My little son and I... Exploring all the great outdoors Beneath the summer sky We waded in a crystal stream, We wandered through a wood... My kitchen wasn't swept today But life was gay and good. We found a cool, sun-dappled glade And now my small son knows How Mother Bunny hides her nest, Where jack-in-the-pulpit grows. We watched a robin feed her young, We climbed a sunlit hill... Saw cloud-sheep scamper through the sky, We plucked a daffodil. That my house was neglected, That I didn't brush the stairs, In twenty years, no one on earth Will know, or even care. But that I've helped my little boy To noble manhood grow, In twenty years, the whole wide world May look and see and know.

So yesterday at MOPS (moms of preschoolers) our mentor mom spoke about enjoying the season you are in. As a prop, she had a HUGE bowl of beautiful strawberries. Well when the boys and I got home that bowl of strawberries was stuck in my head. I then did what any other mother of toddlers would do, I called Jeff and asked him if he would like to meet us for dinner and then head out to a strawberry farm to pick some fresh berries. The kids loved it! Cooper could not keep his little hands out of the bucket his daddy was "trying" to fill. Literally every berry Jeff put in the bucket Coop would eat - leaves and all. The shirt he was wearing is now permanently red from all the juice that was running off his chin. Good memories! Max did such a good job. I told him to only pick the red ones and did just that. He did eat his fair share too, but he also shared with his little brother. Max would pick a berry off the plant, pull the leaves off, give it to Cooper, and say "H...

After reading this all I felt was shame that I can't even find time to read the Bible. What is wrong with me as an American Christian? Tuesday, May 04, 2010 WorldNetDaily Exclusive Martyred: 176,000 Christians in 1 year By Bob Unruh A new ministry partnership has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the fact that an estimated 176,000 Christians around the world were martyred – killed for their faith – in a one-year period from the middle of 2008 to the middle of 2009. That's 482 deaths per day, one every three minutes. Martyrdom didn't go away with the Middle Ages, according to reports from Open Doors USA, which now has combined efforts with actor Kirk Cameron of "The Way of the Master" ministry as well as evangelist Ray Comfort of Living Waters ministry to focus on those who are being persecuted for their faith. Emeal Zwayne, executive vice president of Living Waters, said that few Christians in the U.S. are even aware "that an estimated 176,000...

It's a GIRL!!! We can't wait to introduce you to Max and Cooper's little sister, Piper!