Cause We're Very Very Busy and We've Got A Lot To Do!

Wow! What a weekend. Here's a whirl-wind tour of the past 3 days!

The first grade had an awards ceremony. Caroline received the "Super Spellers" award for making perfect scores on all of her spelling tests. She was also recognized for perfect attendance. Doesn't she look happy about it?

Friday night was our Girl Scout troop meeting and investiture ceremony. Saturday afternoon (after play practice) the girls (and Derick and I) walked in the Aberdeen Christmas parade. We are super glad that Mattie and Caroline are in the same troop this year. Mattie is a Jr. Girl Scout and Caroline is a Daisy.

Tonight was the children's Christmas play at our church. We spent most of the weekend at the church preparing for the play.

Mattie was Penny Pine, and her part had a great deal of speaking. She was hilarious. This part was as if it was hand written for her!

See above: Derick made Mattie a cardboard vest to hold that pine tree up. Yes, the pine tree is attached to Mattie.

See below: Caroline also had a speaking role. She was a child who came to the Christmas tree lot to choose a tree.

At the end of the play, the Christmas trees returned. They were all damaged from the greedy or over-zealous families who forgot to bring Christ into their homes for Christmas. Mattie's family managed to get a VCR taped wrapped around her "best branch, permanently disabling her."

It was a great weekend, but we are all exhausted. Good night.