Kids and School

The school year has officially started, and this will be the first year that all 3 kids will (eventually) be in school! Wayde started 2nd grade yesterday and Chayce started Kindergarten today. Both are attending Clark Elementary School, which is about 1 1/2 blocks from our house. So far it seems like a nice school and I think they will enjoy it.

Sully has his pre-school home visit on Tuesday and then starts school September 12th. The home visit is a requirement of Head Start here. The teacher comes out and interviews the student, makes sure they are ready for school, and gives them some special time. Last year when Chayce started she loved her home visit, because they came out to talk to her and brought her a teddy bear. Sully will be doing 1/2 days (mornings, I think) and will be going to the same school that Chayce went to (they saved her place for him).

Here are some pics of the girls on their first days:

We're in the house!

We've moved in! We're in! We finally got the keys Monday night, and met over at the new house to have a celebratory bucket of chicken on the kitchen floor. I took off the last 2 days of this week to start moving. We got a big truck Wednesday afternoon and started loading stuff up. We had some friends help us Thursday and did some more Friday. Most of our big stuff is moved, we just need to go through some smaller and old stuff, pitching what we don't want and bringing over what we do. We also have to go to Home Depot and Bed Bath & Beyond to pick up stuff we don't have or for a few home projects (Jamie already has a "honey do" list for me). We are so excited and so happy! We have worked so hard all year to get to this point, and have met with so many problems that we have had to solve along the way. But GOD is Good! His mercy and love for us has shone through, and we are reaping the rewards of both faith and praise! Woo Hoo!

mentos + diet coke/pepsi explosion

Warning! Be very careful when eating Mentos that you do not accidently gring them up and put them in your pop, for this is what will happen! warning: don't try this at home. rather, try it outside. Founders 309 Productions. affiliated with http://www.remmeh.co.uk/

New Music Video From David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff - "Jump In My Car"

Dudes, this is pretty funny: That's right, it's Hofficial... your favourite cult icon wants to take you home! The one and only David Hasselhoff of "Bay Watch" and "Knight Rider" fame returns with a cover of the 1975 classic 'Jump In My Car' and its a doozy. Recorded in Sydney last year with the legendary Harry Vanda (AC/DC, The Angels), the Ted Mulry Gang tune has been re-vamped with full Hoff gusto and this music video promises to rock the socks off all his Hofficial fans. Watch it, enjoy it, share it on Google Video, courtesy of Sony BMG Australia. Want more? Buy the buy the track on iTunes Australia by clicking here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=155871591&s=143460

House Pics

Well, we still don't have an appointment to close on our new house. Our lender was supposed to have the paperwork to the title co. today so that we could close on Monday, but as of 3:00 PM today it had not been done. Now I'm afraid it might get postponed again. I'm pretty frustrated at the speed (or rather complete lack thereof) of our lender in getting their part of the job completed. I feel like we have answered all their questions and met all their conditions in a timely manner, and our realtor has certainly worked quickly for us, but the bank seems to not even understand the nature of a deadline and a closing date. Are all banks like this?

Anyway, here are some pics of our new house. I think the place is really nice, and it is going to be a wonderful home for us.

Lessons learned @ VBS

Here is a report from Jamie about what VBS meant to our kids. Praise
God for sending the Holy Spirit to work in their lives!

I just wanted to share what Sully has been doing. It is quite funny :)
He uses Wayde's new pom poms and shouts out "L-O-G-O-S Camp LOGOS is
the best! YES! Leaning on God's only son!!!!!" It is really really
cute.

Then last night they were practicing prayer at the table. Chayce
started so beautifully and just had the sweetest prayers for all of
us, and finally remmebered to say "Amen". Then it was Sully's turn: "L-
O-G-O-S Camp LOGOS is the best! YES! Leaning on God's only son!!!!!
AMEN" It was so cute :)
I am so grateful for the teaching they received at VBS. I have seen
such a change in them!!!
Anyway thanks for reading :)

Jamie Bonchu

Me Church

Check out this satirical video about church in our culture and worshipping yourself!

VBS, part III

At the end of the night we all got back together to sing camp songs, take a collection, recite our memory verse (Provers 3:5-6), and dismiss for the night. At the end of the week we had a "parents night" with food, games, fellowship, and a campfire. The kids also got to turn in the tickets they earned all week for doing good things for prizes in the trading post. This was a phenomneal week for all of us. The kids learned about Jesus and a number of important Bible characters who leaned on God, made friends, and got out with others. For Jamie and myself, well, we pretty much enjoyed the same thing! God Bless!

VBS, part II

Then we created a Craft Cabin, waterfront, "mess hall" where the kids could buy candy, and a post office, where the kids got tree mail every day(these were letters the staff or other kids wrote telling them how special they are and how much God loves them)!





Each night started with a prayer, camp cheers, and a skit. Followed by a "nature walk" where the 4 groups went in turn to each of the 4 areas: crafts, snack, bible lesson, and games.

Vacation Bible School @ Vertical View Church

Well, this was a great week in the life of our family. Not only was I on vacation, and not only did we get our confirmation of a loan for our new house, but we got do participate in Vacation Bible School at our church. I have never seen a VBS put on this way before. The people in this church have such a heart for the lord that they went all out to create the wonderland that was Camp L.O.G.O.S. (Leaning on God's Only Son). Here are some of the pictures of things we did. First, we transformed the sanctuary into a camp, complete with campfire, cabins, and trees:

Another Sully-ism!

Poor Sully said he was having an itch in his posterior. He became somewhat angry and said
"If I feel another itch, I'm gonna PUNCH my butt!"
He is such a great kid, just like the girls. As soon as I get batteries in the digital camera later this weekend, I'll get more pics up, including Girl Scouts.

A Sully-ism

Sully is playing with some stretchy loom loopers (the ones you make
oven pads with) and he put one over his whole head and said "It's
like a rubbered ban"

Sully's "baby oak"

Check out this report from Jamie about Sully's breakfast: Sully is
very concerned about his hardboiled egg and the "baby oak" inside
because "it doesn't have legs and it doesn't have arms and it doesn't
have a mouth and I don't want it to crack open" His concern ended
with a grumble and I can hear him cracking and opening the egg now.
He is intensely indecisive but it's too funny not to report!

Jamie's infection

Please agree with us in prayer for the total healing of Jamie's inner
ear infection. She is currently on antibiotics and propulous which is
healing but is still in pain and experiencing ringing and wooshing
noises. We ask God to bring total and immediate healing and praise
Him since what it is asked in His name it is already done. Amen.

WI Predator laws

WI just passed 2 interesting laws concerning sexual predators. First,
a 1st degree offense against a child earns a min. 25 year sentence.
Once these sick bastards do get out, they will have to wear a GPS
tracker which will alert police if they get near a school, park etc.
They can ask a judge to take it off after 20 YEARS! What do you think
about that?

Loan Update

Our loan has been approved! We have several conditions to meet,& we
could still use prayer, but we got our approval & we are so excited!
Praise God for all He has done for us!

We have a Car!ll

We have a car! We have been praying for this for a long time & praise
God it has finally happened! We got an old Cavalier from a friend at
church who took excellent care of it. He also put a bunch of work
into it before he gave it to us. Now we can drive to church, school,
the store, etc. We are just so blessed, & so happy with our new
church. Praise God, & please say a prayer of thanks giving! Woo Hoo!

G.S. Court of Awards

Wayde & Chayce's Girl Scout Court of Awards will be Monday, June 12th
@ 7:00 PM. Wayde will be getting several Brownie "tri-its" badges,and
Chayce will be recieving several Daisy Petals. It should be a very
exciting night.

Words from my kids

Here is a post from Jamie about some cute things the kids have said recently:

Sully says "When I drink pop, my breath feels hot. I feel my breath
hot when I drink pop." He then commenced trying to feel his breath
with his mouth closed. LOL

Chayce says "I wish a superhero would pick up our house with all of
us in, and put us right on a cloud and God is there!"

Sully's Bedtime

We have been letting Sully fall asleep on his own and then put him to
bed, which means that many times he turns in at the same time we do!

Well, Saturday night I took him up to his bed, tucked him in, and
layed with him until he fell asleep. The last two nights, I simply
tucked him in, said good night, and went back downstairs! He just put
himself to sleep! With the girls I had to lay with them, sing them to
sleep, and risk falling asleep myself. Isn't my boy amazing.

By the way, Saturday I am taking the girls to the troop roller
skating party. Neither of them have skated before, so I'm a little
worried. I could use prayers for protection for me and them!