Aryn's 11th Birthday

 In January, we kicked off birthday season by celebrating our youngest's 

11th birthday!!!
We invited a few of her friends and headed to our local trampoline park

for a fun couple hours of jumping, eating pizza and cake, and opening gifts.

Right off the bat, Aryn twisted her ankle while jumping

and that was it because it really hurt her.
But the rest of the girls enjoyed their time and encouraged
Aryn to focus on the fun in front of her.
Her one-off strange gift request this year was a blue ukelele.
Grandma came through on that request and it was a hit!!
Because most of her siblings and her dad were unable to attend

the girl party, we all went out for pizza (you can never have too much!!)
that evening!
Happy birthday, Aryn!!
You light up our lives with sparkle and joy and we love you for it!!!

Lexi's Big Accomplishment!

It was just two years ago that we celebrated our first homeschool graduation

of our first born child!
You can read about that here!

Since that time, this girl has kicked it in gear and earned her

Associate's of Art Degree
in preparation for transferring to UNT in the fall

to complete her Bachelor's Degree in Education with a certification in ESL.
She has worked so hard these last two years and landed

in the Spanish Honor Society as well as
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
God has been so good to her and blessed her efforts in 

mighty ways these last several years!
She did all this while working at Olive Garden and paying for everything

all on her own!
This girl has made us so proud and we can't wait to see

what her future holds!