TWIG Team

Our children's department led the worship service this past Sunday evening. They did a fabulous job. They sang some songs and led the congregation in praise and worship. And, the clip below is an AWESOME performance of "The Three Little Trees" by the TWIG team. You just have to see it. It is amazing. A.J. is the third woodcutter. (And try to ignore the youth taking up the offering... they walked in the way of the camera!)

"I Love Jesus, But I Drink a Little"

Yes, I love Jesus! But, no.. I don't drink. However, this clip is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. I usually like to keep my blog just about the family,but I couldn't resist posting this. It is worth your time to watch. So, no matter how you feel about Ellen.... this is really funny.

Super Bowl Commercial and A.J.

A.J. has always loved video clips where people get hurt. Since he was small, he has always loved the "falldown show" (known to most people as America's Funniest Home Videos). This year... he loved this Super Bowl Commerical and laughed so hard! I posted it on here so he can watch it over and over (and so I can delete the Super Bowl off of the DVR).

Personally... this is my favorite:

Miss America

Abigail was up watching the Miss America pageant with me last weekend. She loved the talent portion. First, there were the dancers, so Abigail became a dancer:

Then, we had singers. And, of course, she had to sing, too. (And, in case you are wondering what she is saying... it is "My mommy told me to SHAKE your booty tonight!").

The Trampoline

Allan's parents gave A.J. and Abigail a trampoline for Christmas. Because we didn't see them until after Christmas and Allan has been quite sick and couldn't get out in the cold weather, it is just now getting done. However, it was worth the wait. The kids love it. Today, Abigail had a friend over to play all day. Here is Abigail and Alyssa breaking it in:
After school, Alyssa's brother Trey and A.J. joined the fun. Trey was an excellent jumper!

A.J. always has fun using up energy! Here is the before:

And, here is the after!

And... of course... a video clip of the girls!

Cleaning

I hate it. There is no better word to describe how I feel about cleaning... I simply hate it. However, the problem is that I LOVE a clean house. I am miserable without it, but I despise the work it takes to get it there (and keep it there).

We are having some friends over tonight for dinner. They are new to town, but Allan has known the husband for many years. I want things to be nice. That means one thing... COMPANY clean. Not just to please mama clean, but company clean.

I love the smell of clean. I love the look of clean. I love the feeling of clean. But, I hate to clean. Any suggestions? (And P.S., writing this blog entry was my excuse to take a break from cleaning)!

Upward Basketball Game #1

A.J. is playing Upward Basketball this season. It is simply wonderful. He is in a huge league at Parkway Baptist Church in Auburn. It is a non-competitive league, focusing on Christian principles and teaching the fundamentals of the game. They earn stars for their shirts by having good sportsmanship, good offense and defense, learning their Bible verse, etc. Each practice session and game has a team devotion and prayer.

A.J.'s team is called Lightening, and they had their first game this weekend. I had been praying A.J. would at least score one goal this season, and he did the first game! He earned a star for that (as well as his Bible verse). Here are some pictures of the game and a video clip.

(This picture of A.J. looking at his orange wristbands is really funny to us. Each player was assigned bands matching a player on the opposite team to help them know who to cover. When A.J. realized he matched Josh, who was the quarterback on his football team last season, he was not happy. Josh had already scored several goals in this game, and A.J.'s reaction was "Oh no!")