FUMC Children's Christmas Program

Rose was an Angel in this year's Christmas program at our church!  She did a great job; however I must admit - her sister stole the show!  The last 10 minutes of the performance the youth wheeled the toddlers out to sing a few songs.  As soon as Mills saw Mark she was crying and pointing for her daddy, so they let her down to run to us.  They also let Maryn down, but this sweet child did not run to her daddy - she went to the front of the stage and sat down all by herself right in front of Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus - AND SANG HER HEART OUT YAL ... even threw in a head bob and a few dancing bounces from the alter.  I mean - melt. my. heart.

ROCK STAR MARYN

THE LITTLE MERMAID (AND HER SEA CREATURES)

ARIEL, SEBASTIAN, AND FLOUNDER

Halloween 2016

A few things we learned this Halloween....

1. Rose does not look great as a red-head and we will steer clear from that color option in the future
2. The Twins will ALWAYS differ on EVERYTHING....  If Mills is Sebastian, Maryn wants to be Sebastian.  If Maryn is Flounder, Mills wants to be flounder...  You will notice that throughout the Halloween season, the twins swapped costumes by the day
3. Everybody understands that Rose is boss.  Always.  Nobody wanted to be Ariel and there was an unspoken understanding that Rose was Ariel and the Main Mermaid.
4. Due to an increasing independence in my precious Millie girl, I do fear that this will be the last year that a "theme" costume will be available.  I will definitely push strongly and heavily encourage more themes in the future, but i feel in my heart of hearts it probably wont happen.  For several reasons, Mills needs it to be her idea.  Maryn wants the best costume.  Rose needs to be the lead character.  To make all three of those criteria fit will be extremely hard.  I also notice that as they play "house" and "daycare" that instead of Rose being the mommy or the teacher, now everybody is a mommy and a teacher....  and when they got into the costumes last week (January now) Mills was superwoman, Rose was Tinkerbell, and Maryn was a flower.  Clearly, these do not correlate....

SUGAR AND SPICE

 THE TWINS BIRTHDAY!!!

NOTE:  THE CANDLES...