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First Haircut :)

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Yea! Daniel finally got his much needed first haircut! Papa likes to be the one to give the first official cut, but we're glad Mama did the rest :)  Sweet, innocent, little darling baby boy! He did so good, but it was a whole family effort!  The very first snip! Congratulations Dan!  Then Mama took over :)  Daniel was oblivious… entertaining himself with a favorite toy :)  "Humm, should fall asleep or think of something else to grab?" We needed some help holding still, so big sister came to the rescue :)   Well, Mama couldn't get it all with just the scissors, so we transferred to the side of the fish tank for the rest so Mama could get the buzzers, and Daniel could have something else to look at.  Hold still, buddy, we're almost done!  Just a little bit longer... Hurray! We made it! And doesn't he look so sharp?!  Good Job Daniel, and Thank you Mama! 

An Irish Wedding

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So, back down to Texas we headed for Mama's youngest brother's wedding. The Lord provided some wonderful accommodations for our family over the weekend through some wonderful, long time friends of ours. We had encouraging fellowship, and great food, thank you to the Dalton family! It was a very relaxing family vacation and visit to friends while we were there for the wedding.  The wedding theme was Irish, so all the groom's men wore kilts and the bride's maids wore an Irish maiden outfit. The Mothers of the bride and groom were dressed as queens, and Grandpapa took on the resemblance of an Irish Captain! The wedding was on the side of a lake in the evening, and the whole picture was stunning!   Our family got there quite a bit before the wedding, so we jumped in and helped as much as we could, while snapping a few fun shots in between :) Our Dear Aunt Rhoda with me, Sarah, Carolyn and Daniel Elisabeth and Laura having fun visiting with cousins

Harmony Hill

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Last week was a full one, but we had to end it with a quick trip to TX for the day :) Leaving at 3:30am last Friday, everyone, except Papa, Josiah and Joshua headed toward Harmony Hill's 60th annual Singing School, a week long camp that Mama grew up attending. The Lord provided for us to attend the last day of the camp and we really enjoyed it! We were able to see old friends, meat new ones and enjoy using the gift of singing for the glory of God with fellow believers. After we arrived, everyone gathered for a morning devotion given by Mama's Uncle Zach. Then we all scattered to our respective classes which were divided according to age/grade, teaching the foundations of the shape notes (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do… for any of you that would understand :), rhythm, sight reading, singing parts (Soprano, Alto, Tenner and Bass), theory, proper singing posture, vocal warmups, as well as just having fun vocally experimenting with different chords and different hymns! The food