Febuary in review 2011

Here we go: A very short month of course but a couple of things took place for us. Let's start off by sharing Febuary was a very fun month and yet we experienced a low point. Let's just say, Micah and I are truly loving what is being taught at City Church this semester. Community.....We love that only by the grace of God we are connected to an incredible community! We love our church family and our very own family.
So saying all of that, we started are month off by going over to the Mendoza's lovely home and watching the superbowl with some dear friends. We had a great time! There was lots of good food, fun fellowship and good laughs.



Fun fellowship!

They are so into the game! LOL

Ricky holding it down with the frying! He did an amazing job with the fries and shrimp!

Giving more props to the other wonderful cooks! Angel and David.
So indeed we had a great time. So let me end by saying "Go Packers!" Ha! Ha! I'm just playing....I don't even know the first thing about football but I believe my husband was rooting for the Packers. Oh and by the way, I really did enjoy the halftime show....Slash rocked it and well Usher, What can I say....love his music!

Health Awarness!!! (Making some changes!)

Well, just like everyone else, I too have decided to get with the program, a healthier lifestyle. As you see, I am a little behind but I finally got my ipod and I have been jogging....Acomplished my mile and half this month with a few little stops but managed to make it through with lots of huffing and puffing. :) I am very motivated and so proud of those making some serious changes. Just have to give some shout outs to: La Mendy, Angelica, Mamie, Bethany and so many others for inspiring me to press and have a healthier life style. Not only have they encouraged me but it's about time I do this for myself. Okay ladies, I know that we really have not had a one on one talk about Health but viewing your posts on facebook or reading your blogs really has done a work in me. So THANK YOU! Also, let me not forget to mention....My husband, Mr. Micah Phillip Lantz has been incredible and really has been my #1 encourager. He pushes me and holds me accountable and I love him for that. So thanks babe, You're the greatest! Love my pink ipod!

I also love that I work for a company that really is helping promote a healthier lifestyle! HEB Rocks! I love my calender that I got from them and it helps me out tremendously.


BREW TIME!! What's the lastest with the Brewmeister??
Let me just say this: My husband really does have a huge passion for brewing beer and if you ask him, "If he ever thought he would be brewing beer or love beer so much?" he would respond, "Would have never imagined it!" My husband is exceptionally gifted in brewing and definitely want to give props to Jason Lewis, who has helped him in becoming better. Did I always agree with this.... Um No. I will say this, I hated every bit of it but I've come to realize he loves it and enjoys doing it and he really is great at it and so my heart has changed and I truly love supporting him in this. By the way, Ask him how he got into beer....Let me just say thanks to City Church, I will say no names......Ricky M., Oscar C., Peter H., and David G......need I say more. LOL... It's a great story to hear. We laugh when people ask because it wasn't until we attended Church of the King at the time now City Church that he got into beer. :) Anyways, Micah has brewed two beers in Febuary, a Happy Groom version 2.0 and a Honeysuckle Pale Ale. Oh yeah, they taste very good. If you are curious to want to know what the difference between his Happy Groom and the Happy Groom version 2.0 is the yeast and dry hops, just fyi.

Micah at it....checking the temperture! Perfect! Oh and it smells so good!

Also, if you have not become a fan of Micah's Homebrew Fan Page on facebook, please do. We try to keep his small but great clientele updated. He definitely has a lot of beers coming for the spring and summer time. If you haven't tried his beer get in contact with him on facebook because it goes really fast. :) So thanks to everyone who is helping support with Micah's brewery!
He truly appreciates it!

Last but not least,

Weekend to Remember Conference!

We are thrilled that Micah and I have signed up to attend this years, Weekend to Remember Conference. We have been wanting to go for years and finally did it. It will be a nice get away for us and looking forward to see what the Lord has in store for us.
So of course, I will keep you updated on that. By the way, you can still register!

Well, I will close in saying the Lord is good and faithful. Amen. Thanks again for taking time to read this.

Godbless,

Love the Lantz Family,

Micah, Rose and Lena

January 2011 Review

Micah and I have purposed it in our hearts to try to blog as least once a month "in review" to let everyone know "What's going on with The Lantz Family"....So, since January 2011 has come and left so quickly, we definitely wanted to keep you updated. We know that you may or may not care but we want to share either way!

Let's start off by saying, January is a fun month for us now, not that it never was before but we tend to look forward to a special birthday and that of course, would be of our sweet lena ladybug. Lena just turned three years old on January 18, 2011 and so pleased to announce that at the end of 2010, she decided she was ready to be potty trained. We started working with her at the beginning of 2010 only to discover she was not having it. She wasn't bothered so why should we be. She understood what she had to do and did it but preferred not to be introduced to pull ups or yet sit on a baby potty. As the year passed along and with the push of my mother-in-law (and if anyone knows Momma Rose) well, let's just say lena was getting steered in the direction of "It's time to be a big girl" says Grandma. Lena was still reluctant but definitely started coming around. Angelica Carmona a.k.a Tia Angel shared with me what they were doing with her nephew. They had gotten her nephew's favorite cartoon character poster and each and every time he would use the potty like a big boy they would let him put a sticker on the poster.

Guess what, it was working for us! It was a slow start but she was getting the hang of it and absolutely loved putting her stickers on her poster. Can anyone guess what kind of poster she had?? No doubt it had to be a Princess poster! All of her favorite characters!


She is a happy girl and proud of her accomplishment!

She is putting a sticker on her poster. Notice the undies! LOL

She is representing for all the toddlers out there!
You can do it!

Birthday in Cuero!

It's amazing to see how fast they grow! WOW! Like I said, Three Years Old! So for her 3rd birthday we decided to take her to Cuero, Tx. to visit my side of the family. She got to hang with her Mommo, Poppo, and all her tias and tios. We had a great time celebrating! She especially enjoyed being with her cousins, Joshua and Isis.

Made three special cupcakes for her!

Working hard! We all joined in together and made the rest of the cupcakes. Having three little ones with you to help decorate was a lot of hard work but yet so much fun to do.

They are so focused! Except for Lena, she was too busy eating the icing. She started decorating and then would sit there licking all the icing.

We made plenty of messes!

Finally made it! We were able to decorate all the cupcakes and they were so delicious!

We gathered to get ready to sing Happy Birthday!

Opening one of her favorite gifts from her tio J and tia bonnie and cousin Josh.

Yep, a microphone. She could not stop singing for us! It was great! She had all the family laughing!

Tuesday January 18, 2011

Since we went to Cuero the weekend before her birthday to celebrate, Grandma Lantz came over on her actually day and brought plenty of gifts.

She loves the boots!

We all went to Grimaldies to enjoy some yummy pizza! We had a great time with our big girl!

Beer Tasting!

My husband also held a beer and cheese tasting. He had a couple of friends come over to help
be apart of this epic event.

Sierra Nevada's 30th Anniversary!

They had a great time and we look forward to many more!

If you have made it all the way down to look at the pictures and read this, We just want to say Thank You! Actually we have a lot going on and being challenged in many ways. We are thankful for God's faithfulness toward us and look forward to sharing more. Blessings!

The Lantz Family

Micah, Rose and Lena