The tile was finished yesterday and today, we wiped down the floor and sealed it! The washer and dryer are back in their home! We are very happy and are doing a BUNCH of loads of laundry to get caught up! 🙂 Last night a blizzard started that could end up being the worst in […]
Construction still continues! We have been without a washer and dryer for about 4 days now and Angela is getting tired of it being in the hall. The good thing is that it blocks the running track that the boys use to chase each other around in circles and that has been a blessing on
Happy 12th Birthday, Kirstyn! It’s hard to believe that our little baby girl is already 12! Time is flying by so fast! With Kirstyn turning 12 on the 26th, we had a small family party for her which she loved! She also, being the socialite that she is, wanted a little party to hang out
Happy Birthday Kirstyn! Wow, it is amazing how old our kids are getting! Kirstyn went to her first Young Women activity yesterday and everyone sang to her! It was really cute! On Monday night, we celebrated with a birthday dinner at Sweet Tomatoes! We ran into a friend of Sarah’s that works there. HE gave
Today, I started a LONG overdue construction project… We are remodeling our laundry room! I pulled the washer and dryer out in the hall (we will be without them for a few days so I told the kids to be sparing on throwing the clothes down if they are clean) and also pulled everything off
Tonight we had a date night at the Chicago Temple with the Thompson’s and had a wonderful time. We always like going with others up to the temple. We have great conversations while driving up and back and it’s nice to be in the temple with friends. After we got back from the temple, we
Tonight we had a great New Year’s eve party at the Thompson’s. We at a bunch of food, played Just Dance on the Wii, and had a great time talking and hanging out. We like these kinds of parties because they are always pretty “low-key” and a lot of fun. The boys did really well
Tonight, Sarah and Brittany went to the big multi-stake New Year’s Eve dance in Naperville at the stake center. Brittany has been taking about this for weeks and was so excited! They had a great time and saw a lot of friends. Unfortunately, Sarah hasn’t had her license for a year yet, so I had
Today we had “split family” day… Angela went with Julie and Abby Thompson and our girls downtown to visit the Chicago Art Institute and to have fun walking around downtown. They drove downtown and had a great time. They first went to the Art Institute and “became cultured young women.” 🙂 It’s always fun to
Tonight we had a GREAT (but very cold) night! We went with our friends, the Thompson family, out to dinner and then to Brookfield Zoo to see the Christmas decorations and light shows there before they took them down for the season. It was freezing but we had a great time! It was down in
Merry Christmas everyone! What a wonderful day! This last year has gone so fast and it’s hard to believe it’s Christmas day again! As usual, the kids got up early and woke us up. They were so excited to go downstairs and were very temped to leave mom and dad behind! They were very good,
Christmas Eve is always a memorable time around our house! As in years past, we got together with friends for a great and also spiritual evening of food, service, acting, and fun! This evening, we got together with 2 other families for our 4th annual Christmas Eve festivities. We started off having a wonderful meal
