Celebrating

It's been a great week and a half or so of school shows, talent shows, ballet, and birthdays! Here's a little of what we've been up to..

Our drama club had a fabulous talent show and all the little girls were really enjoying the nationally-ranked Elvis impersonator that emceed...

Morgan and her friend Colette sang Christmas songs and there were so many other fun, funny, and beautiful performances. It was a great evening out, enjoying wonderful food and friends.


A few days later, it was Luke's "golden" birthday...fifteen on the fifteenth! He gave us ZERO ideas for a birthday gift but he seems to be enjoying his new Flip. :) What a joy this young man is to us! He has a heart of gold, a great sense of humor, and musical and artistic talent that obviously did not come from my DNA. The Lord will do mighty things with this young Jedi. :)

Then, on Thursday, we were off to the Nutcracker to watch our friends, Sarah and Lydia Polk, performing in the first of their five shows. Sarah and Jalen...

Thursday night, we surprised Luke with a belated birthday dinner at IHOP (he's been asking to go there since it opened.) I love this photo- Luke and Mo can get irritated with each other sometimes, but more often lately, they have been best buddies. LOVE the expressions...

And finally, we had a birthday dinner with our friends at Pizza Hut for Luke and for their daughter, Kristin (18). I am fairly certain that the Schultz family was dropped straight from heaven just for us. Here are two of their four teens, David and Sarah, along with Luke in all his silliness!

So the last week has been one long and glorious celebration! Now the decorating and shopping are basically done and we are ready for a really wonderful Christmas. Thank you, Jesus, for the blessings you bring to us in so many ways!