#hartzeveryday2015 Week 12

Day 78: A good day all around! No tears in the morning, park with friends, fishing for Jackson and Daddy!

 Day 79: Jackson drew this on the way to school this morning!

Day 80: Birthday party 

(please pray for my sweet friend and her family as her husband battles leukemia) 

 and Movie Night at school!

Day 81: Christ is enough for me. The cross before us, the world behind us. No turning back, no turning back.}We are stepping out in faith and adopting 3 kids. We have never been more sure of anything. God is directing our steps. } "For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones." Proverbs 2:8

*This deserves its own post, coming in the near future. For now, please pray for our family.

Day 82: Another tooth bites the dust, #3, and he got a character bound necklace at school for responsibility. Awesome day in the life of Jackson!

Day 83: His cuteness and independence kill me:)

 Day 84: We all love bedtime stories!

#hartzeveryday2015 Week 11

Day 71: Thankful for time with my family!

Day 72: Daddy is home and gets to spend the day with us!

Day 73: Just a little fishin' on a beautiful day!

Day 74: Happy Sunday! Praying my boys walk in the ways of the Lord and do big things for His glory. Psalm 143:10

Day 75: Just one more snack before bed:)

He had his 6 year well check today, 4 ft 3.5 inches and 58 pounds. Still 100% for height!

So thankful for a healthy and sweet boy.

Day 76: My silly leprechauns!

 Day 77: School. Dinner. Bike Ride. Park. Bath. Snack. Repeat. 

Spring Break Candids

Despite the clouds and rain we made the best of our time with my parents.

We hit up the Zoo on the one halfway sunny day. Lincoln loved running from one animal to the next. 

The animals were very active and fun to watch.

We fed the giraffes; Lincoln wasn't to sure of them so close!

Blue Bell factory

Papa riding in the back with the big boys

Chuck E. Cheese, park, and we tried to play outside as much as we could

Papa and Grandma took the big kids to Monkey Joe's one day while Lincoln napped.

We are so blessed that our boys have two sets of grandparents who pray for them and love them dearly!

Just like that Spring Break is over and the countdown to summer begins!:)

Memorizing Scripture V3:6

Psalm 48:14 "For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end."

I am choosing to memorize this verse because I love the promise that God is God forever. In this world there are so many things that can change in an instant, but God is always constant and faithful. We are walking into the unknown in many areas of our lives, and I know God will guide us.

#hartzeveryday2015 Week 10

Day 64: A morning away from the classroom for some great writing training and ideas

 Day 65: My parents surprised Jackson and me with lunch at school. Looking forward to spending the week with them!

 Day 66: Selfie with Papa at the Zoo!

Day 67: Rainy day fun! Jackson has his own cheering section:)

Day 68: Blue Bell tour, the ending is always the best yummiest!

 Lincoln was in heaven!

Day 69: A lot of crazy and a lot of love!

Day 70: We were all over the place today, just wishing the sun would have joined us!

#hartzeveryday2015 Week 9

Day 57: Being a Hartzler means playing Scrabble and playing it well. It has taken me many years to even be able to compete with Brian and his mom. Tonight Jackson and I beat them, hence Jackson's happy face.

 Day 58: Go Texan Day!

He is pretty excited about his new Mountain bike. Hopefully, he can figure out the hand breaks and no one steals this one! 

 Day 59: Two Ninjas!

American Ninja Warrior Sam and Ninja Jackson!

Birthday party fun!

Day 60: Special birthday lunch for Jackson. He always chooses BJ's for the pizookie:)

Day 61: Jackson is loving his birthday present. We gave it to him a few days early, and he has already gotten our money out of it!

 Day 62: Birthday boy! Papa and Grandma brought him lunch to school, he ate fish for dinner, went fishing, played basketball, and we ended with Menchies! I think he had a great birthday!!

Day 63: We said good bye to Papa and Grandma. We are so thankful for all the time we got to spend with them and their help!

More Celebrating

Jackson had more of a birthday week than just a birthday!:)

Birthday kolache- I love how he had to sit under his banner.

Birthday lunch at BJ's with Papa and Grandma

Small birthday celebration at home

Jackson has waited for 6 years for Papa Mel and Grandma Sharon to make it down for his birthday. I guess that means lots of cake and celebrating!

 The birthday boy and me at school. He was so excited to hear his name on the announcements and get a birthday crown!

Papa and Grandma brought Jackson lunch at school on his birthday.  

 Papa made him the fish he caught fishing because that was his meal of choice for his birthday. 

Such sweet memories with a sweet boy! 

Ninja Party

Leading up to Jackson's party, I was just praying he would be healthy and able to go.

He loves to watch American Ninja Warrior and is quite the Ninja himself which inspired his birthday party!

The only things I did was to create an invitation and order the cookies to hand out as favors. That's the way to go!

Ready to party!

Sweet friends from school

The staff was amazing and kept the kids entertained and moving the whole time.

Jackson's favorite was the obstacle course.

The kids were wiped out after 2 hours of nonstop fun!

Aunt Midge did a great job (as always) on Jackson's cake.

We love Jackson!

My boy!

All of his friends that came to celebrate him. Thankful for all his friends from school, church, and our neighborhood.

Lincoln had a blast running around. Good thing Papa Mel was there to chase him around:)

He is a winner! Ninja medals tasted so good!

Ninja Sam Sann was so kind and Jackson can't stop talking about how much fun he had!

Another great party in the books!