Catching Up, and Shakespeare Performances

Don't worry! We're still alive over here, even though we've been basically silent since July! Uggg. I can't believe we haven't even mentioned or had any pictures of our trip out West in August and Emily and Danny's wedding!!! ...Of course, most of you already know about it: you were either there, part of it, or, I've already told you everything you've EVER wanted to know about, and probably more. =) In any case, I just can't resist:
So, the first picture is of the bride and groom, and the second is the line up, age order, of all 16 cousins, plus our new cousin, Danny Villa!

After a bit of a hassle getting back to NJ because of Irene, we started school and have been running around busy ever since. Julie's in her third year of college, I'm in 12th grade, and Andrew's in 9th/10th grade.

Fast Forward five months: See scenes flying by of college applications, college semesters, a stay in NYU Hospital for more seizure testing, a friend's wedding (Julie was a bridesmaid, I played the violin for the ceremony, Dad prayed in the ceremony, Mom helped organize and make food for the reception, and Andrew served at the reception), and then, when you come up to January 24, press Play.

Throughout the semester, I've been privileged to be part of a Shakespeare performing class at co-op (for the second time!), taught by Pastor Kirk van der Swaagh. (See an older post for last year's pictures) This year, it was a first semester class instead of a second, and on January 24 we had our performances for the co-op. It was a ton of fun, of course. The first scene was from Merchant from Venice and starred: Adam Angerer, Sam van der Swaagh, and Mattie van der Swaagh (in order of who speaks). The second scene was from Richard III and starred: Bethany Seiter and Sheryl Carlson, and as extras, we employed: Pastor van der Swaagh, Adam Angerer, and Mattie van der Swaagh. The third and final scene was from Romeo and Juliet, and starred: Nikki Gvoth and Mrs. Barbara van der Swaagh. Now for the pictures:And the entire Cast:Daddy had my new DSLR camera and was taking all the pictures that are above (and more of course =) ) and Andrew stood there with my old red point and shoot camera filming them. So hopefully, I'll be posting those videos in separate posts.