Jadyn the Birthday Girl

Yesterday, Jadyn Mei Shu turned 5 years old. It has been a slow 3 months for Jadyn. Three months that she & Abby were not the same age. Now, they are the same age again.

Jadyn was not as excited about turning 5 as Abby was. Abby had a countdown calender etc. Jadyn did not ask for one. I asked Jadyn if she was excited about turning 5 and she said "no". Well.....Sunday night when she realized that when she woke up it was her birthday, she got very excited.

So Monday morning, Jadyn was all smiles. She was excited. It was a school day, so she was able to bring in a special snack. She chose Christmas Cookies from Publix. At 9 AM I went to school and everyone sang Happy Birthday to Jadyn. She loved it.

Jadyn made a birthday crown in school too. She wore it most of the day.

We picked Tiff up from the bus stop and headed to Outback Steakhouse for dinner. Jadyn wore her crown and everyone said Happy Birthday to her. She was all smiles. After dinner, the staff came out clapping and sang Happy Birthday. Jadyn loved it. They brought her a BIG bowl of ice cream, which she gladly shared with her sisters.

After dinner, we came home to presents waiting for Jadyn. She was thrilled. She loved the gifts from all of us.

Jadyn had a good birthday. You can see her big, beautiful smile in all of the photos in the slide show.



As you've read, Sunday was Bill's 40th birthday. Well yesterday morning we woke up to a surprise on his Mustang. Bill got a good laugh out of it. A note was left, but it was not signed. So we have no idea who did it.


Thanks for checking on us. Now it's time for Christmas. This year has flown. Hopefully, after the new year, we will have some exciting news & changes for our family. So keep checking for the post about that.
Until next time......

Happy Birthday to Bill!

Well today was a big one for Bill. The big 4-0. He had a good day. It did not start off too well. He was not feeling well at all. We decided to just go to church and then come home. He took a nap (which is unusual for him) and felt a little better. Then around 1 PM we went to his mom's house for lunch. She & Tiff had balloons & "40's" all over the house. It looked really good. Bill was surprised. Then he saw the table full of cards sent by family & friends. He was really moved. He loved reading every single card. I want to thank everyone who sent him a card. And, he received over $250 donations to Bring Me Hope. That truly touched him. Thank you for doing this!




After gifts & lunch we had cake. Nanny made his favorite, chocolate chocolate cake. Yumo! Bill loved it.


I just want to thank our family and friends for making this birthday very special for Bill. He was truly surprised & touched.

Now tomorrow, Jadyn turns 5. She can't wait. So be sure to check back for her birthday celebration.
Love, Debbie

A Busy Week

This past week has been very busy. This weekend especially. Thursday night we went to Tiffani's band concert. It was really good. I can't believe this will be the last holiday concert for Tiffani in middle school.

Saturday all 3 girls had to be at church at 8:45 AM for practice. They were all in the Children's Christmas Musical at church. So they rehearsed and then we prepared for Sunday. Sunday the youth choir sang in both services. Then we had our family over to celebrate Jadyn's 5th birthday. Then we all went to church to watch the performance. It was a lot of fun! Jadyn had a blast at her party. She loves seeing the family. She loved opening the gifts. This year, Jadyn made her own birthday cake. She wanted strawberry cake with strawberry frosting. It turned out really good. She also wanted a Tinker Bell theme. So we sprinkled green "pixie" sprinkles on her cake.

The choir performance was really good. The girls did a great job. Jadyn stood up there and sang this time. Usually she is very shy and does not like being up on stage. Abby on the other hand did everything she could to make sure she was noticed. It was funny. Tiffani was Mary in the play. Joseph was her friend Jacob. They looked cute up there. When the play was over, all of Tiffs friends (and me) ran up to the stage to get photos of Tiff & Jacob. I think they liked the attention. :-) Silly me though, only took 1 photo because I did not want to embarrass Tiffani, and Jacob's eyes were closed. Oh well. I'm sure I can find a good photo from the other's who were taking them.

It was a good night, and a good weekend. Now we're trying to finish up Christmas shopping. Bill turns 40 on Sunday, so we're thinking about how to make that special for him.

Here are 2 sets of slide shows. One is from Jadyn's birthday party and the other is from the Christmas Musical. Enjoy the photos.

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Christmas package for Billy

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Ice in FL?

Believe it or not, we've had ice on the grass a couple of times the past few weeks. I know this is unusual, or not the norm for FL. The girls think it's so cool. It's "snow" to them. :-) I took a photo of our lawn this morning. I know it's hard to actually see the ice. But it's there. :-)

Daughters of Christ

This is the name of the group Tiffani is in. She and her friends Stefanie and Ashley started the group themselves. They practice together and learn the songs all by themselves. This is the 2nd time I believe they have sung in the Sunday morning worship services at church. And both times, in both services, they received standing ovations. They were awesome! We hope that one day they will be famous. :-) Enjoy the song.....