Honoring 41: President George H.W. Bush

What a great 41st President George HW Bush was.  He will be forever remembered as a man of integrity and grace in all situations.  His final days were hard, but he gave special goodbyes and said he was ready to see his wife and others in Heaven.  I am not sure there has been or ever will be such a great man leading our country.  After private services for family and friends, his body boarded the train built for him in 2005 called "Locomotive 4141".  6 other Presidents were carried to their final resting place via train, but none of them on a train built specifically for them or that they had driven themselves.  To make the event more memorable, 4141 traveled the tracks from Spring, TX to College Station, Tx right in front of our house this afternoon.  I checked the kids out of school early so we could find a place to watch the train.  We brought our American flags, crazy socks, and hot cocoa.  We found a nice spot where we were about 20 feet from the train when it passed.  What a blessing it was to be able to wave our flag and pay respects to a great man.  We noticed the family inside some of the train cars waving back.  Once the train passed, the kids both found railroad ties and pennies that the train had smashed.  I have a feeling the kids will treasure the coins forever with the memory in their hearts.  I simply do not have the words for this moment in history and what it was like.

A small flood...

Tonight Caelin yelled from the balcony, "Hey Mom, this is kind of an emergency." Then she proceeded to tell me she flooded the bathroom and into 2 bedrooms because she was busy playing in the tub. Sigh.

Pros: 

1- The tile, toilet, and baseboards are now very clean.
2- All the beach towels are getting a fresh wash now.
3- Caelin was able to get a LOT of hands-on experience cleaning tile.

Decking the Hall's

CFBC Christmas ADVENTure

We always enjoy this night each year.  CFBC does a fantastic job having a kids worship service with a giving time and the 4 stations to go to as a family.  It is always nice to do something as a family that is focused around the reason for the season.  This year, we ate cookies, visited the live animals, made a mission project for the homeless, and decorated ornaments.  Thanks CFBC for such a night of blessings with the entire Hall family (we missed Uncle Corey).

Soccer, soccer, and more soccer

A joyful day filled with the last game of one soccer season and start of another.  Caelin was most excited about the trophy!