Good time with friends at our house

We had the Creech family over for dinner last night. They have 4 kids like we do, all at similar ages, so everyone had a good time being with each other. We had chicken, mac and cheese, and some vegetable, then went outside and had a fire in the firepit. It was fun!

Merry Christmas!

Well, we hope that you and yours have a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holly-days, and ring in a wonderful and blessed New Year this holiday season! We look forward to all that the Lord has for us in the coming year!

High School Cmas Concert was good

We enjoyed the high school's band concert tonight. Both Jacob and Megan played in it, so it was fun to see them doing their thing. Everybody sounded good and had a good time. It helped us all get in a more festive mood :-) Hope you're feeling festive, too!

Return to Bethlehem weekend

Sue and the kids had a great time being a part of the RTB "live nativity village" at our church again this year. We had lots of people go through our version of Bethlehem and see the real reason that we celebrate Christmas :-) Sue was a greeter this year and was available to interpret for any hearing-impaired people that came. Jacob helped out with logistics and keeping people moving, Stephen and Kevin were kids in the village, and Megan played a pregnant Mary on the road with Jospeph. Good job, family!

The moon, Jupiter, and Venus

I hope you had a chance to go outside just after sunset and see the moon, Jupiter, and Venus tonight. It was awesome! Jupiter was brighter than any of the airplanes flying in the pattern near the house, and Venus was the next-brightest thing in the sky. I ran and tore Jacob and Megan from their digital worlds to see this, and called Sue at Scouts and my parents out in Oregon to tell them about it.

I remember when the Peiades (sp?) meteor shower was exceptionally strong one year I woke the kids up at 4:30am to go outside and watch it, and even took them out to see Mars when it was large and red in the sky. And I even stood out on the deck all night to videotape a lunar eclipse. All of this and no telescope!

Now all we need is a comet or something :-)