Mondays Keep Coming! YES!!

It's another Sabbath Monday here, but an unusual one.
Eric just headed to school with Braden. He is going to chaperone a field trip today. Braden's class is going to an old-fashioned school house. They were supposed to go back in April, but we had a snow day instead. Saturday was fishing opener, so Eric had plans to fish with Adam today...so as soon as school is out (2:15), he's picking Adam up on the way home & they're heading to the lake. THEN Braden has his first soccer practice tonight at 7:15 in Anoka. We had to do Anoka (about 20 min. away) this year, because TRSA filled up before we remembered to register. Eric will need a day off after his day off...but I'm sure that won't happen!

So Braden is on Team Holland with Minnesota Revolution soccer club. He's bummed that he's not on Team Brazil, as we originally thought, but we like Team Holland for obvious reasons. Plus, he does have a real jersey fom Holland, which is cool. Today we have to find his shin guards, though.

I can hear Holland coughing. She's still in bed. She had a big day yesterday, with church & then her dance recital. She was FABULOUS! She is quite the leader of her group (she and a friend named Charlie were the only second-year dancers in her class--from DOB, anyway). Shen knew her moves & sang loudly, too. :-) We were (are) SOOOOO proud of her. Her songs were If you're happy and you know it (tap), and the Alphabet song (ballet). Eric & I, Braden & Chrissie had front row seats, so we saw faces very well, but couldn't quite see feet. Don, Janice & Cassie Berre came also, and had seats right behind us. Braden brought his game boy, but didn't even play it. He surprised himself by enjoying the show. (Originally he had all kinds of evil plans about how to trip the dancers....as he wasn't excited about going.) Dancin' on Broadway puts on QUITE a show. They do 9 recitals over the course of a couple of weeks (they have 2 locations of dance schools). Next Sunday night, Holland and I will be going on a "mommy-daughter date" to the all-performing-line show. I know she will LOVE it, and it'll be inspirational to her. Those kids can DANCE.

Holland just emerged from her room wearing the new jammies & carrying the new purse notebook the Berres gave her yesterday at her recital.

Aidan got to hang out yesterday afternoon at his friend Raymond's house. He was very excited, and had lots of fun. We were very glad that he didn't need to go to the recital with us. That kid is a mover & shaker.

On behalf of the Dykstras, have a great day! Walk in Jesus' steps. It's one of the few "safe zones" in life. (for more info. on that, you can listen to Eric's talk from Sunday at www.crossingatwoodland.com.) :-) It should be up later today.

Blessings!