EMMA...
continues to grow in grace and beauty but not so much in stature. We're pretty sure she will continue to view the world from 5 feet nuthin' for the remainder of her existence. The last few months she has proven that her sizable noggin houses a sizable brain. She finished the semester with straight A's including A/P History, Honors Chemistry and Honors Pre-Cal. Her PSAT score was 10 points higher than anyone else at her school and put her in the top 93% in the nation. Andy and I find that acceptable. To top it off, Emma landed the role of Sandy in the upcoming production of Grease! While the thought of her stage kissing boys has caused her father to curl into the fetal position we are super excited to see her dance around the stage in her poodle skirt and pony tail. Seriously, we are so proud of the witty, bright, beautiful girl God is continuing to create in our Emma.
ELIOT...
has disappeared. In his place, someone has dropped a deep voiced, muscle clad man child. His report card is mostly A's with one B, probably a pretty girl in that class. The Chattanooga Valley Eagles football team went into the playoffs undefeated with Eliot playing in most games as the backup quarterback. Eliot's good buddy Tanner was the starting quarterback and was always a huge source of encouragement to LT and often encouraged coach to put #14 in the game. Not every kid would give up playing time so willingly. Now that we've turned our focus to baseball Eliot is working hard to improve his skilz. I'm not sure who will be more pitiful if he doesn't make the team this year...the player or his mama. Eliot would have loved to wrestle in between those two sports but took a back seat for a bit so his little brother could try his hand at basketball. Speaking of...
DANIEL...
grows enough every day to make up for Emma's lack of growth and his size 6 shoe tells us he isn't going to stop anytime soon. His over the top physique fits his personality perfectly. It's hard to describe the vivacious, life-loving, passionate person that is Danny Mac. He says everything he thinks and I'm here to tell you, that kid thinks all the time. The struggle is to keep him from telling everyone all the family secrets. His last report card was not only almost all A's but included five 100s! He memorized his multiplication facts without the use of flash cards or needing any assistance at home. His mind is a steel trap. Along with his brilliance comes a sensitive, loving spirit that makes this Mama proud. According to the older kids he gets away with everything the baby of the family should and then some. If don't believe a word of it but he sure is cute!
If you want an update on LEAH see my most recent post Thankful for Covenant.
For the first time ever I'm going to allow ANDY to take part in a blog post...don't get used to it:
Travelled three times to Africa and countless times across the United States. For the second year in a row, he got season tickets for Auburn football and knows every exit between our house and the plains. He had the opportunity to speak to more than 3,500 people this year and helped the Chalmers Center reach record-setting levels of donations. He also decided to start a business which will hopefully be the highlight of next year's family update.
Travelled three times to Africa and countless times across the United States. For the second year in a row, he got season tickets for Auburn football and knows every exit between our house and the plains. He had the opportunity to speak to more than 3,500 people this year and helped the Chalmers Center reach record-setting levels of donations. He also decided to start a business which will hopefully be the highlight of next year's family update.
