Lion King

Hakuna Matata means "no worries".
Despite the blizzard that started Saturday afternoon and dumped about 8 inches of snow on the area, the show must go on ... even church was cancelled (the first time in Pastor Steve's career).
We didn't follow our plans to go to Greektown but by 4PM the sky was clear and we decided to go to the show. The roads were OK, not great but OK. The plows and salt trucks had been out.
Detroit Opera House is spectacular. The music and costumes kept the kids on the edge of their seats. Everyone agreed that Pumbaa was the best character. Nobody wanted to be on stage themselves ... so we'd better get ready for the school pageant on Wednesday and the church pageant on Sunday!

Winter Fun

We got our Christmas tree on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It wasn't snowy yet but nice and cold.
Everyone had the sillies while we selected our Frasier fir.
Estelle has since received a Santa hat of her very own ...

We got the tree decorated fairly quickly and also spent an evening decorating our church before we dove into our busy schedules of December. I took a trip to southern California and got to attend George & Cindy's grandson Justus's first birthday party and see step-cousins Julian and John. It was a busy trip with 3 hotels in 4 nights.

Upon my return I was able to go see George's performance with his movement class. He had a great time but ate too many cookies. Later that day he came home early from school!

Last weekend the kids went to their friend Jenny's birthday party - and were so surprised to see her break a board with a karate chop. It was a fun karate / martial arts party and now of course they want lessons. That evening, thankfully, we went across the street for the neighborhood Christmas party (it is usually at our house) and also walked down the street to another neighborhood party. This time of year is quite festive around here!

We're looking forward to seeing Lion King at the Detroit Opera House on Sunday. Our Christmas plans include a trip to Illinois - both Springfield and Rockford. Santa is coming to our house a little bit early and the anticipation is already high!

Stay warm ...