Makin' Mommy and Daddy proud

It took a few Sundays to convince Stephanie that she really ought to sit with us until the Children's Sermon instead of going straight to the nursery, but she finally agreed. She was timid and wanted us to go up front with her. Then, this past Sunday, she didn't even hesitate. When it was time for the kids to go up front, she went right up front all by herself. She sat up on the stairs in the middle of the crowd of kids, listened intently and bowed her head for the prayer. When the sermon was done, she went straight to the lady who brings them up to Sunday School and didn't even look back at us! She looked like such a big girl.

Sunday was also potluck Sunday. After lunch, Stephanie went out to the playground all by herself and played with the other children. This was also a first for her - to not require one of us to go with her. It was a beautiful day and the older children got together to play a little soccer.

I went a little nuts for the potluck again. I just have too much fun. The theme was Thanksgiving. So, I brought Tyler Florence's Sweet Potato casserole, an apple pie, a pumpkin pie and 2 9x13 pans of sticky buns. Just in case you ever go to a potluck and need to keep your dish warm, I wrapped 4 bricks in foil and baked them next to the casserole and sticky buns. I put 2 on the bottom of a large cooler and stacked the food on top of them. I put the other 2 on top of the food. It worked great. The bricks were still almost too hot to handle 4 hours later when I was cleaning out the cooler.