Dance party

This weekend we have been adjusting our sleep schedules a little bit in order to prepare for rising so early on Monday morning (around 2:45)--that is, rising rested Monday morning--to go to China. Friday night we all turned in about an hour early and rose around 6 a.m. Last night Andrew fell asleep around 5:30 p.m. while I was reading to him, and Cherish was asleep by about 6:30 p.m. At 4 a.m. the first of us were up.

Each morning after everyone is awake, we do a dance train around the house. For his birthday the children bought Derek a music card with the song, "Who Let the Dogs Out?" Each morning we take multiple turns being the leader of the dance train, holding the card, and leading the rest of us around the house. We laugh and dance our hearts out. What a fun and silly way to celebrate each morning's "family vacation day".

This morning after the dance train:

Prayer request: Health for Andrew as he woke up with a runny nose and 100.7 degree temperature. Thank you!