Birthday Celebrations!

Phoebe and I have birthdays 6 days apart, so we celebrated our birthdays together. Liz came up from college (only a 5ish hour drive instead of 10), and Mimi and Papa came over too.

Our table is being painted, so we're using the garage table and household chairs. 

Phoebe turns 15. 

She and Jon share a lot of activities together since they're close in age. So she's been going to lots of youth get-togethers since we got here. It makes me happy. She's also started volunteering in nursery at church already. She can't wait to hold some babies! She'll start practicing driving as soon as we have time to get on it.

Mimi made me lemon cake and Phoebe just wanted a pound cake with whipped cream and strawberries.

The girls and I went to Mexico, MO to get our nails done. It had been a while, and it was fun!

Phoebe's nails.

While Liz was here she painted flowers onto Phoebe's bedroom window. 

That girl really knows how to bring beauty into the world. 

Phoebe and Harrison made Gooey Butter Cake for Missouri State History. I wanted them to pick out a MO dish to prepare and they picked this one. The recipe's history has several possible origins, but all have them starting in St. Louis. It was very rich, but we ate it up within the week.

Phoebe is working her way up to the cat allowing itself to be petted.

Jon got a job at the local grocery store. He had applied to four different places in San Antonio before we moved. But it was pretty hard to get a foot in the door. Maybe it was Covid. Maybe it's the city. Anyway, he's got a job now and I'm glad for him.

Harrison and I will be leaving in a couple weeks to fly to Washington to be with my sister. She is having a not-uncommon heart surgery next week, and we will be there to help her when she gets back home. 

Would you pray for her and for us? We're not sure what to expect pain-wise, and I really want to be a good help to her. And of course we want the surgery to go off without a hitch. Thank you!