First Musical

While my family attended the Mineral Wells Junior High and High School choir concert in December, Andrew and Anna heard the words "Charlie Brown" which got their attention and realized that there was going to be a musical on the same stage later on. After the concert, Andrew ran up to me and said, "Anna and I want to see Charlie Brown." I said, "OK, we can do that." So Saturday night the 23rd, Alan and I took Andrew and Anna to see their very first live musical. I of course, was thrilled and enjoyed watching Andrew giggle and laugh at some of our choir students. Anna liked the girls singing.

I discovered that evening that a former theatre student of mine from Midland Christian is the girlfriend of our new Theatre teacher. Her parents were there too and we had a reunion. What a small world.

The Ballerina

Anna is really into this idea of taking Ballet. Dad is not convinced yet so I bought her a little dress for Christmas and her Gran and Grandad gave her a ballerina dress for her doll for Christmas. Anna was again in the mood to have her picture made with your baby doll.

Toboggan Day

Last Friday was toboggan day at Anna's school. She was so excited that she insisted that I take a picture of her. That is rare for her as most of you know. She had a choice of wearing Andrew's Buzz Light year or her Dad's Dallas Cowboys toboggan. She chose the Buzz Light year.

An OU fan's worst nightmare!

All this week Alan has devoted to wearing burnt orange. Even his boss Van Gravitt said, "I'm assuming after Thursday you will go back to wearing something other than burnt orange." Alan said, "Well if they win, I will wear it on Friday as well." Van and his family are OU and Tech fans.

This morning we got the news that both of our schools were closed due to the ice. So Alan puts on the whole outfit. There is simply too much of this ugly burnt orange color in his wardrobe. He really should think about wearing more red.

A Tennessee Christmas

We spent a week in TN where my parents are living. My brother Matthew, his wife Andrea and daughter Rachel were also there. We had fun watching all the activities the kids were involved in. There were stories that Mom and Dad shared as to how some of our Christmas traditions came to be. Here are some highlights of our week.

Our Christmas

We had our family Christmas on December 19 since we were going to my parents for Christmas. We begin by reading our Advent lesson and continue a tradition of reading "The Christmas Story," before opening presents. My Dad read the Christmas story every year I was living at home and Alan and I have kept that tradition going since our very first Christmas 12 years ago.

On Sunday night Andrew was in the Christmas play at church. He played the "Night." He did a great job yelling and leaping across the stage the word "NIGHT," every turn he had. Many people came up to Andrew and told him he was their favorite after it was over. Of course when he was done he ran up to me and buried his head in my lap crying. He said he messed up and came in too early. I told him no one noticed and they didn't notice. One sweet lady told him that the grown ups in the play, playing the Shepherds messed up and didn't know when to stand, sit or walk and that she did not notice him making a mistake. Poor kid, he is just like someone else I know.

Andrew's Christmas Book

On the last day of school before Christmas break, Andrew gave me a book that he wrote at school for one of their projects. Below is his version but I will translate:

When Jesus Was Born
Long ago there were bad people
and then the mom had a baby
and then the wise men came and gave baby Jesus a prize.
Then He grew up to be a man.

Andrew told me that he did not get to finish because he ran out of time.