friends and performances

Now THIS is the kind of meal we enjoy...with a full table of friends and family! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Joshua's cousin and new wife, and with our neighbors. And of course everything Joshua cooked us was YUMMY!

Trevor was in Jump Rope Club at his school and they did their semester end performance right before we left for Idaho.

This is a video of part of it, Trevor is in the front center...

We had a cookie decorating party at one of Joshua's coworker's home (really, they are just great friends!). I've never actually done this before and can I say...it's FUN! I will be making this something we do as a family and hopefully with new friends next year! Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Curvy!!

Emilee's first holiday performance for choir this year was at our local mall. Here's a great picture with Emilee and her dear friend, Anna and Anna's aide.

And here's part of a song they sang. Emilee is very close to center, and she's playing the rain stick (a big honor!).

And this is Em with her choir teacher at the formal Christmas performance. This wonderful teacher will be deeply missed and I'm so grateful to her for the two years she's spent working with Emilee.

Emilee's choir singing Carole of the Bells...