A Weekend Filled with Singing

 Saturday was sunny and warm. I sat on the porch soaking up the sun for a bit and then after lunch we had a family Pokemon adventure walking around SU.  It turned into quite the social event. Jeremy had invited Taylor without telling anyone so the children were excited to see him. And then we ran in to our favorite SU couple. They walked around with us for a while. Jeremy knows some other Pokemon guys who are at SU on most community days. It definitely got significantly cooler as the afternoon went on, but it was really nice to be outside and walking around. 

Saturday evening was Aliza's Christmas choir concert. It was an impressive concert. We really enjoyed getting to hear all that she has been working so hard on all semester. I had to grab a picture with Mom and Dad. We don't make enough excuses to get pictures of them! I had no idea we ended up under the Joy banner until I saw the picture later. That words seems to find me.

After church on Sunday we were invited to a couple's house, along with the rest of the worship team,  for soup and singing carols around the piano. Isaiah did not think this sounded at all like his idea of a good time.  He declined a hymnal when they were first handed out, but after the first song Isaiah asked for a hymnal. And then he announced that he had no idea how to read a hymnal. There was an empty chair between Melinda and Taylor and Melinda quickly took the opportunity to invite Isaiah to sit beside her.

Melinda showed him how to read the verses and the chorus and Isaiah sang loud and strong. He was so earnest and concentrating so hard! After a few songs his neck got sore and Melinda showed him how to hold the hymnal up so he didn't have to bend his neck. We sang alllll the Christmas songs and Isaiah stuck with it until the last two. By then he was very ready to go home and made sure that everyone heard him say it! (Embarrassing.)

My heart was completely melted over Isaiah singing. Isaiah's favorite Christmas song this year is O Come, O Come Emmanuel.