Frozen Cappuccino Punch

1/2 C sugar
1/4 C instant coffee granules
1 C boiling water
8 C milk
1 qt vanilla ice cream, softened
1 qt chocolate ice cream, softened

In a small bowl, combine the sugar and coffee. Stir in boiling water until dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, pour coffee mixture into a 1 gallon punch bowl. Stir in milk. Add scoops of ice cream. Stir until melted.

Pictures-My Boys

Gabe in his super "cool outfit"....he wanted to wear a tie like Daddy does to work....

Poor kid has had a little mustache on his upper lip from wiping his nose so much ;(

And this here is PapaMonkey......hee hee.....we don't have to wonder where our kids get their crazy creativeness from ;) do we now??

Gabe in a random moment.....being quiet and winding down after a long day

And yes, sometimes the Lil Sister acts like the Lil Mister.....there ain't nothing prissy about her!

God is...

The Lord is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds." Psalm 145:17

"God is too wise to be mistaken.

God is too good to be unkind.

When you don't understand,

When you can't see His Plan,

When you can't trace His hand,

Trust His heart."-NewSong

The Faces

Behind a statistic...
100 million orphans worldwide.

"A father to the fatherless...A healer to the brokenhearted...You make beauty out of ashes..."
psalm 68:5, 147:3, Isaiah 61:3

No Small Defination

"If we maintain the open-mindedness of children, we challenge fixed ideas and established structures, including our own. We listen to people in other denominations and religions. We don't find demons in those with whom we disagree. We don't cozy up to people who mouth our jargon. If we are open, we rarely resort to either-or: either creation or evolution, liberty or law, sacred or secular, Beethoven or Madonna. We focus on both-and, fully aware that God's truth cannot be imprisoned in a small definition. " — Brennan Manning

Our Paw-Paw

A random visit from Paw-Paw during his work day always makes for happy monkies!!!

We love you Paw-Paw!!!!

Brand New Icemaker 4 Sale!!!!

This thing is quite the beast.....so much so I'll have to wait for Jase to get home to lift the thing outa the box (as I just might have put myself into labor carrying it in from the garage to take pictures!!) Then I can get better pictures......This thing was only used for maybe 1 month.

View from the top of the actual machine...makes 3 sizes of ice cubes.....that are oh so cute ;)

Will make ice in less than 6 minutes. Holds up to 1 gallon of water in resivoir, makes up to 30-35 lbs of ice per day (depending how much you use per day)

Want more details....just let me know. Have 1 prospective customer as we speak!!!

(and I'm holding out for you Steve & Tami!!! You get first dibbs!!!!!)