The Getaway

Sometimes we all need a Getaway, and this weekend I got a great one! I met up with six college girlfriends in Santa Fe for some fun and relaxing. It was so good to get out of town.

I loved the drive (at least the first 6 hours, the last 2... I was done!).



I loved the company.




I loved the hike.




I REALLY loved the spa.



I always love the food and drinks.




And I definitely love New Mexico.




I had a very hard time on the way home not taking the turnoff to head up to Casa de Maria, my friend Amy's cabin. It was hard to be so close and not be headed there! I am hoping we will make our annual trek if we can coordinate our family schedules and she can put up with us yet again!

All in all such a great weekend. I love that I can still get together with these girls after 12 or more years and pick up right where we left off. I am already looking forward to the next trip. However, I came back to reality with a bang this morning- a tummy sick Zella Grace. Oh well, it only makes me appreciate my getaway that much more!

I Appreciate Teachers

Where would we be without the amazing men and women who dedicate their lives to teaching children of all ages? Despite the drawbacks, including really lousy pay, so many talented folks commit their time to making a lifelong impression on students everywhere.
Quick- shout out the name of your Kindergarten teacher!
Mrs. Koontz was mine. I still remember the little alphabet books we read each week, the nap mat with my name stitched on it, fun times. I am blessed to have had many very memorable teachers over the years. Dr. Blair, Decatur people?

In my opinion a lifelong love of learning starts at home. However, I really and truly believe it cannot continue on without great teachers. To honor all teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week is really important to me.

First on my list is the most important teacher in my life- my mom.



Although she took a few years off when my brother and I were very small, she has spent a vast majority of her life teaching. This May will mark a really major milestone for her- retirement. After many many years of incredibly dedicated service she will leave the Decatur Public Schools behind. I am very excited for her to take this step in a new direction. She will finally have more time to travel (hopefully to Oklahoma), and time to just do whatever she decides. I do know this, those administrators at her district are going to feel her absence come fall. My mom has not once in all her years decided to just "phone in" anything. I am so proud of the example she set for me! (I better stop here- I feel a mother's day post coming on...)

I am especially thankful for my son's wonderful teacher this year as well. Miss Lindauer is a master teacher indeed. She has that wonderful combination of incredibly high standards, no nonsense discipline, and kind heart that make school a great place to be for my son. We had a bit of a rough start to the school year, but she stuck with Zander and has helped shape habits in him that will allow him to continue to blossom as he moves on to first grade. We have been really amazed at all the things Zander has learned through the school year. Miss L really goes above and beyond the call of duty every single day!

When I think about 3 year old preschool I imagine a warm, child-centered haven where kids can start learning the basics of how to get along, listen to and follow directions, and navigate the larger world. Zella Grace has also been blessed this year. If you were to look up preschool teacher in the dictionary there just might be a picture of Miss Cathy right there in Websters. I appreciate all she and Miss Hannah have done this year to shape Zella into a delightful learner- she loves school. That is the number one job of preschool if you ask me, it should leave kids begging for more!

What teachers have had a profound impact on your or your kiddo's lives? Have you told them how much you appreciate them? Do it this week!

Why I Love Basketball

When my hubby and I were first engaged and he moved me to Oklahoma I was a little bit thrown by the football culture. I believe I even tried to argue with him about why basketball is a better sport than football. Big Mistake. Over time I have adapted to my new home and become a very willing fan of football. In fact, I didn't even realize how much I had missed basketball- until we hosted the New Orleans Hornets when they were displaced after Katrina. Hubby and I split season tickets with some other couples for the two year Hornet stay and had so much fun going to the games. When the Thunder arrived to stay I was very excited, and now just a couple years later I have evolved back into a rabid fan- complete with a whole new wardrobe of blue and white shirts.

Growing up in Illinois I started watching basketball at a young age. While I was in middle school the University of Illinois made it to the Final Four in Seattle and I watched about every game that year. The best part was when we played Iowa and we got to call and taunt my grandmother when we beat them (little did I know I would turncoat and attend Iowa just a few years down the road). Then came the Bulls Dynasty. MJ, Pippin, BJ, enough said. I watched a lot of great basketball in those years.

So, here in no particular order are a few of the reasons I love Basketball:
1. It is fast and furious -it is exciting to watch.
2. You don't have to devote 9 hours of your day to a game when you attend in person.
3. Every game is a display of amazing athleticism. These guys are so strong, agile, and talented.
4. You can enjoy a game no matter what the weather is like outside. I have been to football games in the rain. Enough said.
5. The game is a lot more straightforward than many others. If you had never seen a game before you would figure out pretty quickly how things work. I still need help on a regular basis for football rules.

I could go on, but you get the point. As we have entered this playoff season I find myself thinking about my Grandma Gusty. She became a basketball fan late in life after she became a widow. Living in Fort Dodge, Iowa means enduring some seriously long, hard winters. Basketball became a way she and her good friends passed the time on long winter nights. I will never forget going to her house for a weekend while I was in college and meeting up with her two lifelong girlfriends for lunch. They talked NBA basketball the whole time- I had almost no idea what they were talking about! I do know this- she would have loved the Thunder. Their story, the hard work and humble attitudes would have gotten her attention. I think that she would have gotten a kick out of the fact that her great grandkids (especially her namesake, Zella) are loving basketball as much as she did.

Thunder Up for the Playoffs

Last night was the most exciting, crazy, loud, fun sporting event I have ever attended. Lance and I went to Miami for the OU national championship game a couple of years ago and the fanfare at that event didn't even come close to last night. Words fail to describe the crazy excitement of the crowd in the Ford Center for the 1st ever NBA Playoff game in OKC.


There were some really awesome moments last night, especially in the pregame. The Thunder put together a video that was incredible tracing Oklahoma City from boomtown to today. It included moving moments from the bombing, shots of the memorial, I only wish I had started videoing earlier. I picked it up from when OKC got the Thunder on to the end of the video. Here is a link to some videos I shot last night from the Pre-game, Starting Lineups, and the end of the Rise Together video:

Thunder Up!


In all a totally unforgettable night. I am hoarse and tired after all these late night games. BUT- I am absolutely pumped for Saturday night's game... I am resting my voice to cheer the Thunder to another big WIN!

Arts Festival Fish Tacos

Did I just hear your stomach rumble? For most Oklahoma City residents just reading the words Festival of the Arts is enough to get your stomach rumbling and ready for some seriously amazing food. There are so many choices it is really impossible to eat there just once during festival week. Each year brings in new delights and old standby favorites. Although I have spent an embarassing amount of time and money over the years at the festival tomorrow marks my first turn working a booth- and I am excited!
If you are headed down to the Festival on Thursday for lunch come by Craig and Carter's famous fish tacos- I will be there from 10:45- 2:00. The tacos are fabulous and the best part?? A portion of the profits benefit Wilson Arts Inc.
A great cause, great food, fun times. Hope to see you tomorrow!

Marathon Madness- One Week Away!

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon takes place one week from tomorrow. It is the 10th anniversary of this "Run to Remember" the victims of the OKC Bombing. This race is really something special. Although I have never attempted the whole or half marathons I have been on several relay teams over the years. Of all the races I have ever run in (not like the list is really that long...) this one has such a cool spiritual component. Throughout the race there are banners naming those lost in the bombing and many runners choose to run in memory of someone lost or in honor of a survivor.

The marathon course goes right through our new neighborhood, and I got an email last night letting me know the route for the half marathon will actually go down our street! So, I am gearing up big time to cheer on the runners. If you are running the half marathon we are on the 400 block of 21st street. I am planning to get the kids out, chalk the street, buy some balloons, and possibly set up our own little water stand. To make it even better, my hubby is thinking about running the half too. We will get to cheer on daddy from our own front lawn. So- if you have friends and loved ones running the half and want a place towards the end of the race to stop and cheer- come on over to our house! We will be ready for you and warming up our cheering voices. Go runners Go!

Say Hello to my New Friend...

The IMac! It is here and it is glorious! After not a whole lot of deliberation we decided to be Mac people. Last night we made it official with a full family trip to the Apple store at Penn Square. We came home and set up our new toy. So far I am totally loving it- easy to use and lots of fun stuff to play with.

We are now also wireless for the first time and waiting patiently for my hubby's new toy to arrive in the next couple days- an IPad. Can't wait to report on that as well. So, I am ready for a new adventure in Mac Land and just soaking up the pure upgrade in speed and looks the new Mac has brought to my life. Hooray!

Ode to the Farmer's Market

I grew up in Decatur, Illinois. This fine city just so happens to be the soybean capitol of the world, so I was pretty well surrounded by agriculture growing up. When I left for college at the University of Iowa I had to explain to all the Chicago kids what the herbicide commercials on TV were about. I feel like I always had a pretty healthy appreciation for the process of growing food.

Now as an adult I have to make tough practical decisions about my food just like everyone else. In this crazy age of genetic manipulation, hormone and antibiotic overload, and mass pesticide use I have to choose carefully what I feed my family. Although I hit the neighborhood market like most of America I also utilize a secret weapon in my campaign to feed my family good food. This weapon is the OSU OKC Farmer's Market.

For all of you OKC residents, the market is located at about 8th and Portland on the OSU OKC campus and runs year round on Saturday mornings. This market is a great place to stock up on grass fed hormone free meat, delicious cheese, fresh eggs, amazing produce, and hundreds of made in Oklahoma products. I ran over to the market this morning and then got to make myself the most amazing all local, made in Oklahoma lunch when I got home. It is nice to know the people making my food and it tastes out of this world amazing.

Last year Lance and I bough into a CSA. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Basically we paid Berry Creek Farms in January for a veggie, fruit, and egg share. Each week from May- October we stopped by the farmer's market and picked up a dozen eggs, fruit, and a bag of whatever veggies were in season on the farm. It was a wonderful exerience. This year we have decided to go back to a-la-carte shopping as the one downside to the CSA was that we got more than we could use and some items we didn't really love. (Feeding kids turnips? Not without a pound of butter...) So, here is a list of my Farmer's Market must-haves.

OSU OKC Farmers Market, oh how I love you. Let me count the ways...
1. Harvesthyme Bread: garlic rosemary bread. So fabulous.
2. Christian Cheese: Cowboy Cheddar, Colby Cheddar, Really Any Cheddar.
3. Crow Farms: Great produce all the time, but the tastes like summer greenhouse cherry tomatoes in April are something special.
4. Berry Creek Farm: All types of fruits and veggies as well as wonderful fresh eggs.
5. Wichita Buffalo Company: Buffalo meat is lean, delicious, and good for you. My kids love this meat and cannot tell the difference between it and ground beef.
6. The "General Store": I honestly don't know the name of this operaton, but they are always on the back left of the pavillion and they sell EVERYTHING! We love the honey, peanuts, peanutbutter, jams, pizza crust, and more!

Hope you will take some time to explore what the Farmer's Market has to offer near you. Take your kids along too- it is cool for them to meet the people who grow the food you buy and will make them more adventurous eaters (except maybe turnips...).

Alexander and the No Good Horrible Day

Today started out with such potential. Earlier this week Zander's teacher pulled me to the side at drop off to "remind me", wink wink, that the school award assembly would be Friday. I took that as a good hint to bring in the big guns as my buddy would most likely pull in the big award, the Holy Grail for kindergarten, Student of the Quarter award. So, I made sure my hubby would be there and called the in-town grandparents to invite them as well. Celebration time!

The back story to this big deal award is that we had a pretty rough transition into all day kindergarten at our new school this year. There were some hard days and lots of tears. We have come a long way and I am so very proud of Zander's accomplishments. He has worked hard to earn this award.

I ran all my errands this morning and got home a little after one to get Zella to rest up for the three o'clock assembly. I flipped on a little TV for her and my cell phone rang. Zander's teacher was calling to tell me to get over to school right away. Apparently my buddy was running on the playground, bumped into a friend and proceeded to fall face first on a slide. He knocked out one of his top front teeth and bent back the other front tooth and the smaller tooth next to it. He also managed to open up a pretty good gash under his lip. We got our first bloody E.R. visit. Not the landmark I was hoping for today!

Luckily the Saint Anthony staff got us right in and 5 stitches and a whole lot of tears later we were rolling up the Hefner Parkway to see our favorite dentist. We count on the Schmidt family for a lot as our very dear friends, but this was the first time we got to use the added benefit of immediate emergency dental attention. Dr. Lance assured us Zander would be fine and did not need any procedures right then- thank goodness for baby teeth, although his bent back teeth look awful!

We got back home, tried to regroup and my sweet hubby managed to throw the knocked out tooth into the very nasty and full kitchen trash can. Here is the result:



They did manage to recover the tooth, though hubby may never eat eggs again. Tonight before bed we wrote the tooth fairy a note to let her know this tooth is much more valuable than the average tooth. I feel pretty confident she will respond appropriately.

The bottom line, we missed the assembly. I was so sad that Zander missed his big awards moment. We did get back home right as school was dismissing. So, we walked down the street to get our wonderful award from his teacher, Miss L. Here he is with a fat lip, stitches, messed up teeth, and a rockin' new Student of the Quarter T-Shirt.



This day is definitely one made for repeatedly retold stories. I know I will never forget our version of Alexander and the No Good Very Bad Day!

One Year Anniversary

I have never been a huge "Anniversary" person. My hubby and I always do something special to commemorate our big wedding day, but we are pretty low key. It always cracks me up a little when people talk about 4 month anniversaries for dating, or the 5 year anniversary of when he proposed. I really don't keep track of dates very well I guess!

As I was walking the dog this morning I strolled past the Aberdeen apartment complex, at the corner of 15th and Robinson, which was the Leffel home as we transitioned into life downtown. It struck me all of a sudden- "Hey- about this time last year we moved in there!" I came home and checked the true ledger of events in our lives, the checkbook, and I was right! We moved last year on March 20th. That cozy townhouse/apartment was only our home for three very quick months, but it represented a major shift in life for our family. We had known for a long time that we really wanted to move downtown for a LOT of reasons. Now that we are here I can say without a doubt that I totally LOVE IT! So, I will break from my non-anniversary nature to give you my list of the top 5 things I love about living in downtown Oklahoma City in honor of our family's first anniversary here:

1. Death of the Commute: The number one reason by far for our move. We have at least 40 more minutes a day with my husband because instead of taking 20-45 minutes ONE WAY to get to work, it takes 4-5 by car and only 30 to WALK! Woo Hoo! Side benefits include- lunches with hubby at home, appearance of hubby at random during the day school functions for our kids, dinners as a family at a reasonable time, breakfasts as a family, I could go on here...

2. Community: Our neighborhood has such a strong sense of community. We have a rocking arts centered neighborhood school that I WALK my kiddo to each day- on sidewalks no less! We have a neighborhood park, neighborhood festivals, and people walk, bike, and sit on their front porches. I have met 10x more neighbors in the nine months we have lived in our house than we did in the 5 years we lived in our previous neighborhood.

3. Food: Sad that this weighs in at 3, but true. We love to eat and have long spent date nights cruising downtown to enjoy all our favorites. Now we are here and it is gastronomically glorious! We can walk faster than we can drive to Cheevers, Cuppies and Joe, and Big Truck Taco. It is easy to walk to the Plaza Court for McNellies, Cafe do Brazil, 1492, etc. The Wedge, Iguana Lounge, Sage, and many more must eats for us are just a short car ride away. The best part? These are all LOCAL restaurants, so more of our dollars support OKC.

4. Entertainment: With the first MAPS downtown OKC exploded with entertainment options. Bricktown, the Ballpark, movies, canal rides, restaurants, bowling, museums, gardens, theater, a state of the art YMCA, and the holy grail this time of year... the Ford Center! We can do it all and be there in minutes. During December you can add snow tubing and ice skating to the list. Where is my husband right now? At the Thunder game with Zander! They can leave at the half and be home and tucked in for bedtime in 15 minutes. It rocks to live so close to so much great entertainment.

5. The Future: The best part for me is that this area is only getting better. So much has changed and opened up just in the year we have been here. With the passage of MAPS 3 even more awesomeness is coming. A new central park for one thing- have you seen the plans? It looks to be amazing. With the construction of the new Devon building comes a huge renovation for the Myriad gardens with several specially planned children's areas, a cafe, and water features that turn into an ice rink in the winter among other things, and that should be done in a year. It makes me proud to call Oklahoma City my adoptive home. Friends who come to visit me now leave impressed and excited to come back.

So, there is my anniversary list. We love it here! We will always have strong connections to our church and friends on the north side of town, but we are here to stay. It used to make me a little defensive when people asked why we wanted to move down here... now it just makes me smile.

Life is so Cool!

I am most definitely a science nerd at heart. I think nature is so captivating, and I got totally sucked into the new Life series on Discovery last night. It is a beautiful, educational, fascinating program that to me represents what is great about TV- namely to take you places and show you things you may never experience in normal life. You should watch it, DVR it, and show it to your kids! Sunday nights, check your local listings for times.

For those of you that may not know this about me, I graduated from University of Iowa with a degree in Science Education and taught middle school science here in Oklahoma for five years before I started my current career as a mom.

My parents definitely started my love of science via our annual summer vacation camping trips. We loaded up the Ford Van and hitched on the pop up camper to hit the open road for two to three weeks each year. Our destinations were varied and we visited all 48 lower states, totally amazing in hindsight! National Parks and monuments were always on the list of things to see, and that is where my sense of wonder and love for the natural world began.

This picture was taken in Teton National Park near Jackson Wyoming in 1984. Yes that cute kid in the blue jacket with the walking stick is me...



Fast forward about 25 years and things will come full circle this summer. My mom and dad called this weekend to tell my kids they bought a camper! For Christmas this year they bought the kids a National Park Passport book and promised to take them camping in a Park this summer. Needless to say the kids are pumped and I am excited and nostalgic all at the same time. I am glad that 25 years from now they can sit down and look at pictures like this:



Life really is so cool!

Learning to Fly

Is there any better feeling than flying along on a bike with the wind blowing through your hair? I love it! Lance bought me a super cool cruiser style bike this fall and I love to hop on on the rare occasion both my kids are at school and I have time to play. I rode to Walgreens from our house a few weeks ago and when I picked Zander up from school he said "Mommy, did you ride your bike today? I saw you out my classroom window!" Pretty funny!

Zander was a maniac on his bike with training wheels all last summer but quit in protest when I took off the trainers. I have been trying so hard to get him to try riding without the training wheels ever since. Today he did it!! We went over to his school playground and rode on the grass.


Unfortunately about a half hour later he crashed and burned with a nasty scrape to his shoulder. Riding is easy but stopping is a little harder to master. I am so proud of my buddy for giving it a go!

Spring Break is Really a Break!

This should not be a shocking headline, but it sort of is for me! In the past Spring Break sort of felt like a test of patience and scheduling prowess as I tried to keep us busy and myself from going nuts. It has come on slowly but is so nice to see the difference increasing independence from my children has made on my ability to relax and enjoy them. We can now spend whole days just hanging out and I do not want to run from the house screaming by the end of the day.
The biggest difference maker has really been the start of all day school for Zander. He is just so very busy now that he is gone so much, it really is so refreshing for all of us to get up late, hang out in our PJ's, and relax. I am looking forward to today- the last real day of break before the weekend. I have no idea what we will do, but I know it will be fun!

Big Trash Day Find

Big Trash day is always an exciting time in any neighborhood. All the junk collectors drive around in their pickups salvaging whatever they deem treasure as the rest of us gleefully pitch stuff to the curb to clean out our closets and garages. I actually love the way things get recycled on this day. It is cool that the city is never there on day one to pick stuff up. They always give the dumpster divers a chance to have a look first. It is actually a very Green practice.
Our family is always on the pitching side of this equation... Until this afternoon! I took the kiddos on an afternoon adventure for a haircut and treat at Cuppies and Joe. YUM! As I pulled back down my street I saw my treasure. Big Trash had already been scooped up this morning so I knew she was all mine for the taking. Apparently this family had forgotten to get the big trash out on time so they set her on the side of the street with a sign marked FREE! My kids were amazed as I pulled over, popped the hatch and hefted her in.



When we moved into our new house last summer we spent almost every night sitting on our front porch. It is a fabulous place to have a drink and unwind at the end of the day. Our porch is fantastic but was missing one thing to take it to perfection... a coffee table to pop your feet on and set your drinks on. Woo Hoo, welcome home table! So, now it is question time: What color should I paint it? Black, Chocolate Brown, leave it alone? Give me your input please!

Rumble Mania

The Leffel household loves us some Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball. We are super spoiled by Geep and Gege and get to go to lots of games. Although the basketball is great and we are so psyched to see the Thunder doing so well this year, the real star of the Thunder in this house is RUMBLE! If you are not familiar, Rumble is the Thunder Mascot. He is a Bison that basically recalls Michael J. Fox's Teen Wolf. Rumble is so much fun to watch and really does an amazing job at entertaining during the games.
Rumble recently celebrated his 1st birthday and had a bunch of his mascot friends over for a party at the game. They took lots of pictures before the game and entertained so well, the kids had a total ball that night. However, we were still in search of the elusive one on one picture with Rumble for my kids. Then, last night at the game Rumble walked right up to our row and we finally got that money picture for both kids. Here they are!




Woo Hoo! Now, I am on the hunt for the best Thunder shirt I have seen yet... It says I heart and has a picture of Rumble. Has anyone seen one? I am dying to get this shirt (no, not for my kids... for ME!)

Time Really Does Fly- The Big #4

If you have kids or are just around them you know the terribly trite phrase "They grow up so fast!" is also terribly true. Well, today is a big day at our house. My sweet baby girl turns 4 today. This is really hard for me to believe. As I celebrate I can't help but feel the teeniest bit sad that I won't get to have a three year old again. I am so proud of Zella Grace. She is such a fun, creative, free-spirited, loving, HAPPY! Kid. So...
That was then:






This is now:





Love you Zella Girl!

Bad Mom Moments

We all have them, right? RIGHT? Ok. Glad I am not alone in this. I always try to cut other moms as much slack as I can because we do a very hard job. Sometimes we get caught in a bad moment that does not come close to resembling the great work we do overall. But today...

Zella and I left school to head over to the Shoe Carnival at the Belle Isle shopping center to return some shoes. As I got out of my car I look over and see a car running with the windows down and three kids under the age of 5 all alone. No adult in sight. I cannot in good conscience leave these kiddos. I walk over and ask the oldest, "Do you know where your Mommy is?" and she says "that store" and points to Old Navy. I am having a seriously difficult internal debate about whether or not I should call the police.

A group of three ladies (one pregnant) obviously out shopping on their break from work come walking back to their car and I ask if they are willing to stand by the car and watch the kids while I go into Old Navy. They agree and I run into the store. I ask the cashier to do an all store call and explain the situation. He says they cant do all store announcements but will try something. He then continues to check out a customer. At this point I am fishing for my phone to call the police, it is obvious this clerk is not in a hurry. As I am feeling around for the phone in the dark depths of my purse a younger woman rushes by me after checking out at a different register.

I get a feeling about this lady and watch her walk towards the car with the kids. I yell after her, "are those your kids?" and she says yes. "You were about 10 seconds from having the cops called on you" was my witty response. She drove away and I did nothing but stare her down. The other ladies said she told them she had left her wallet in the store- big fat lie!

So, I am now wondering if I gave a good mama a wake up call on a bad day or passed up a chance to get the authorities involved with a family in distress. Yuck! What a morning.

What a weekend...

This weekend was great. Three highlights:
1. The Informant!
This movie was shot in my hometown of Decatur, Illinois which just so happens to be the soybean capitol of the world. Lets just say not many movies are shot there so I had so much fun watching for glimpses of home throughout the movie. Matt Damon is also hilarious although unfortunately under an unflattering transformation for the film. Pretty fun movie- check it out!

2. Oklahoma Gardening School
Myriad gardens put on a gardening school at the civic center on Saturday and it was fun. Learned a ton about great plants to use in landscaping for Oklahoma. Great information for a non-native okie trying to get into gardening. By far the best part of the presentation was by the director of the gardens. As part of the whole Devon skyscraper project the myriad gardens are getting a MAJOR face lift! I tried to find the plans online to link up here but was unsuccessful. They are putting in a cafe, restaurant, dog park, huge kids area and teaching garden, revitalized stage, and multiple water features (one of which will be an ice rink in winter) just to name a few. WOW! They begin renovations after the arts festival this April and plan to try and finish it by the following year's arts festival. Want to meet me over there in about a year? I plan to move in after seeing the pics. LOVE OKC's DOWNTOWN!!!

3. Stop Hunger Now
You pretty much have to live under a rock not to know that hunger is a major issue in the US and around the world. I was so excited to be a part of a mission project at our church, Church of the Servant Methodist, today. Our congregation raised the funds to buy the supplies for and then packed over 100,000 meals. These meals are targeted to be sent to Africa for school children. It was a wonderful opportunity to get hands on in helping combat hunger. The best part- my 6 year old son, Zander, got to help in the packaging. He was so proud and it was such a great way for my husband and I to help him make the connection between faith and action. WOW! What a great way for our family to start the week.