Last year, the Herbel family included Paula Von Dohlen from Germany. She spent the year with them attending Moore High School.
David escorted me in for the Widow's Banquet at church.
Lynn and Kelly Ann joined me for a ladies night out to see Music Man.
Lunch in a particularly cold restaurant. Kinsey and David cuddled under a blanket.
David's graduation from 6th grade. He is a grown-up 7th grader now.
Tim calls the Oklahoma Christian basketball games often accompanied by Kinsey.
Hiking in the Wichita Mountains with German exchange student, Paula. She went home in June.
Kinsey on the homecoming court at school with her "friend."
Our family has grown this year with the addition of some wonderful students from Iran!
The family traveled to Germany in June for a Let's Start Talking campaign.
Lynn and Tim continue to sing with Windsong Chamber Choir.
Typical for boys, David broke a bone this year.
Lynn helped me celebrate Jerry's birthday by going to his favorite, El Chico.
Tim keeps roasting that coffee! If you want to order some GREAT coffee, go to the site below. He stays busy with the smells of coffee in several different ways. The new year could bring some coffee shop ventures. Tim also announces for a variety of sports activities with his great public speaking voice.
Lynn still loves her job teaching choir at Moore High School and directing Norman Children's Choir. The Moore choir was asked to come sing in Carnegie Hall last April as one of two choirs accepted from Oklahoma. It was a great trip for her kids. She loves her students and they love her! They are truly one big family.
Kinsey studies hard spending most of her weekends here doing homework. She is beginning to think college as a sophomore. Her ACT scores will provides her with many options of schools who will welcome her. We enjoy the weekends we have her here. She and I are secretly planning a weekend away just the 2 of us. Oops guess it is not a secret any more!
David spends his time growing and singing and this year is playing percussion in the 7th grade band. He started voice lessons this year and is on his way to being a baritone. He can sing with Norman Children's Chorus IF he can learn to sing in falsetto to be able to continue as a tenor. His big interest is cars. As he say, "They are cheaper than girls." We are happy to report he is not interested in girls yet! (But are they ever interested in him!) Tuesday is m David night. I pick him up from school, we go to the chocolate shop, and then spend the evening together.