Tonight, our family held its 6th annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner. It’s getting more and more difficult to coordinate now that we have 4 kids in school! 🙂 All the kids invite 1 or 2 teachers they feel have impacted their lives in a good way during the year and we invite them over for a […]
Yesterday, Angela went down to Indianapolis with some of her friends from the ward to the Indy Mini (half-marathon). She was going to run but decided to cheer her friends on instead. It was freezing cold and she was shivering the whole time. They had a great outing and had fun together. There were also
Happy Anniversary, Angela! We can’t believe it! This year makes big 19! We’re getting old… Angela and I were able to steal away for a few minutes tonight and go out to dinner at La Hacienda. We both had steak and the chips and salsa were awesome! While we were gone, the kids had a
Today was quite the busy day for the family! Angela got up early and went shopping with some friends. It turns out that there is a new craze around coupon shopping and getting a TON of stuff for pretty cheap! Some call it “black belt couponing.” It takes some time to figure things out (where
Tonight we went to a concert at East Aurora High School put on by the BYU Idaho Sound Alliance and Vocal Union. This was presented to the community through the help of the Public Affairs arm of the church here, of which Angela is a part. She has worked very hard over the last couple of
We found out that my dad has to have open heart surgery next week! 🙁 For awhile now he’s been having chest pain, but ignored it somewhat. He told my brother Greg about it (who is a cardiac PA) who then listened to his heart. Dad has always had a slight murmur (rheumatic fever twice
Today was Zach’s first day of spring soccer! He was so excited that he got up way early and got dressed and ready to go. At 7am he was ready to get in the car to go, and we didn’t have to be there until 10am! 🙂 It’s fun being his head coach and we
The other day, Brittany was given a photography assignment in school and she came home very excited. She loves taking pictures and was excited to see what she could do. Some of the pictures she took came out wonderfully well and we were all very impressed. Check them out: I think she loves outdoor photography
Tonight Angela and I went to a reception of some friends that we have known for a long time. We usually only see them anymore at the wedding receptions of their kids. 🙂 It was at a mansion near where I work. It was a beautiful setup and the food was amazing as well. What
Today I took off work and we went as a family to the Brookfield Zoo. Ben got a season pass for the zoo for his birthday and it included the whole family! Ben and Zach love the animals. The girls enjoy it too, but we think that they (especially Sarah and Brittany) are kind of
Sarah got home from Disney today and she had a great time! As we said earlier, she marched on Sunday. On monday, they had some clinics where they played music with a professional Disney conductor who gave them tips and critique. They then spent the rest of the day split between Animal Kingdom and Epcot.
Spring Break for the kids started today, and instead of being NUTS and driving down to Orlando to watch Sarah and then immediately turning around and driving back, we decided to stay at home and relax… Well, at least Angela and the kids did. I worked most of the days to save vacation days for
