Mary Kate"isms"

I guess one of my favorite things about this whole blogging thing is that I get to post about what the kids are doing. Unfortunately, I didn't take after my very talented sister and become a scrapbooker. So this will allow me to keep track of all those funny moments and big achievements. (lets just hope I can keep up)

As I mentioned earlier, MK is our "ham" of the family. She is always coming up with something. There is a certain look that she can get on her face and you just know those wheels are turning!! Today, she got in the car and was evidently pondering the thought of what happens when you break your arm or leg. (Probably from too many times of me saying"Don't do that or you will break your leg!!!") She asked me, "Mom, if I break my arm, where will you put the broken off piece?" Well, I had no idea I was going to have to break into an anatomy lesson. How many of you remember "The foot bone is connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone is connected to the leg bone......"? So I had to explain to her that the bone is protected by the skin and so forth. Where is Josh when you need him???? Her next question....."So where are you going to put my arm if it breaks?

Easter Best

We had a great Easter Sunday. The kidos were dressed to the nines and we were only 10 minutes late to church. It was already starting off good!!! After a wonderful service, our friends Russ, Brandi, and Asi came over for lunch. What a great way to celebrate a lazy Sunday afternoon, with good food and friends.

I always love the Easter season. It is such a great time of renewal. I need to be reminded in a powerful way of what Easter really means. That my sins are forgiven and I am washed clean by the cross. What an awesome feeling!

Molly, Mary Kate and James were exhausted at days end. They were so excited to have "Dr. Russ, Mrs. Brandi, and Dr. Asi" here. They played hard and Mary Kate even beat Dr. Asi at a little competitive game of memory!

A New Venture

Because I don't have enough to do in my spare time, I have decided to add something more!! After much prayer and consideration, I have decided to start a little side business. I have combined my love for childrens clothes and my love of sewing to create Groves Girls, a custom made clothing line. I have enclosed a link on our family blog to the Groves Girls blog. Please feel free to take a look and if you have any questions, please contact me.

Hello 21st Century!

Well, here I am in the world of blogs! I have had several friends that have blogged, so I was up to the challenge!! Of course, I really just needed one more thing to try and keep up with and update on a weekly basis!! But it is a great way to keep everyone up to date on what is happening with the "GroovinGroves".

We are still "groovin" in Memphis. Memphis has been a great place to be over the last year and a half. (If you don't watch the news). God has blessed us beyond measure. He came before us and prepared for us a place! When we rolled into Memphis from Macon, we were met with instant friendships and loving neighbors. It has been a chapter in our lives that was opened with uncertainty and hesitation (and lots of tears), but now that has changed. We are being so blessed by our time here! Where the road will lead us next is still undecided as of yet, but it is in the waiting that we grow and learn. God is still trying hard to teach me patience!! And I am evidently a slow learner!!

Josh is still loving the world of plastic surgery. He will love it more when he is in the "real world" of plastic surgery. Those days when he comes home explaining (in elementary terms of course) what great surgery he was able to do reconfirms his decision to become a plastic surgeon. It is hard to believe we have a little over a year left to go! Could that be light at the end of the tunnel I see?

Our kids are growing like the weeds in my back yard. Molly, who is 7, is in 1st grade. Mary Kate, 5, is in Jr.K and James, almost 3, is a typical 3 year old boy. Molly and Mary Kate are now in the same school and James goes there 2 days a week for Mothers Day Out. They love their school, (Go Crusaders!!) and they have made sweet friends. Molly continues to be my thoughtful and quiet one. She loves gymnastics and Junie B. Jones! Mary Kate is always keeping us in stitches! She never meets a stranger and is curious about absolutely everything! I never knew that one topic could provoke so many questions. (Her latest is how do they REALLY get babies out of mommies tummies) James keeps us on our toes. He is always looking for something to take apart, climb, tear, or color on (like my fine dinner plates). They are such blessings and joy in its purest form!