Hudson's Birthday

 And a few videos, so it'll be like you were there...

Happy Birthday, Hudson

Hudson in the Paper

Conversations with Josh

Josh: What do I smell?
Mommy: I'm making potatoes for supper.
Josh: That sounds good for my tummy.  He's sad because he needs food.

Josh's new catch-phrase as of yesterday is, "That's clever!"

My First Oreo

 He must have been getting tired, because he couldn't hold his head up straight while he was eating it.  

 My Little Mess!

 A video for you...

SCHOOL BUS!!

 Josh loves school buses. 

We visited someone from our church who happens to drive one, and she let him check it out. 

He was pretty excited.

 And even drive it around. (not really)

 Hudson thought it was pretty cool too!

Thankfully it's going to be a while still until either of these boys will be riding one. 

Monkey Cupcakes

Here are the monkey cupcakes I made to take to church tonight for Hudson's Birthday...

Songs for Saplings - Lower Prices!!

Remember those excellent children's music CD's I was telling you about that teach the basic truths of the Bibles (important doctrines) to your kids?  Now they're even CHEAPER!  It's so neat that this family wants to teach with this ministry instead of become rich from it!

Reaching Hearts by  Cutting Prices? Greetings!  Let's start with the exciting part in case you don't have time to read any further: We've significantly cut the  price of Songs for Saplings CDs  and downloads! Still have a bit of time on your hands? Read on to find out why we think it's important to lower our prices. Eight years ago, in an effort to help our kids memorize scripture, we put some simple verses to music and watched as our children learned God's Word without even trying. Songs for Saplings was born! Since then, thanks to God's blessings, we have produced two preschool CDs and are more than halfway finished with a six-volume set transforming 107 systematic questions and answers about our  faith into fun and lively songs. Along the way, God has also provided opportunities to share our music with new cultures and languages--places starving for a richer, deeper understanding of Him and His Word. We are thankful to report that we've begun projects in Chichewa (the language of Malawi), French, Polish, and Russian. You can learn more about our project  this summer in Malawi by clicking here. As our idea of Songs for Saplings' mission has progressed over the years God has given us the  conviction that we should see just how far He can make use of this music around the world. As we've reflected on what that means for our ministry we've realized we need to find new and creative ways to get our music into the ears and minds of more listeners, no matter what language they speak. One way to accomplish that is to significantly lower the cost of getting a CD to you from about $18 to just $9. No shipping costs. No  handling fees. Just $9. We've cut the price of downloads, too: all albums downloaded  via our web site are now just $5. This isn't a sale. This is a new way of serving you that is very exciting to us. Pray for us that we'll be able to extend our reach with this new pricing and that God would continue to bless the ministry of Songs for Saplings. Your friends, James and Dana Dirksen Join Our Missions Email List

Peek-A-Boo

I finally got a video of Hudson playing Peek-A-Boo!

Brothers

  

 It's fun to see Josh and Hudson really playing together.  

 I can't wait until they can do more of that!

Car Wash

 I love having little helpers when it comes to washing the car!