CCAC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!!

 We are champions!!!!!!!

CCAC CHAMPIONS BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE!!!!!!

54-37 VICTORY!!!!

We have a bunch of sweaty, happy, over the top good players right here!!!!  We are so, SO proud of each of them!!!!  Wow!

We've been looking so forwards to this game and here's how it all began!

Every game begins like this!!!!!

And we are off ...

We have the best defense!!!!!

Here's the 9 pound baby boy I birthed!  We've prayed for as he grew up!  School was never a favorite for him but entering high school with a lot more boys in his class added SO MUCH good friendships!  High School added sports to a high level!  We blinked and here he is playing so well!  Mike and I love him so much!  We still pray a lot for this now seventeen year old young man!  He's got a whole lot of opportunities in front of him and it's exciting to watch God work in his life!  He started the season out strong and then came down with a hurt knee.  After an MRI, scans came back with three issues.  That was the reason for his soreness after and throughout the games.  Matthew decided to wait till after the season to pursue any treatment.  He wore a knee brace to help with the pain.  His friends from school began to pray for healing on his knee!  One day, Matthew proclaimed that, "It's healed!!!"  No more pain!  No more brace!  Just hard work and more playing from here on out!!!!!  Thank you Jesus for showing us all that you really care for us!  You care for our needs and answer our requests with healing!  Go Matt!!!!!!

Learning from the best coaches!!!!!

Keeping record of every move ... thank you Waltz!

It all took place at Lancaster Bible College!!!!

They know what it means!!!!!!  Sometimes it's hand signs!  Sometimes it's Pharmacy or Carolina!  

Each player knows exactly what it means!!!!!

Such a proud moment here!!!!

Way to go Matthew!!!!

Team starters!

We watched the girls game after the boys won and they won too!!!!!

So much excitement for these Seniors!!!!

Proof we were there in camo colors to support the theme night!

Newspaper clippings announcing tonights games!

So much hard work to get to this point!

Because they are CHAMPIONS, they each cut a piece of the net down!

And here's how we keep some entertained!

Coach Schatzmann is such a good coach and so proud of his boys!

The gym was packed out with lots of cheerleaders!  So many kids from school came to cheer on their classmates and friends!

They wouldn't miss it either!

A dream come true to have the girls win after the boys won!!!!

All the Seniors that were else playing or cheering!  I love these kids!!!!

After the game, we all went back to John and Suz for a pizza party!  What a blast!!!!!

And watching the game with some of our best friends is top notch!!!!!

It's not over just yet!!!!  Now the Warriors move on to Districts!!!!!  Let's go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!!

 One reason I like February is because of Valentines Day!  I love themes and with it being in the middle of the month, it's a great way to celebrate and break up the winter!

He's my Valentine!!!!!  I love him SO MUCH!!!!

Valentine Quotes are so fun!!!!

How sweet!  Jeremiah asked if I could help him make some chocolate covered strawberries for Hadassah and put together a gift for her!  He did most of the work and it was beautiful what he gave her!  Now, we have berries in our fridge to enjoy too!

Funny story ... over the years we have some funny Valentine gift stories.  Mike is learning how to give to me and brought me a latte and macaroon which I loved!!!!  I had a hair appointment and my hair dresser was sent cupcakes from her husband and she was handing some out because she couldn't eat the whole dozen herself.  It was a day full of special treats!

I love to look up the history on the holidays we celebrate and again I was amused at how Valentines Day started.

So many sweet gestures happen on Valentines!

Because of the warmer weather, Austin pulled out his glove and said it's time to start practicing!

February is full of sports, extra notes and gifts and lots of love!!!