a few from the week

Well we went from record setting highs in mid October to record setting lows in early November.  It's been just perfect for us.  I guess we like records :).   Our entire fall was gorgeous and it felt like a special gift just for us to see all that sunshine and so many beautiful days on end.  And now? To have snow play for days is just what the kids were hoping for.... talk in the van on the way home from school mostly centers around recess and snow forts!

Our school days are still a huge blessing to all of us, though Julianna did mention it will be good to get back to home schooling!  It's always good to have a little break - for mom and the kids - and it's good to want to get back to schooling together too.  I have a lot of book ordering to do before we are ready to start up this spring!

Last weekend we celebrated getting through a big chunk of catechism memory.  I've so enjoyed this question and answer format and it's thick, meaningful theology that I'm thankful to have stored in my own memory and glad to be putting into these little hearts as well.

And then Sunday was our kids second children's choir performance.  We still remember the songs they learned last time we were in the States - hand motions and all.  So it's good to have a few new ones to add to the repertoire.

This weekend we are splitting the family - girls and I headed to Minneapolis with Grandma and Kristi and Kaelynn, the boys have their own plans here and in Fargo.  Isaac is counting the hours until tonight's hockey game - he was hoping and praying for hockey tickets and a friend offered theirs last weekend!  Such a sweet gift for Isaac!