Well, we got word this week that Taylor will be in another play. She auditioned for "A Cricket on Grandmother's Hearth" (or something like that) this past weekend with Orrville Community Theater. This is the group that she was in The Wizard of Oz with. She got the call Wednesday night that she is going to play Emily! She is very excited. They will get scripts and do a read through on Sunday, so we will know more then. But I believe the production is the first weekend in April!
We also continue to wait to hear about Ohio Light Opera auditions. She is really hoping to be able to be a part of this again this year, so if any of you hear about or read about auditions... let us know!
God is Good!
The story of the Mills' Family. Nate and Carol have been married since 1997. Taylor was born in 1998, Drew was born in 2001 and Toby was born in 2005 and joined our family forever in 2007. Here is our journey, where God leads us, we will go. That is my prayer.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Valentine's Day at COSI
Well, we had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Nate actually had to work, so we gave the kids their gifts Friday night. Toby got more Play Dough toys, and Taylor got Clothes and Drew got a Steelers championship shirt. He was so excited to get an actual "Terrible Towel" also.(Thanks Aunt Katy in Pitt for picking them up for us!)
So the kids slept in a little, then we went to Taylor's piano lessons, and Toby got a last minute invitation to a friend from Church's birthday party... HAPPY BIRTHDAY RILEY! So we got to stop in there for about an hour so he could enjoy his first "birthday party" invitation!
As soon as Nate got home from work, we loaded up the Jeep and headed for Columbus. We decided it would be fun to just head down to COSI with the kids and enjoy a few hours together! It was wonderful! We had no agenda, we'd been there before so we had already seen most everything. So we just let the kids lead and enjoy and explore. It was a lot of fun! Here are some photos!
This is in the Progress Section!
I think the kids have two favorite spots. Ocean is one of them. Here, Nate and Drew are playing in the water,
So the kids slept in a little, then we went to Taylor's piano lessons, and Toby got a last minute invitation to a friend from Church's birthday party... HAPPY BIRTHDAY RILEY! So we got to stop in there for about an hour so he could enjoy his first "birthday party" invitation!
As soon as Nate got home from work, we loaded up the Jeep and headed for Columbus. We decided it would be fun to just head down to COSI with the kids and enjoy a few hours together! It was wonderful! We had no agenda, we'd been there before so we had already seen most everything. So we just let the kids lead and enjoy and explore. It was a lot of fun! Here are some photos!
This is in the Progress Section!
I think the kids have two favorite spots. Ocean is one of them. Here, Nate and Drew are playing in the water,
And of course, Taylor getting wet...
And as you can see from Toby's shirt... he had a blast. Yes that is a soaked shirt!! As well as hair and pants. He had so much fun playing in the water!
Here Taylor and Drew are discovering the effects of sound waves. Of course, it wasn't working for some reason, so Drew ended up more confused than when we started! But Taylor is studying that exact thing in school, so she was doing her best to explain it to him.
This was the first thing we did when we got there. Nate was putting coats away, etc. And at first Toby was a little overwhelmed. But then he started playing, and he was on the go from that point on. Wanting to see and touch everything! It was exciting to see him explore on his own. Of course, Nate felt he was wandering a little too much, but I see it as a good sign of independence!
If you ask the kids, I think this is on thier top 2 list at COSI... Gadget world. Here is a fun video of Toby. He was having a blast putting these balls on the blowers and watching them hover...
After our time at COSI, we stopped at Aunt Christina and Uncle Jer's house to check up on baby Graham! He is getting so big, and moving around and a little jabber box. We were only there for a short while, but it was a nice little visit! Nate got his White Castle on the way home, the kids and I played it SAFE and ate at Taco Bell :) *is that safe?* And we made it home safely a few hours later!
In a couple weeks, we are going to head to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum... Can't wait!!
God is Good!
It's a Witch
Last summer Taylor was in The Wizard of Oz play in Orrville. Toby was fascinated (if not scared to death) of the wicked witch. Well, he watched the movie recently and now, that is ALL HE TALKS ABOUT. So much so, I picked him up from school last week and his teacher asked if he'd been watching the movie.
So for your viewing pleasure, here is Toby (yes, he's wearing part of a darth vador mask and a Super Agent cape) demonstrating some of is Wizard of Oz knowledge.
Please ignore my annoying voice and laugh in the background... I wish I could edit that part out!
God is Good!
So for your viewing pleasure, here is Toby (yes, he's wearing part of a darth vador mask and a Super Agent cape) demonstrating some of is Wizard of Oz knowledge.
Please ignore my annoying voice and laugh in the background... I wish I could edit that part out!
God is Good!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Kalahari Photos
Well, I was going to post some videos, but it takes forever, and then my memory maxed out, so I'll have to try again later. But I thought I would get some fun photos up!
Here is the one video I made with my camera, I guess I should just do that more often. This is the Top 10 reasons to Attend Kalahari...
This is Kendra and Nate's cousin Sara. After I took the photo, the girls came over to look at it and Kendra said to Sara... "You didn't tell me it was supposed to be a good picture!" Sara looks too beautiful not to share it, and Kendra, even with your yellow tongue and silly face you look beautiful! But enough Starburst, okay?
All weekend my camera was being confiscated by students, but I thought this was a pretty impressive photo. This is about half the group at Devotions Sunday morning. We had to split up in two different rooms because of our group size.It is always so exciting to see kids taking their faith so seriously!
This is the girls that were in my room for the weekend with Ja'Rod Cherry. He played for the New England Patriots in their SuperBowl days a few years back. He shared his testimony and it is very powerful, about where we place our value in our lives. I want to get this video uploaded and will try again tomorrow to at least get that much up! It is worth checking back to the blog to see!
Here is (another) Kendra, one of the girls that is always at Alive with us in the summer. She won the chance to "compete" in a peanut butter eating contest. She had the creamy and she beat out her friend who had the chunky! I'm sure she drank plenty of water after this! She won a covetted Thrift Store Tee Shirt!
This is back in the room the first night we stayed up until 2:30AM! This is Liz and Naomi hanging out! Liz is eating the wonderful ice we went down the hall at 1:30 to get!
Here is Mac... this is what happens when you take away the cell phone of a teenager in love... they must actually write letters!
These girls are in my small group but were not in my room. All seven of my small group girls came, and between them brought three friends, so we did not have room enough to all stay together. So these are a few of the girls that were in the other room. Hope, Jenae and Caitlyn.
Another shot in our room, this is Jenessa and her two friends, Marie (i.e. Angie as I kept calling her all weekend) and Jill.
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A weekend full of fun!
God is Good!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Nate Huss
Our local Christian Station 102.7 WVMC, plays a syndicated show Total Axxess. A friend from Grace, Zach Boehm, is part of this show, so we tune in pretty much every night if we are home. I'm sure the radio is still on in the kitchen with the Total Axxess show playing as I type. Check it out if you live in the area, it starts at 7PM.
Well, tonight as I was getting the kids ready for bed, Nate yelled at me to come in to the kitchen. When I got in there he said, "Wally and Zach were talking about adoption" I missed the conversation, but then they played this song...
What a wonderful song. I did find a little history about Nate Huss from a CBN interview and you can read it here. He was the youngest of 8 adoptive children.
I think this song is beautifully written and wanted to share it with you all.
God is Good!
Well, tonight as I was getting the kids ready for bed, Nate yelled at me to come in to the kitchen. When I got in there he said, "Wally and Zach were talking about adoption" I missed the conversation, but then they played this song...
What a wonderful song. I did find a little history about Nate Huss from a CBN interview and you can read it here. He was the youngest of 8 adoptive children.
I think this song is beautifully written and wanted to share it with you all.
God is Good!
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