Lads 2 Leaders; Year 2

We took part in Lads 2 Leaders again this year.  We are still feeling like newbies but are beginning to understand how it all works and plan to go "full force" next year!  Because this was our 2nd year to attend, we felt a little more like we knew what to expect so that made everything more fun.  We also saw some familiar faces this year which was exciting since last year we knew no one at the event.  If nothing else, we simply hope to work to engage our kids year round to help them grow into Godly leaders.  If that is the only legacy that we leave with our children, then all of our parenting challenges will be worth every bit of work we put in!  It is truly all we hope for.

We started off at Valerie's parents house on Friday morning.  After breakfast we headed to the Gaylord Hotel.....and going through L2L is the only way we will EVER be able to afford to stay there!

Our little banner team won 3rd place for their banner they completed!

Here's a keeping-it-real photo of our family.  It's so hard to get 5 people to smile at a camera at the same time!

But it does occasionally happen!

Here are our two Bible Bowl teams....they amaze me at how much biblical knowledge they are able to absorb.  They love studying and that makes my heart happy!

Getting ready for the quiz.

I plan for 2016 to be our best year ever!  I have looked through all the possible things you can enter and picked out about 13 events that Elle and Ava will compete in and 4 events for Levi.  We are feeling ambitious and excited about 2016!