Performance Week!

Once again, Andrew thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to be on stage, and Margaret did great---her first experience and duet with Mrs. Anderson.

Corsages, courtesy Susan. 

Margaret's "Chance to Dance" performance at school....what an amazing program for so many young girls that would never otherwise be able to participate.

A neighbor is on the BOD of the Center of Christian Studies at UVA.  I'm not sure exactly what services they provide students, but it's very well respected.  This neighbor (CEO of Roy Wheeler and too many ties for me to count) and Tom have both been on the board for years.  Our nursery attendant that I hired and favorite sitter the last year and a half has been an intern there.  Apparently they provide 3 meals a day to students to exams and ask folks to come bless the meals.  Our neighbor asked if our family would come pray for them.  So Andrew wrote a blessing that he offered them.  They line up down the street (there are 150 kids that show up per meal), so he prayed it 3 times, walking down the street to catch everyone.  What a cool experience.  Apparently W and M and CNU were in town last week to see what their ministry entails, how they function, etc.  Can't believe they don't already have something, but hopefully this will be commonplace by the time our kids go to college.

I gave up trying to figure this one out...

Not to be left out, Matthew had his own little performances at school with the sweetest class I've ever seen.  Oh, how our family will miss Ms. Bush and Ms. Balcell's!

"Pre-K next year, Pre-K next year, we're moving up!  We're moving up!

Learn to read our letters, write our names much better, 

Pre-K here we come!  We'll have so much fun!"

 

Merrily we start the day...

Poem:  We know our sights, we know our sounds.  What goes up, must come down!

 Can you spot the ball boy under the Friday night lights???  

Pretty neat opportunity for Andrew.

Great season for these guys!  Michael was a trooper to do so much driving back from Arlington for practice.  Thankful for an assistant this year, too!

AWANA Awards Night - Andrew completed his first year of TNT (Truth in Training) and nailed ALL of his passages despite missing 3 weeks for travel.

Margaret surprised us all by winning the "Clubber of the Year" award in her SPARKS (k-2) group of 4 classes!  Apparently she is a delight, always kind, considerate, and helpful to those that did not arrive with their verses already memorized.  

And Matthew....well, Matthew did was Matthew does...and learned some verses and songs, too!

The kiddos are singing about every other month now.  This time, is was with the big choir!

"Oh, sing to the Lord"

And after this week, we collapsed!