Some friends of ours came over Friday night with their Guitar Hero PS2 game. I had watched some kids playing this at Wal-Mart a while back, and it looked fun. I quickly discovered that I love this game! We had so much fun, and they left the game with us for a while. I've only played on the easy level, which is not all that easy for me. Have any of you tried this thing? I recommend it.
I was talking with a friend the other day and was reminded of the Christmas that Lance and I played Mary and Joseph in the living nativity at ETBU. It was set up so that cars could drive through to see everything on a road lined with candles in plastic milk jugs. My mom and some of her friends drove over to Marshall to see us one night. While driving through, she was so distracted by looking at us (and I think trying to take pictures) that she started running over the lighted milk jugs. She took out quite a few of those things. Lance and I did what we could to stay in character.
We went to see the Hannah in the 5th Grade musical, Go West, at her school last week. She played a pioneer girl and did a great job. Her costume was also great (thanks to Big Rachel).
Rachel celebrated her 9th birthday on November 19th. She had a fun slumber party that weekend. She also decided that she was ready to get her ears pierced this year and asked for that for her birthday. She was very brave and is enjoying wearing earrings. The following photos show (1) before; (2) during; and (3) after the ear piercing.
We missed being with our family again this year for Thanksgiving, but enjoyed the company of some great friends here in Maryland. About 7 families got together this year to share an incredible meal. Lance says it looked like a scene from The Village when most of us were seated around the massive dining room table.
The garden themed nursery area in the new building is so much fun. Each of the four rooms has its own "mascot" insect. Each room also has a wall of built-ins with pass through cubbies. The photos show the nursery hallway and the rooms: Caterpillars - infants and crawlers; Ladybugs - walkers; Dragonflies - toddlers; Bumblebees - older toddlers/2 year olds. It is such a priveledge to get to work in children's ministry here, and I am really enjoying directing the nursery ministry. I look forward to seeing what God has in store for us now that we are in our own space.
A quick poll: Which insect is your favorite?
The first Sunday at the new place was incredible. What a celebration! The photos above show the LifePoint campus and the stage set up for Sunday.
Sullivan's Flaw was presented this weekend by the Underground Student Movement of LifePoint Church. Thursday night about 80 people showed up for the invited dress rehearsal. Friday night, Saturday night, and tonight the show was performed dinner theater style. The tickets all sold out (over 300 of them) and people have shown up each night to sit and stand around the room and watch, as well. Hannah, Rachel, and I went Friday, opening night, and the show was great. I went again last night and it was even better. The students, musicians, food crew, and everyone else involved have done an incredible job. Lance is really tired, but he's enjoying the performance weekend so much. As I write this tonight, the final show should be coming to an end and the cast party will begin shortly.
We had fun last night in our neighborhood. The girls collected so much candy that they could barely carry their bags home.
The Hunt was a big success this year. The event kicked off at 4:00 on Sunday afternoon at UGR Headquarters (the Underground) and ended there at around 10:00 that night. 27 teams registered and participated. Dr. Z not only pulled off a daring prison break, but later eluded UGR agents and escaped with the help of Agent XYZ, the traitor. UGR agents will regroup under the leadership of The Duke and come back next year prepared to take down Dr. Z and his G.O.F.E.R. forces. 
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Lance and Rachel attended the City of Westminster's Fall Father Daughter Date last Wednesday night. They double dated with Rachel's best friend from school and her dad. They had a nice meal, had photos taken, and danced to every song!
For the first part of the school year, Hannah's 5th grade class has been reading and studying about the Medieval Period. On October 19, they had an all day Medieval Festival at school. There were games, crafts, and a feast. I helped out with games and manned the tricycle jousting area. It was a fun day.
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