Huge thank you to the following families for hosting students in their homes overnight. Prins, Bakers, McGuires, Bashams, Philips, Warners, Mayers and Guerras.

Thank you to our drivers both to homes and during the Progressive Lunch on Saturday. Thank you Christina Lutz, Ruth Tisdales, Travis “Ubuntu” Shanahan, Mindy Casteel, Brett Daane, Amy Boehm, Emily Vesper and Rick Pierce.

Thank you to our amazing Progressive Lunch host homes this year, The Albrights, The Guerras, The Vos’ and Tammy Schumann & Christina Schultte. As you’ll see in the photos they did a fantastic job.

Thank you to Joe Bartu for helping out in various ways, to Andria Merrill, Jon Dunning, Dan “Red” Johnson, Lindsey Mauk, Connor Lutz and Chris Earnshaw for helping lead songs of worship.

Thank you Scott & Carmen Creecy for ministering to Laura and I by watching our kids so we could be undistracted this weekend.

Now, If you wish to look at all the pictures check out the In Town Retreat Flickr set, otherwise I’ve chosen a few bunch below to highlight the weekend. Also I made the photos smaller in this post, any of you who read this have an opinion between the giant photos I usually post and these smaller ones? 

Laura after too much coffee.

Pearce before needed coffee.

Emily Currey had the stain-glassed window shining on her, she glowed.

He is definitely driving and asleep.

Stop one at Tammy & Chris’ house where we got 50 style burgers in baskets with chips. So good!

Connor jumped over the balcony.

Andria tried to hold Elle for the picture, but dropped her. Dropped her into dog poop that is.

Next stop the Albright’s home where we had some fancy Mac & Cheese and some Baked Potato Salad.

At the Vos’ house there was a Mexican Fiesta! Chips, Cheese, frozen lemonade machine.

Everyone had a question waiting at this seat to stir table conversation.

You can see the little dollops of Guacamole

When we arrived at the Guerra’s house they gave everyone fake money, which was later used to purchase ice cream sundaes from Colin.

This dude made a killing in fake cash.

Here is what is for Breakfast tomorrow for Junior High and High School Sunday School Classes. Hope to see you there as we continue our study on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Thank you Shari Felich for Breakfast this week. And thank you everyone who helps out every week.

Tonight was the High School Christmas Party. This year the Prins hosted and did a great job. We did a roving white elephant gift exchange while people chatted, played fuss-ball,and  various versions of ping pong. Thank you Jo & Chip for hosting us.

We also played a game with Hawaiian Leis. Everyone received one to start and then every time you heard someone you are talking to say “no” o r “know” they had to give you there lei. You could still play by trying to get them after you lost yours. Many more pictures after the link below. 

Our Great Hostess

Pearce gets off to a head start.

Andria and Joy (just back from Europe)

AnnieLittle Fussball

Electric Ninja Turtle Toothbrush Aaron, Hat and SarahHotz Twin*                *Not actual TwinsJoe then got a pooping reindeer. 

Cam was pumped.

David got a VHS machine, he’ll most likely try and make a grilled cheese sandwich in it.

I think someone is trying to tell Sarah something. 

David and Sam beating Doug.

Emily, Katie, EllenCaleb and Rico

Gross

Zach Hershberger with gross

Ellen gets intense.

Katie

Nathan

Josh

Joy, Zach and Me.

Laura and Hat

Rachel and Beverly playing some Fuss-ball

Hat wins gets her gift.

Laura finally gets the last Basham cookie. They always get eaten before she gets one and this time she managed to get the very last one.

Sophie, Abbey, Regan

Sam the man

Regan picked this bag. 

and got this book inside. Was pretty funny, good job Andria

Emily got these Santa shakers.

Now all Rico needs is a car.

This is a coke can smasher. Sam put his hand in it. 

Rudy gets what he needs to keep wrestling Pearce.

Emily got Santa

Sadie Piper upside down. 

Rachel’s gift was Homer Simpson.  

Andria got a talking stick. Only person holding was allowed to talk. Someone should take this from her.  

Aaron got some cuddly bears. 

This is Rachel, she and her husband Johnny have started helping out with youth. It’s been so nice to have them with us. I have no idea what the gift is.

The champs of the game. Nathan ends up being the overall winner. 

When: Tuesday 6:30 to 9:00 PM (December 19th)

Where: Chip & Jo Prins. 12021 Goddard Ave. Overland Park, KS 66213

What to Bring: Dessert to share and White Elephant Gift (wrap something worthless)

Who: 9th – 12th Grade

What are we doing: We’ll eat snacks and dessert as we do the white elephant gift exchange, hangout and play a Hawaiian Lei game.

Tonight we were able to watch the HCA Musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Students did an amazing job. Here are some photos from the night or you can jump to the whole Flickr Set.

James, Mich and Gentry.

More photos after the link.

Hat came back in town to see the musical and I think she and KB inducted Andria into their Sorority with this picture.

Josh did a great job.

Becks and Mallory with Andria.

Abbie and her Daddy.

Caleb was supurb tonight.

Brother and Sister, That is Rudy Prins if you can’t tell.

Sound  crew was flawless tonight.

And you thought Rudy’s costume was crazy, check out his dad’s.

Recognize that guy in the background? Yep, the President himself. 

Berkley liked the clapping.

Lot’s of line dancing. 

Chocolate fountain! 

Emily looks like maybe she was surprised on this shot. 

Here is link to the Flickr Set of Photos

It appears Sasse is afraid of the ball here, I don’t get volleyball, but I expect there is some reason for this.