January Happenings

Our fence was fixed.  😄

Caylie got several inches cut off her long hair.

Brittany ran cameras at church (Calvary Aurora).  She's also learned how to do Switcher for the video feed.

Sometimes it snowed.

Tessa and Caylie on a sunny sledding day.

Tessa and her snow friend.

Caylie opened a school for her animals.  They are a rowdy bunch.  We can often hear them laughing and carrying on.

Samuel went to his second Jr. High Winter Camp with Calvary Aurora.  This is his buddy Jamar, who serves in the Junior High Ministry.

I got to have lunch with my friend Nicole!  Nicole was instrumental in our adoption for Samuel, and met him a couple of times in China before we did.

Elias and Benji became friends.

Samuel went to "Raptor Welcome Night" at Eaglecrest High School.  He'll be a freshman soon!

Samuel continued to play 8th grade basketball for Sky Vista Middle School.  His team lost all of their games, but he had fun and we had fun watching him!

And the awesomest pep band around - the Eaglecrest High School Pep Band - performed at many basketball games!  LOTS of fun!! 

Pep Band videos:
EHS Fight Song

"Every Time We Touch"

"Holiday"

"Mic Drop"

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Day!

Opening presents.

Taylor

Justin's letter jacket

Caylie

Samuel

Keelan's new jacket

Elias

Keelan and Brittany

Papa and Elias

Tessa the unicorn

Tessa got a game with unicorn horns.
 Great fun was had with those!

Brad, Brittany, Tessa, Elias (and Monty)

🎄  MERRY CHRISTMAS!  🎄

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas Eve started out with a bit of a bang!  We had plans to be at church all afternoon, as Caylie was singing in the children's choir for two services.  While we were getting ready to go, a lady drove through our back fence!  Thankfully she wasn't hurt, and our awesome neighbors stood our broken fence back up for us, after we had to leave.  Some not-very-Christmasy excitement!

Caylie looked beautiful in her new Christmas dress!

A quick rehearsal before the services.

 Pastor Ed amusing the kids with his choir-directing skills.  😄

😊  To see the service, click here!

Christmas Eve at Calvary Aurora 2018

Fun photos after the services.
Caylie, Tessa, Elias

Tessa and Caylie

And Pastor Ed joined in the fun!

Lots of silliness!

Taylor, Keelan, Justin

 Samuel

Papa Jim and Elias

Tessa and Nana

 Brittany and Brad

Our pastors.   So thankful for all of them!

Photo booth time!

 It's hard to figure out how to fit us all in.

But somehow it works! 

Merry Christmas Eve!