School girl

first day of Kindergarten girl!

Norah gets the honored post of lunch box carrier

Anna finds her name

Anna with her favorite thing in her new

Kindergarten room: teeny tiny animals :)

Our lil' Anna had her first day of Kindergarten on Monday. We parents had some tears, but our gal was all smiles. She loved it- her teacher, the other kids, and especially the bucket full of teeny tiny dogs and cats she got to play with.

Lately I've been reading the memoirs of the great Corrie ten Boom who survived brutal imprisonment and the horrors of concentration camp during WW II for creating a hiding place for Jews in her house. Some of her words have been encouraging me as I face this new phase in my little daughter's life.

She says "Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see."

Lord, her future is in Your hands, help us to trust You as You grow her into the woman You want her to be.

We love you Anna, and are so proud of you just for who you are.

At the Pool!!

Paba, Patrick and the kids came up to Tennessee, so we piled everyone up and headed to Granddaddy's new pool!

enjoy!

At the Pool With Fam!! from James Younger on Vimeo.