Happy VETERAN'S day!!!!

Happy Veteran's Day to all!!!

I love flags, I love red/white/blue....and I love Americana decorations. Back in the day, I even had some snazzy flag shirts/sweaters. Too bad those photos got misplaced in the move... ;)

Today, NHCS had a Veteran's Day Program for the 1st time and it was BEAUTIFUL....TOUCHING....TEAR JERKING....WONDERFUL.

All 3 girls were set to participate....and they've been caught singing the songs for weeks, they were ExCiTeD!
Yet something is wrong with this photo:

What a bummer! Yesterday, Ava came home from school with a 102.5 fever. The above picture is Ava this morning, not even 5 minutes after Andy carried her downstairs for breakfast. She just slept and slept...and got hotter and hotter.

After sleeping so much, though, she did attend the performance with us! Ellie and Jayna just eat this type of thing up. Here they are singing and smiling...

For a taste of the songs sung:
Armed Forces Salute: Army part 1
Army part 2
Marines
Air Force
(During this tribute, the men/women who served in these forces stood up. It was very emotional as there were all ages present. Right in front of us was a VERY elderly man who served in WWII. He was wheel chair bound, but he did manage to stand for his song. During many of the songs, he was shaking as he sobbed, it touched him so much. As it ended, he commented to his daughter that he REALLY appreciated the program today.)
America The Beautiful
Glory Glory

NHCS had sent home a form weeks ago requesting the names/force of relatives who have served our country. They were shocked by the number of family members who have served. The girls reported to me that they got over 1000 names submitted. Pastor Jeff informed everyone that there will be a permanent memorial outside the gym with everyone's names on it. This photo below is what we saw as we entered the worship center--Andy snapped a photo of Grampy's name, Great Grandpa Gorden and Great Grandpa Evenson's names! Thank you for serving!!!