Parties and such

Not only do our kids have birthday parties, but they are also invited to several other parties. Each one has its nuances, but I wanted to share some of the ways we celebrate.

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

Make sure to stop or pause the scrapbook in order to watch the short video clips!

Happy Birthday, Rebekah!

We recently returned from an incredible trip to Pennsylvania and Washington DC to visit family over the holidays. Immediately after returning, we left again for a Medical Outreach to Tabasco. They day we left for Tabasco was Rebekah's birthday. Consequently, we celebrated the exciting occasion of our daughter turning 9 beforehand in Erie with yummy cake and ice cream and in our nation's capital with blueberry cobbler. AND, on her birthday she got calls from family wishing her a happy birthday and sung to with guitar acompaniament after our stop for supper on the way to Tabasco. On the finally day we had ice cream at DQ and returned to our host home to celebrate with a cake - WOW! Thank you to everyone who made our daughter feel special despite our travel plans! Guess who's getting cake brought in to school tomorrow to celebrate with her classmates . . . :-)

Also enjoy this group of photos I put together of her birthday celebrations.

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

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School Play

All three of our kids were "stars" this week in their school play. Remember the classic, "Wizard of Oz"? Well, this was "Christmas in Oz" - the general storyline with a little twist. Munchkin Jonathan. Rebekah as the "Good Fairy - Glinda". Joseph as a tin man. Our friend created a little slide show with the pictures she took. I tried my hand at the scrapbook thing and posted it below this blog. Also, I captured some video of Rebekah's ballet dance - enjoy!

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

All the kids did an excellent job and put in a lot of hard work.

There is supposed to be a DVD of the show, so we'll have to see if that turned out . . .