Other activities besides the normal during the month of December: We did some house hunting in Waxhaw; had friends over the evening of St. Nicholas Day; had my first OB appointment and ultrasound; celebrated Micaiah’s eighth birthday by rock climbing with a few friends and enjoying a little party at home with my parents here; had a sleepover with our close friends; went to our church’s first wedding; had a lady friend and her daughter over to celebrate Christmas together and stay overnight; went to the local Hmong church for a New Year’s Eve dinner party; the kids were sick much of the month; and, we watched all six extended editions of the LOTR and The Hobbit together as a family (Micaiah has been waiting for this for years!) over a couple weeks :)
Raphael’s romps: He makes a really good machine gun noise; calls every dessert cookie; my favorite word that he says is milk; and, loves nerf guns/bullets/shooting/wars!
School verses for the new school year: Aolani and Micaiah -- Revelation 3:20, Joshua 24:15, Matthew 6:9-13
Verses I memorized: I am working on memorizing Psalm 103 for this baby.
