Kent's Birthday Party

Happy Birthday Kent!

Hi Kent! I hope that you are having a great birthday. I am thinking about you today, my brother. I was trying to think of what I like best about you. I like that you celebrate! You get happy at the thought of any party for anybody. I like that about you! I also like that you are so friendly to everyone. You make everyone smile because you are so nice to them. I also think that it is awesome how much you love your family. And you can know that I love you too, my brother Kent.




From your sister: Angie

Raimy’s Song

It all happened so fast. Church was about to start one Thursday night a few weeks ago. A couple of members came up to me and asked if my 9 year old daughter could help them with a music project the next day. They assured me that the song that she would be learning was a Christian one. The couple had been attending church for a while so I said that it would be fine.

The next day when they came to pick her up I got some more details, turns out that they needed a child’s voice for a music CD that they were making. They were going to teach her the song in the morning and then record it in the afternoon. Then in a couple weeks they were going to go to La Paz (Bolivia’s capital) to do a children’s crusade. Each child at the crusade would receive a free copy of this CD with 10 songs on it.

She came home for lunch after learning the song in the morning. They had also sent with her a DVD so that she could practice. What a surprise we got when we popped it in and found out that all the songs were in English. My daughter explained to me that this couple had translated the songs to Spanish and that all the songs that they were making were in Spanish. The DVD was Hillsongs for Kids. It is a great DVD. We made a copy of it before she had to go back to do the recording.

They did the crusade in La Paz and are planning to do one here in Cochabamba in October. We are very excited about it.

Just yesterday they were able to bring a finished copy of the CD to give to Raimy. My kiddos were listening to it all evening dancing around and singing along. It was great fun.

To hear the song you can click on this link: RAIMY’S SONG. It is called "Tus Ojos" (Your Eyes) and speaks of the eyes of God looking for children that will worship him. Raimy's voice is the back up vocalist.

Trees by: Timothy

Fun Friday's

Hello Family! I hope that you are all doing well.

As you can see from the kids' posts we had a very fun morning. These last couple of weeks Friday has been field trip day. Last week we went to the Natural History Museum of Cochabamba. This week we took advantage of a new tourist attraction: a city bus tour. We sat on the top in the open air. It really was a fun time. It was good to be reminded of some of the finer points of the city we live in. Now the kids are asking what we are going to be doing next week. Maybe the botanical gardens...

Next time you are in town we'll be sure to do the city tour with you, too.

My Travel by: Gabrielle

When I was in the humungous bus I saw a fountain and pigeons around it. And when we were done of the bus ride we ate ice-cream. And when I was in that bus I saw a tower with two clocks on it. And I saw a tower with stars on it. The End.

Big Adventure by: Raimy

Bedtime Business

New Job

Today I started a new job. Yes, I left the daycare. I have started doing some in-home respite care for a little boy with CP. I am taking care of his two brothers as well. And, as a massive perk, I get to bring Sasha with me. I love not having to leave her with anyone else. (except daddy on his days off.) And I think it will be really good for her to get use to sharing me. Being an only child is starting to show. :)
Wyatt is 6 and starting first grade this fall.
Lance is 3, he is the one that state pays for.
Bryce is almost 6 moths, and weighs 3lbs more then Sasha by the way.
Today was such a peaceful day. 4 kids wont always be easy but it went a lot smoother today then it usually does when I have 20 toddlers all in one room.
I am doing some home schooling with Wyatt- he struggles with reading. And I have all kinds of respect for you Mom and Angie.
Love you all.
Shawn

Virtual Postcard

This is the blog version of the postcard I put out for my show.
(Angie, I am saving you a real one since the girl in the painting is you.
Also, I like your new look of your site http://www.xanga.com/angiewashington using a painting as your photo and the brush strokes in the background. Nice.)

Snapshot: A Child’s Mind
Oil Paintings by Emily Houtz


Showing August 13th – 24th, 2007
@ the RSC Gallery at WSU


A reception will be held August 18th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

For more information, visit or contact the RSC Activities Office, Room 219
phone: (316) 978-3495; website: www.wichita.edu/RSCGallery

I love my kids!

A Big Tent by: Raimy

One day I was building a tent with my brother and sister. We made a big one, it was so fun! Then me and Gabrielle made some snacks.

sasha walking

Hello all, we are recooping from Sasha's party, boy was it hot!! Almost made it to 100. I took some video of sasha walking over at great grandma houtz's house. I thought I would share it with you all since she can not walk to you. Sorry for the low quality it was my phn it is only 2mega pixels.

Kids' Omaha Trip

Blog Tip - RSS feeds

Have you ever seen this symbol on your tool bar or on a web site you were looking at?

It is called as RSS feed button. Do you know what it is for? It is for subscribing to web sites that have frequently updated information. You are alerted immediately (yet discreetly) when there has been new information posted. Thereby eliminating the need to constantly be logging into the site to see if there is any new stuff.

Here is how to use this convenient tool.

When you have the site open and you see that the button is orange then that means that you can subscribe to that site. Click on the button and then you will see a screen that asks you to confirm your decision. Respond in the affirmative.

The way that you will be notified of new information on the sites that you have subscribed to is under your favorites option on your tool bar. There should be a tiny RSS feed symbol with a little star by it to indicate new posts. Just click on this tiny RSS feed button with the star by it and you will be taken to the list of the sites that you are subscribed to. The ones that have new information will be in bold letters. Just click on the bold letters to be taken to screen that will show you the new stuff. From that screen the titles of the site and the new article are links to the actual location on the world wide web, should you so desire to go to the actual page.

Give it a try! Why not start by subscribing to our family blog? Go ahead, you know you want to. :-)

Happy Birthday Sasha

Very happy birthday Sasha! I love you so much and I miss you.

From Raimy

Happy First Birthday Sasha!

Congratulations little princess! I hope that you have a very happy day. Hugs and kisses. Love, Tia.

Happy Birthday Dad!

I hope that you are having a wonderful celebration of your birthday!

I had the kids guess how old you were. Raimy guessed 24 and then changed her mind to say 75. Timothy guessed 52 and 51. Gabrielle guessed 54 and then 100. Tyler chose the tactful route and "pleaded the 5th". :-)