January 2019

We always start the new year running with birthday celebrations! Guess that's what Abigail (and I) get for having birthdays in January. 😆  Abigail chose a penguin theme this year.  My mom got the adorable cupcake toppers of Etsy.  Still can't believe my sweet baby is SEVEN!!  We tried to tell her she was again backwards and was going to be 5....but she wouldn't go for it.

The adorable stuffed penguin was purchased by Hannah at Sea World this summer.

I was excited to join Abigail's class on a field trip to the Outdoor Learning Center.  Even though the kids go every year, it's still a fun trip because they learn about something slightly different.  And we got lucky that it wasn't freezing, just a little cool.

Our school always does College Week in January. They talk about the importance of education and setting goals, etc.  The girls are always happy to represent Baylor.  Sic 'Em Bears!!  We had a new dress up day this year where the kids dressed as their future career.  It was so fun to see what all the kids chose.  Hannah picked librarian and Abigail chose artist. I thought their costumes turned out super cute!!

It feels like we did way more stuff this month, but at the moment I can't think of anything else.  Stay tuned for more.

December 2018

This month is always super crazy with multiple church activities, birthday celebrations, and holiday fun.  But I am always blessed and I love watching the girls experience the magic of Christmas and share the love of Jesus.

We started off the month with the kids choir program.  We did a Christmas program this time called Jingle Bell Beach.  Both girls got to sing a small solo and Abigail's little dance class performed too.  Hannah chose a science class this semester and LOVED all the fun experiments she got to do.

The girls were also asked to be part of the program for the Widow's Luncheon our church deacons put on every year. Hannah read the Christmas story and Abigail sang a solo, and some other friends sang too.  It was a very sweet little program and the girls enjoyed every minute. (photo credit Dave Alvy)

The 2nd weekend in December was the big multi-generational concert featuring ALL music groups at church.  It was an amazing concert!!!  Abigail got to sing her Happy Birthday Jesus solo again and did awesome!  I was nervous for her but she didn't seemed bothered to sing in front of all those people.  Nathan and I were on stage playing so all photos are from the church photographer. (Photo credit Sam Wilson)

Somehow my sweet Hannah is NINE years old!  I really can't believe she is that big.  On her actual birthday she brought little treats for her class and that night was the kids choir party at a trampoline place.  Our official family celebration was on Saturday.  She choose books as her theme this year....not surprising for my little bookworm!

School got out so late this year we didn't have much time before Christmas.  But we managed to watch some Christmas movies, bake cookies, look at lights, play some games, and do a few puzzles.  We also continued our tradition of taking pictures in our jammies in front of Grammy's tree.

November 2018

Hannah participated in a piano competition at the beginning of the month.  This was a unique contest in that everyone who entered in her division played the exact same piece.  Hannah worked really hard, learned a lot, and ended up winning 4th place.  So proud of all her hard work.

I also got to go on another field trip with Hannah's class.  There is a retired electric train car in the middle of downtown Plano.  They give tours of the car and there is a small museum behind it as well.  3rd grade has been studying life in early America so it fit in with their curriculum nicely.  This train car and museum are located at a park our family has visited several times, but we've never gone inside.  It was fun to get the tour and kids also got to picnic lunch and play at the park for a few minutes.  It was a really fun field trip!

One of the girls good friends from school got a part in a play at a local theater.  The play was Phantom Toll Booth which was one of Nathan's favorite books as a kid so he joined us for the show. It was so fun to see sweet Ava perform.  She did a great job and clearly LOVES the stage.

LOVE having the entire week of Thanksgiving off of school.  We typically stay in town, but we always try to squeeze in some family fun.  Monday we went to the Heard Museum.  Daddy technically still have to work (from home) that day, but we was able take a break a join us.  Dinosaurs Live was the featured exhibit.  It was chilly outside, but sunny.  We had lots of fun!

Friday we headed to the Perot Museum.  We went back in January and only saw about half the exhibits.  It did not disappoint we had lots of fun!  I think our favorite parts were the human body and the engineering section.

At the end of the summer Nathan and I had the privilege of praying with both girls as they put their trust in Jesus!!  When children make this decision our church has them go through a little class and then meet with the children's minister to make sure they fully understand the decision they have made.  Once those things are done you can then get baptized.  It was such and awesome morning watching BOTH Hannah and Abigail proclaim their faith in front of the church.  And I LOVE LOVE that they got to do it together!  I posted the videos to FB so I'll just share a few photos here. (photo credit Jack Hess)