Maddie & Will finished their year strong - halfway through, I gave up on the goal of them finishing their book. We struggled through many verses, week after week...but God was faithful and surprised us all! One night the twins came home from Awana and it seemed like everything started to click for them! They double-timed it the next few months and finished their books with a month left to go! Thank you God! Here is Maddie receiving her 1st year book award. 
Will with his group - getting his award.
Alex finished her 3rd year as an Awana Sparkie - she will now be moving up to the T&T group. She doesn't seem old enough to do that yet!!! She's looking forward to the girls T&T sleepover - esp. after all the things Katie has told her!
Katie received her first trophy this year - last year she received a medallion. She did most of the book on her own this past year - with "gentle" reminders along the way (to work on Awana). She won "Clubber of the Month" early in the year - an achievement to be very proud of! She had a friend from school join her for much of the year - making the year extra special.
The kids all worked so hard this past year - what a special gift this will be in the years to come! I know that I have learned so many bible verses from working with the kids - I can only imagine how God will use them in the years to come in the hearts of my children!
Will with his group - getting his award.Alex finished her 3rd year as an Awana Sparkie - she will now be moving up to the T&T group. She doesn't seem old enough to do that yet!!! She's looking forward to the girls T&T sleepover - esp. after all the things Katie has told her!Katie received her first trophy this year - last year she received a medallion. She did most of the book on her own this past year - with "gentle" reminders along the way (to work on Awana). She won "Clubber of the Month" early in the year - an achievement to be very proud of! She had a friend from school join her for much of the year - making the year extra special.The kids all worked so hard this past year - what a special gift this will be in the years to come! I know that I have learned so many bible verses from working with the kids - I can only imagine how God will use them in the years to come in the hearts of my children! 
On Sunday, we got together with Becki's family to celebrate Alex's birthday as well as Becki's mom's birthday and nephew Casey's #3 birthday. It was a beautiful afternoon and we really enjoyed our time together with family & friends.
Here is Belle's new outfit!
#2 will soon be added to the tooth fairy's collection! Maddie is on a roll!
Katie starred in her first theater role this past week. The kid's elementary school puts on a musical every year. This year it was Beauty & The Beast. With the 6th graders being bumped up to junior high this year (for the first time), the play was open to 3-5th graders. In the past it has been open to 4-6th graders. She was so excited and practiced lines and songs ALL Christmas break. We were disappointed when she didn't receive a "major" role...but in the end we were thankful that she didn't, because it was a hard schedule! It would've been a lot harder if she had played a major role! Maybe next year. 
