Happy 17th Birthday, Daniel!

Happy Birthday to my flute-playin'...

Adventure seekin'...

Book readin'....

Goofy, fun-lovin' boy.  

God gave us a special gift when you were born.  We thank Him for the gifts and talents He has given you.  That He made you according to His perfect design.  That you will do great things in this world.  That you are allowing God to mold you and make you into who He wants you to be.  We love you! 

Happy Birthday, Daniel! 

The last little bits...

First Day of College

Tera and Daniel "let" me take their picture yesterday to mark the first day of college.  Daniel is taking one dual enrollment class, so he only earned a "First Day of College--(Sorta).

Another first day of school...

Red Tip

Michael tested for his red tip on Saturday.  It was a grueling test for him.  He is 2 belts away (1.5 years) from his first black belt test.  During this test, he had to run the gauntlet for the first time.  Basically, spar with one opponent and then the instructor would yell, "switch" and another opponent would jump on top of him.  Then, he had to spar with his instructor.  All this to begin to prepare him for that black belt test.   

Way to go, Michael!

Fun Fridays: Water Rockets

Water Rocket from Maker Lab:  Outdoors:  25 Super Cool Projects

The launch...

Video compilation made by Akemi of our adventures today: