As I write this blog, my mind is in a fog as I come to the realization that our oldest daughter, Corrine, will be 16 years old tomorrow. Where oh where has the time gone??? It seems like yesterday my little rugrats were crawling around, getting into everything and just so incredibly sweet. (they still are so incredibly sweet) Now, Corrine, will be sweet 16. Just yesterday she was born, just yesterday she was crawling, then walking, just yesterday all she wanted was juice and "green pips" (code talk for juice and sour cream and onion chips), just yesterday she started Kindergarten, just yesterday she started to read, just yesterday she started wanting "girlie" clothes and jewelry, just yesterday she was a patrol and in the fifth grade, just yesterday she started middle school, just yesterday we moved to NC and she started eighth grade, just yesterday she started high school, just yesterday she was 15 years old. Needless to say, the cliche is so true that so many wise people reminded us over the years: "Enjoy every moment with your children while you can because before you know it, they are all grown up". Now, I know she isn't all grown up yet...... but this is a big one. One that stops you in your tracks and makes you think, "where in the world has the time gone?" And yes, we have enjoyed every single moment with all three of our beautiful daughters. We have always said that Corrine is the "guinea pig" in the family since she is the oldest sibling and is paving the way for the others. And what a gracious guinea pig she is. Perfect... no. None of us are. She learns from her mistakes and moves on. She loves God! She loves people! What more could you ask in a daughter or son? She is so giving, so beautiful, so talented in many ways and so INCREDIBLY funny! We are so incredibly blessed with all three of the girls. Tomorrow is an eventful day! Corrine has declared that "Corrine-fest" has begun. It starts tomorrow with her birthday and her favorite meal (cajun chicken). Will continue through the week and Saturday night we are taking her and many friends to PF Changs (her favorite restaurant). Nothing frilly.....just a great big celebration! We will post next weekend's pictures after the big event!
Emily has started the fall soccer season and is playing with the Optimist Club in Winston-Salem and is doing great! Last week during the first game of the season, she scored the one and only goal for her team! She, too, is growing up so fast! And tall....... She is also in the jr. high choir at church and LOVES it! She is now volunteering at church before service starts and will be doing various jobs like serving coffee, etc. She has such a servant's heart! Soon there will be tryouts for All County Band. Much of her time is spent practicing for that.
Morgan is still playing softball and had another tournament yesterday. Her team placed 3rd. Quite a standing for a team that has just formed. Most of these travel teams have been together for a very long time. They improve every week and usually play girls that are twice as big as they are. She is still catching in every game. She, too, is in the jr. high choir. She just started. She will also have All County Band tryouts for the trumpet soon.
That is it in a nutshell. Fall is upon us; the weather matches up with that. We have had BEAUTIFUL weather. Life is great! God is good, all the time! And we continue to be so incredibly blessed. (Disregard the dates on our photos; we need to fix that on our camera!)
