Happy 10th Birthday Samuel!!

I can hardly believe my son is 10. Officially double digits! In the past year Samuel has grown- definitely physically as he is almost as tall as me and Brian, but he has also grown spiritually. Samuel is everybody's friend, and much like his daddy, never meets a stranger. His taste in movies has grown as Star Wars is now his favorite thing to watch! He has grown in his choice of toys- Legos- but not the easy ones, the big complicated ones, which he quickly finishes without help! His life ambition is to be a storm chaser and a pastor- while working at Subway until he is finished with school. His likes and dislikes have changed dramatically this year, however he still loves his family and friends- that has not changed just grown stronger. We are so thankful for the work that God is continuing to do in him. We are so very thankful for our son and thankful that God has continued to sustain His life another year!



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A Great Homeschool Resource!!

To all my fellow homeschoolers out there I wanted to let you know about a great resource. It is file folder games. They are easy to put together, and easy to use. The kids love them and it's a great way for them to learn and reinforce the concepts we are trying to teach. Shanna Clark has put together these wonderful games. And she has some for all ages. These are especially great to take with you on all those errands where you have to wait or when you are traveling in the car. Right now she is having a Christmas Sale so check out her website. Happy Homeschooling! ~Cara

http://learningathisfeet.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-sale-on-our-website.html

Floor- 1st place.

Bars-3rd place

Vault- 4th place.

I missed the first vault so this is just the second one.

Abby's 1st competition of the season!!!!

Though a little later this year, Abby had her first competition of the season this weekend. We are very proud of how hard she has worked so far and it payed off today. She started a little slow, had a terrible first vault, but didn't let it bother her and had a great second vault. From there she just continued to improve. The overall results were: 4th Vault, 3rd Bars, 1st Beam, 1st Floor, and 1st All-Around (which earned her a nice big trophy!) Here are the videos to go with the results. (as a side note- I did miss the very beginning of her beam routine because I forgot it was my job to video tape!) Abby's team also won 1st place for their level. This is a first for her team as last year they were last most of the season. Everybody did really well today. Thanks for your support and cheering us on! (and yes, Abby's fire has been lit- she is eaten up with gymnastics right now!)
Beam- 9.0, 1st place


Due to technical difficulties this is the only video I can get posted, will try posting the others soon!